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Default Jun 03, 2019 at 05:36 PM
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Does Melatonin help you stay asleep if you have insomnia?

I have two kinds of insomnia right now - hormonal induced (i.e. PMS insomnia, I get it every month) and stress-induced (dealing with my mother's dementia diagnosis and her being in a temporary care unit until she gets assessed this week and transferred HOPEFULLY to her final memory care place next Monday).

How do I beat my hormonal insomnia? I am not due to get my period for another 4 days. I have tried:

-drinking tea
-turning off all electronics and reading an hour before bed (but I just stay awake overthinking everything I don't have control over in my life)
-warm bath
-grounding exercises (deep breathing, 5,4,3,2,1 grounding technique)
drinking a lot of water all day
-cat naps today (every 2 hours I fell asleep for about an hour today)

Can anyone suggest anything other than what I've already tried? I need to sleep.
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Default Jun 03, 2019 at 10:19 PM
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My insomnia is mostly under control(except tonight). It flares up due to perimenopause and bipolar. My sleep training is to go to bed and wake up at the same time everyday. My "mania" is usually sleeplessness, like now. I accept it though. You know how you get in bed and you just know its useless? That is how I felt tonight so I got up and started futzing around.

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Default Jun 08, 2019 at 01:45 PM
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I don't have any answers for you, cause I'm in the same situation, and am going to my GP next week to consider other things to do. But I would also like to hear other people's experiences with melatonin!

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Default Jun 08, 2019 at 06:11 PM
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My doc told me: Rule #1- do not nap at all during the day. #2 no caffeine after noon time.

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Default Jun 09, 2019 at 10:13 AM
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My doc told me: Rule #1- do not nap at all during the day. #2 no caffeine after noon time.
The thing is, this is what your doc told you knowing your medical history. Based on the type of insomnia or if any kind of sleep disorder is involved, this could be ill-advised.

Blanche, have you seen a doctor at all about the insomnia? How long has it been going on?

I know for me, with my sleep disorder, which is different than anxiety-induced or pms-induced insomnia, but with anxiety I have tried CBD oil, and that does seem to help me relax and quiet the anxiety at night. So perhaps that could help. It sounds like you've already attempted to modify your sleep hygiene with no positive result. I know how frustrating that is.

I am having luck with CBD oil, straight CBD no THC. It does not get you high, it just produces a calming effect. As someone with multiple panic attacks a day, I can say it's been effective for me in producing a relaxed state.

Someone recommended to me something I tried before as a tea but they said to actually get the root extract from a vitamin shop, is Valerian root. If you try it, let me know how it works out.

If this has been going on for some time, aside from the PMS-induced, it could be good to get a doctor involved if you haven't already. I know I wish I had followed up on my sleep study two years ago before I lost insurance, because now I have to convince a new doctor to do one.

This might sound funny, but it does help me to put a boring documentary on the TV and fall asleep to it. If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep, sometimes the droning of some monotone narrator tends to lull me back into sleep. Lol.

Hope this helps! Sorry you are suffering!

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Default Jun 20, 2019 at 04:33 PM
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Since my last reply, I've started on melatonin. I don't feel like it works much, though. Maybe a bit with falling asleep, but not with staying asleep or improve my sleep quality. The last is my main problem. But in the package, it says it's for primary insomnia, that is, with no known origin. But I assume my insomnia is secondary to the anxiety/depression. So I don't know, but maybe melatonin is not the problem for me??

I also kind of doubt the effect of a strict sleep hygiene regime when the insomnia is secondary. I'm thinking what would help me with my sleep is basically just getting better from the depression and anxiety. Which isn't done over night...

Or am I just being very pessimistic here? Any thoughts?

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