‘The meds I take right now are Temazepam (Restoril) 15 MG, and Doxepin, 10 MG.’
you have an open minded prescriber, okaying a combo of a strong benzodiazepine like Temezepam and the SNRI Doxepin, which is an antidepressant that increases serotonin and neoepinephrine; my current provider will prescribe neither a benzo nor an antidepressant, much less as a combo...
my experience with lorazepam was uneventful, though I normally took only small dosages like .5 mg; when I did increase to over 2 or 3mg I saw why people are so likely to abuse these drugs...negative thoughts melted away like ice cream on a hot sidewalk; just wonderful...yeah, I’m pissed at my provider for being such a nanny with the script, but if the buspirone, which is considered non addictive, helps I’m good with it...
The Temazepam was prescribed by my regular family doctor during and after my hospitalization with Covid, and for then for Long Covid. The Doxepin was added by the neurologist. One medication, if it worked, would be great, but neither one of those does the trick by itself unless I up the dosage level of either one, but doing that has undesired side effects.
I honestly don't like taking both, but that's why I'm scheduled to see the VA for insomnia in January. I want to centralize the care under one roof and incorporate the usage of my CPAP equipment into the total treatment, because I'm getting three different doctors working three different aspects of all this, and it drives me nuts.
Bottom line, if I have to take medication to help me sleep, then so be it, but it needs to be able to help me turn my brain off, work well in conjunction with my CPAP, and not leave me feeling groggy for half of the next day.