i haven't responded until today as i am still working on the sleep issue. i can't tell you how helpful all of you have been. i appreciate all the time you have taken to respond. just a little background-i have been dealing with this for years. i have tried many "sleep hygeine" practices but it was helpful to read them and practice them again. i have decided i need to be medicated for this problem. i can sleep sometimes when my life is just perfect, but when i am excited or anxious, i can't sleep. there usually seems to be something good or bad happening. so, i am, at least, committed to finding what works for me. trazedone didn't work. it still took me hours to fall asleep and then i would sleep all morning. right now i am trying 25mg of seroquel. it has worked in getting me to sleep but i still would wake up alot at night. i am going to stick with it for a while though. unfortunately though, i am going to try sleeping alone tonight because i wake up every time my husband moves. as i said before, ambien did work for a while, but you can't take it forever. these other drugs address my depression/anxiety so maybe that's what i need to do. a couple of years ago i tried remeron and it worked beautifully, but i gained 10 lbs and my cholesterol went up. i always try to watch my weight so i eventually stopped. some people gain weight with serequel - i will wait and see. i did have a truamatic event happen in 1984 which has caused my anxiety since, so i guess it could be that. i will look into speaking with a sleep neurologist, anyway. and because you all care-i just want you to know that i do discuss these issues with a therapist and with my neurologist and my gp. i will keep trying. thank you so much. patti
