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Default Jul 01, 2020 at 04:50 PM
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Besides dealing with depression. I have falling to sleep. Every night usually takes me 2-4 hours to fall to sleep. I tried Melatonin but didn't help. Then I started trying benadryl and it's better then melatonin.

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Default Jul 02, 2020 at 08:10 AM
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I have the same problem. It can take me hours to fall asleep and that only if I take some antianxiety medication, like Xanax. I am so tired I literally fall asleep at work at the desc but at night even though I am soooo tired I can not fall asleep. I also tried melatonin, and nothing. I am very interested in answers here. For me, only benzos work but I know it's not solution just pathway to addiction.
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Default Jul 02, 2020 at 03:52 PM
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It's not safe to take Benedryl every night, even if you switched to Tylenol PM which has Benedryl in it. Try to just stick to Melatonin. You can increase your Melatonin dosage and since its safe, you'll never overdose on it and it would depress your breathing the higher the dose, the way that diphenhydramine does. That ingredient is what makes you drowsy. But it's not safe to take every night for long-term.

Ugh. Long ago I was PX benzos and even scary Trazodone for my insomnia. Neither worked and actually screwed up my sleep royally. Took me 2 years to fix my circadian rhythms after I got off those two scary drugs.

What fixed my sleep was a sleep study. I found out I am a segmented sleeper in addition to the fact that my first stage of sleep lasts longer than its supposed to, so that's why I can't fall asleep quickly. What I do now, is stop using my computer and cellphone and stop watching tv and read about 45 minutes before I want to try to fall asleep. All it does is relax me. Reading doesn't knock me out, but it helps me calm down. Or, sometimes I'll color (studies show coloring is a huge stress reliever for every age).

There's a gazillion things you two can try instead of taking something OTC or prescribed for sleep. Try all of those ideas first. See if any help.
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Default Jul 02, 2020 at 08:45 PM
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I don't shallow pills. So its either liquid, chewables, or dissolve tablets. Only I take I take pills to crush them and put them in pudding. My pharmacist said it was just fine to take Bendyrl.

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Default Jul 03, 2020 at 04:58 AM
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I found something called Rescue night drops, some kind of herbal mix in concentrated drops which should help you sleep by calming down anxieties. It sounds to me like homeopathy remedy but in pharmacy they say it is not. Like it's legit herbal aid for calming down. I don't know, I tried it, sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't. Yesterday I took it and slept great. But there were days it didn't work. You can try it.
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