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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
For folks trying melatonin, I would try it in liquid form. The body absorbs it more easily.
Take it 30-60 minutes before bed, and makes sure when you do, you turn off all lights and get off your screens. You can also try blue light blocking glasses - those were a game changers for me. Melatonin can be effective but it has to be used correctly.
On the drug side, I took zoplicone for a few years, and found it left me often with a big head ache the next take. A few years ago I shifted to Zolpidem which can be more effective for insomnia that is sleep onset (less effective for insomnia where you are waking up and not abel to get back to sleep). It also gets out of your system faster. Most doctors prescribe Zoplicone but Zolpidem is way better for me.
TLDR: "Ask your doctor about Zolpidem".
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The negative symptoms I had with zopiclone were it tended to lower my mood, gave me constipation, and I felt somewhat groggy the next morning. I also think it can become quite addictive and should be used with caution.
For me, I think short term use of zopiclone, like a night or two, is probably okay. However, whenever I used the drug over a lengthy period of time (months), it was very hard to get off it. In trying to stop using it, I had to go without any amount of sleep for five days until I started sleeping again. I have also heard stories of people having to go a lot longer, like weeks or more without sleep, in order to get off it.