Insomniacs ....
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I tried Ambien a few times. The first night I had vivid nightmares. The second night, I couldn't sleep at all. I usually take about 3 mg of Melatonin about 30 min before going to bed. You could also consider Benedryl for short term use.
Beyond taking something, you really need to work on having good sleep habits. If you can, go to bed/get up at the same time every day. Sleep in a cool, dark room, limit the use of electronics before bed, etc... If you wake up or can't sleep, get up, go to another room and read.
Beyond taking something, you really need to work on having good sleep habits. If you can, go to bed/get up at the same time every day. Sleep in a cool, dark room, limit the use of electronics before bed, etc... If you wake up or can't sleep, get up, go to another room and read.
Melatonin and sleep like a baby every night. No hangover and 100% natural.
create pitch black environment, no sound
sleep at same time, wake at same time... every day
stop drinking mountain dew
sleep at same time, wake at same time... every day
stop drinking mountain dew
I agree with the above advice that a set routine is very helpful. I wind down with some light reading followed by furious masturbation and sleep all night in my recliner.
Trazadone, Hydroxyzine & Melatonin all to sleep. Without sleep medications, my body stays up at least 5 straight days and literally not one second of sleep. I absolutely hate it.
It's not a joke, my sleep and health is so jacked up because of PTSD from multiple deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan. See some of the **** I have and try to get a regular good night of sleep on your own.
I'm sure there is an issue if it requires that. Hopefully you get it under control and can transition off the medicine.
Thanks for your service.
Thank you and I sure hope to come off these medicines someday soon. I posted in the CPAP users thread here recently about having a Sleep Evaluation done in a lab just 2 weeks ago. Anxiously awaiting the results and hope to get a machine so that I can sleep healthy again. For those on these hard core sleep meds, would love to know if anyone else has ongoing concerns about future health problems it may lead to going forward. Been on these for about 5 years and deal with high blood pressure since it's started. Scared to think of the long term effects it will do internally to the organs. Should not have to be this way. Forgotten what it's like to just lay down on the pillow and instantly doze off. I've heard some wicked stories about Ambien. A fellow Airman of mine in my unit was on that stuff and would have to already be laying in bed prior to taking it.
I hope everything works out for you man. Positive vibes sent.
Trazodone only for me, not a fan of the drowsy feeling in the morning, but damn I sleep good on it
Hydroxyzine, guanfacine, klonopin, and trazodone here. Surprisingly I'm still alive and still have sleep issues
I know you're half-kidding, but it's disturbing to read kywildcatsfannumber1's posts about prolonged prescription drug use and his concerns about how it might affect his health in the long-term only to realize that he can't try medical cannabis as an alternative.
It might not work, but he served our country, and he deserves to give it a shot if he wants.
I'm in a similar boat. Not because of PTSD but from what i'm told by the doctors my mind won't turn off when I'm trying to go to sleep. Had sleep studies and numerous tests, just cant stop thinking when I lay down. It isn't stress related either, most of times is just random thoughts about things. If its something I need to do I have to put a reminder in my phone or if its random stuff I have to look at wiki and get answers. And I can't stop thinking until I get answers or know I have put something on my to do list.
Took Ambian and Amitriptyline for 8-10 years. 2 years ago they completely stopped working and went 8 straight days with no sleep. Switched to Lunesta and Doxepin mixture, works about half of the time but still have some sleepless nights here and there. I've tried about every medicine available. Honestly the best for me is the herbal remedy. Works about every time. So much so, the older I get I am seriously considering a move to a legal state.
I saw an interview with a dispensary manager in Colorado several months after legalization. They asked him if anything had been a surprise and he said their sleep capsules were a much bigger success than expected, primarily because of the popularity with older people. No residual effects the next day, no addiction issues, and pretty cheap at $5. If available here, I definitely would try.
I smoke a bowl of kush before bed and sleep 6 hrs like a baby waking 1 to pee.
Skip the kush and if I get to sleep at all its restless and up and down until I mm just end it and get up.
Skip the kush and if I get to sleep at all its restless and up and down until I mm just end it and get up.
I was working for a doctor and the subject of sleep came up. I have used a lot of prescribed products with no real success. He told me to go to Kroger and get their brand of sleep aid. Look on the package and it has Doxylamine succinate as the main ingredient. It is non addictive