tricia386
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So I am having some sleep anxiety.
I was having trouble sleeping now. I would fall asleep then wake up many times throughout the night.
So now all I think about is not sleeping or waking up I dread night time and going to sleep.
My LLMD perscribed Lunesta It didnt help.
she also gave me a low dose of xanax.
So I take teh xanax it knocks me out.
If I take it at 945 Im up at 1:30 then up and down all night hard to fall back to sleep.
Anyone have any suggestions??
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plain Tylenol helps me. I take my benzo.. 3 times a days. Last one at bedtime. Helps so much. I only take the Tylenol in the middle of the night if I wake and can't fall back to sleep. It works. Warm milk has benefits tool
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I take 2/3 pill of Ambien when I go to bed. When I wake up in the night, I take the other 1/3. Works really well. You could also try that with Xanax.
1/2 and 1/2 often works too
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I take Ambien CR for my Fibro flares and it works great. Especially is you get the CR type. It seems to be more effective for achieving the deep sleep. I always wake up refreshed even if I only got 6 hours of sleep it seems to be a more restorative sleep?
Sometimes a combination or Elavil and Hydroxyzine can help with sleep too. They don't have the same addictive nature that the Ambien can have so they are more often prescribed.
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How about something natural? Tryptophan helped me.
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tricia386
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Im finding I am irritable the next day after taking xanax or is that bc I am not sleeping well.
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nefferdun
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I really feel for for you. I hate it when I cannot sleep and I have suffered insomnia most of my life. I think bart is the worst for causing sleep disturbances but the medications will also contribute to it.
Zhang's Herbsom helped for two years. I got it from heparo.com. It has the herb corydallis root which I used to be able to find online at a cheaper price but not any more.
When that did not work I used a very small amount of seroquel but I always had a hang over the next morning. I can't take sleeping drugs like Ambien.
Although LDN initially causes insomnia and that was true for me, I switched to taking it in the morning and then I could sleep very well on it. I was surprised when this happened.
I had to quit it for other reasons and I hope to go back on it if the PE-1 does not do the job completely. I am still sleeping well. Knock on wood!
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L-Tryptophan is the only thing that helps me sleep through the night.
Each person has a different tolerance level, so you should start with one capsule and add one each night until you find your dose.
Taking L-Tyrosine and MSM during the day and L-Tryptophan at night has really helped me sleep well and have some energy during the day.
You have to do the same with the L-Tyrosine - add one each day until you find your dose.
My LLMD recommends at least 6000 mg of MSM each day.
Prescription sleep meds didn't help me. I should say, they helped me fall asleep, but not stay asleep.
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My daughter takes 100mg of 5-HTP, two Neurtontin, and then if she still can't fall asleep she will take benadryl. The combo usually does the trick.
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