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Originally Posted by Ferarri
Been fighting insomnia for a few weeks and honestly I’m so exhausted from it. Tried melatonin for 10 days and didn’t do anything so recently talked to my doctor about some short term solutions. Was prescribed a sleeping pill and it had zero effect so then tried another one from the doctor and same thing. Two different sleeping pills (not used together) and I’m wide awake. Took them for almost a week so it wasn’t a day or two of not working. Should I be concerned (apart from the obvious of not being able to sleep).
I try to practice good sleep hygiene and still nothing. Not sure how much longer I can function like this. Starting to feel physically and emotionally ill.
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Sorry to hear you are going through this.
A few questions
- Is problem sleep onset or waking up and not being able to get back asleep?
- What medications have you tried?
- With melatonin make sure you are using correctly. Take it about an hour before bed and then make sure you turn off all the lights. If you watch TV to relax than get a pair of glasses that cut blue light out. Otherwise you are sending your brain a confusing message about if it's time to rest or not. Do not take melatonin and then be on your phone scrolling