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Thanks Martin. The RLS seems to be intermittent, and is worst when I haven’t been sleeping for awhile. When I underwent the sleep study, I was not experiencing the “sensations”. I’ve been looking into neurologists who specialize in RLS, as I now realize I’ve had it, in varying degree, since I was a child. It doesn’t rule out CBT-I for me, necessarily, as it tends to flare up as the result of a bout of insomnia. It’s hard to tell what causes what, but I’ll keep at this sleep mystery until I get a good result, as I can think of little in life worth more diligence, since sleep is the core of so much of our human experience. Thanks for what you do and for curating this forum. It’s very informative.
That seems like a pretty low dose, so I think that’s a good place to start. I had 70 mg tablets which I found when halved or quartered worked much better. 70 seemed way too high, to me, and not very effective. I could probably have taken less than I did. Maybe the side effects will be minimal at such a low dose, too. I’ll be interested to hear since I know it works for me for sleep (and anxiety, although that wasn’t my purpose in using it). The antidepressants are hit-and-miss, as I understand. I recently got a prescription for trazodone and it actually seemed to make my sleeplessness worse. Hope you get some relief!
I’m new here and will share more of my situation, but since I have some experience… I’ve used amitriptyline for an extended period in the past, and it worked pretty good for me, especially for helping me to get back to sleep after middle of the night awakenings. Seemed helpful with anxiety. My body remained relaxed throughout the night. I found that less is more. The negative side effects though, especially dry mouth and weight gain make it less than ideal for me. The dry mouth is pretty dramatic, as I recall. Could probably cause dental problems long term. If it is something to help you stick to your restriction plan, initially, it might be a good tool. Personally, it’s not something ideal for long term daily (nightly) use, but if it works for you, maybe it will help you with your CBT-I goals. and then you won’t need it.
