Anyone with chronic insomnia?

[slo]

Just curious, how many mgs is the pill of Trazadone you're taking?

I was talking to my GYN at my annual the other day about my sleep issues and she says she takes a combo of Melatonin, Magnesium and Benadryl every night. That would not work for me since Benadryl actually wires me instead of making me sleepy.

I take something most nights -- I usually alternate between half of a Unisom (the kind with doxylamine, not diphenhydramine) or Melatonin (4 mg). About 3 times a month I will take .5 mg of Klonopin.

The full pill is 100mg, but 50% of the time I take a 1/2 pill. I don’t want to have my brain get used to the full pill and have it not work anymore. So low key days is a 1/2 pill and days that make my mind race is a full pill.

 

[slo]

I just want to add to my past post from yesterday that getting exercise helps with sleeping better too.

I faithfully workout 3 times a week and I do believe that helps with my sleep issues. I don’t do intense workouts - I’m on my elliptical for 45-60 minutes depending on what I’m watching on Netflix, Hulu or Disney+. You can make the intensity of what you’re doing high or low - what matters is that you’re moving.

After my cardio I do 15 minutes of stretching and then I do strength training with bands or free weights that are 10lbs (the weight amount doesn’t matter just as long as you’re helping yourself with some strength training).

All the above helps with many things. I don’t workout for vanity reasons, I workout for health reasons

 

[Dakota731]

I’ve had insomnia since I was thirteen and never sleep more than 4-5 hours a night -many times less than that. I’m used to it so I don’t let it bother me, and I function fine during the day. My grandma who is 99 and my mom who is 79, both have it too, so I figure it’s hereditary. They are both in great health, so I don’t get worried by all the media alarmists who try to scare everyone into believing that anyone who doesn’t get eight hours of sleep a night is doomed!

 

[nw6675]

Yes, available in Vermont. I have friends who swear by it!

I love that this suggestion is from you and mrodgers!!

I am in VA so legal here now, too. I think I am the queen of side effects because paranoia was one for me, at least from what I recall from many moons ago. Lol

 

[ThistleMae]

I love that this suggestion is from you and mrodgers!!

I am in VA so legal here now, too. I think I am the queen of side effects because paranoia was one for me, at least from what I recall from many moons ago. Lol

If you get it from a dispensary, they can tell you what would work best for you to avoid that paranoia feeling. I'm very sensitive to any kinds of medications as well, so I have to get something that's very mild. And...I can tell you, you will sleep like a baby. Just saying.

 

[ThistleMae]

My sister is one of those that never sleeps more than 5/6 hours a night. She can't take most sleepy time meds and won't try anything that's a prescription. If she's desperate, on occasion, she takes a swig of Nyquil, which works for her. She gets all kinds of weird side effects from most things, even antibiotics and tylenol. The melatonin doesn't work for her. Nyquil gives me nightmares. It just goes to show you that we are all indeed different. If you can get a doctor to listen to you, save that one, they will be a keeper. And you have to be willing to try a few different things. They do say that when you get older you don't get as much exercise as you used to and this is a contributing factor as well, as someone mentioned above. I feel strongly that my sleep is a very important factor in how much energy I have the next day. And, I treasure each and every day!

 

[Sparkly]

Dealing with this at the moment. I go to bed at 10pm and I'll wake up at like 3-4am. Medication doesn't seem to work for me so I'm trying to do stuff like no screens, read for an hour before bed, pillow sprays etc etc. It's so frustrating.