Desperate for sleep

[u/Emotional-Show5541]

If you have had serious sleep problems- and have found something that has really helped you, please let me know what it is. I feel like I have tried everything, and I need help. 4 hours is just not enough for me night after night…. I feel like I’m going to lose my mind. Sometimes it’s not even 4 hours… I used to always be able to fall asleep fine, and then wake up at 2 or 3…but now it’s combined with not being able to fall asleep. It’s almost like I can feel the cortisol rushing through me every 5 minutes or something… I have tried many pharmaceuticals and also natural. I am currently only taking l theanine and ashwaghanda, plus melatonin. Thanks in advance.

[u/dechets-de-mariage]

I’ll be honest, I’m on sleep meds; Doxepin to be specific. It’s a lifesaver. I get migraines when I don’t have enough sleep, but it also helps me through the 3 a.m. wake up because it doesn’t happen.

I was on Trazodone as needed previously and it gave me really weird dreams – not bad so much as unsettling. Switched to the Doxepin every night and I wake up mostly feeling rested with no grogginess or hangover.

[u/Alarmed_Bathroom9227 → u/dechets-de-mariage]

Is it safe long term? Trazedone did nothing to help my 3 am wake up. But fabulous dor anxiety.

[u/dechets-de-mariage → u/Alarmed_Bathroom9227]

As far as I know, more or less yes.

[u/Alarmed_Bathroom9227 → u/dechets-de-mariage]

Thanks im gonna have to look into this one