Make sure you are practicing good sleep hygiene. Things like - going to sleep at the same time every night, keeping the room dark and cool, limit screen time prior to sleep, not eating dinner too close to bed time, etc.
Would recommend search for “sleep hygiene handout” and take a look at a couple of the lists.
Have you tried promethazine? I used to have 5-10mg and then crash out an hour later, but you have to prepare for a full night’s sleep because otherwise you spend the next day drowsy.
I would check with your doc and get your blood/hormones checked and a sleep study if you can
This. Halftime is 7-14h. I used to take it around 19-20h but would still be a bit drowsy when I woke up.
Some backstory about it: it’s not sleep medicine but it’s against allergic reactions, but has a side effect of drowsiness.
The reason why this is awesome, is that it isn’t a benzo. Benzo’s are addictive, you can only use those two e each 14 days without building a tolerance. There are also other alternatives for getting to sleep, but Promethazine is the one other than Benzo’s helping with staying asleep. It’s non-addictive, it doesn’t build up tolerance. They use it in mental clinics for new people brought in without a medical file, as it isn’t dangerous in combination with anything else, like alcohol or opiates.
So it’s really chill, but expect to be drowsy when you wake up so take it early in the evening, otherwise you won’t get out of bed early.
I used to take 25mg at first, eventually when I couldn’t sleep due to anti depressants (SNRI, which is partly a neuro adrenaline re-uptake) I got 75mg.
So convincing your doctor to get this is easy as it doesn’t have bad side effects or tolerance buildup. It’s really safe to take this.
The upside of Benzo’s (like valium of diazepam, or anything else ending in ‘pam’) is that it works really well. The downside is the tolerance build up and the addiction.
Yeah that works too if you have issues falling asleep, but issues with staying asleep its not the right med for it. The only meds for staying asleep are Benzo’s and Promethazine.
Also, I had really bad side effects from quietiapine, mostly an extremily dry mouth which alarmed my dentist. But, this isn’t a standard side effect, for other people it works fine.
Like you said, consult your doctor. Always go for the advice of a medical specialist. We’re just a bunch of random people o the internet.
I have tried CBD, cannabis, melatonin, trazodone (200mg per night) hydroxazine (I took 20x the recommended dose)
Make sure you are practicing good sleep hygiene. Things like - going to sleep at the same time every night, keeping the room dark and cool, limit screen time prior to sleep, not eating dinner too close to bed time, etc.
Would recommend search for “sleep hygiene handout” and take a look at a couple of the lists.
Have you tried promethazine? I used to have 5-10mg and then crash out an hour later, but you have to prepare for a full night’s sleep because otherwise you spend the next day drowsy.
I would check with your doc and get your blood/hormones checked and a sleep study if you can
This. Halftime is 7-14h. I used to take it around 19-20h but would still be a bit drowsy when I woke up.
Some backstory about it: it’s not sleep medicine but it’s against allergic reactions, but has a side effect of drowsiness.
The reason why this is awesome, is that it isn’t a benzo. Benzo’s are addictive, you can only use those two e each 14 days without building a tolerance. There are also other alternatives for getting to sleep, but Promethazine is the one other than Benzo’s helping with staying asleep. It’s non-addictive, it doesn’t build up tolerance. They use it in mental clinics for new people brought in without a medical file, as it isn’t dangerous in combination with anything else, like alcohol or opiates.
So it’s really chill, but expect to be drowsy when you wake up so take it early in the evening, otherwise you won’t get out of bed early.
I used to take 25mg at first, eventually when I couldn’t sleep due to anti depressants (SNRI, which is partly a neuro adrenaline re-uptake) I got 75mg.
So convincing your doctor to get this is easy as it doesn’t have bad side effects or tolerance buildup. It’s really safe to take this.
The upside of Benzo’s (like valium of diazepam, or anything else ending in ‘pam’) is that it works really well. The downside is the tolerance build up and the addiction.
I take that for nausea, and I can confirm it’s hard as fuck to stay awake after taking a dose of that most days
Quietiapine worked for me personally. I can sleep normally without any booze, when I want to. Feels like such a superpower.
Consult your doctor, though, it’s not advised as a sleeping aid per se. I get yearly check ups.
Yeah that works too if you have issues falling asleep, but issues with staying asleep its not the right med for it. The only meds for staying asleep are Benzo’s and Promethazine.
Also, I had really bad side effects from quietiapine, mostly an extremily dry mouth which alarmed my dentist. But, this isn’t a standard side effect, for other people it works fine.
Like you said, consult your doctor. Always go for the advice of a medical specialist. We’re just a bunch of random people o the internet.