I have severe insomnia, I have difficulty falling asleep, and difficulty staying asleep. I had a sleep study done once, and I was informed that when I enter into the deeper stages of sleep (Rem and such) that for some reason I came right back out of them, sometimes coming fully awake. This seems to be part of the reason why I wake up, as I usually awake during dreams.

My question is, is there ANY possible way to keep my brain in the deeper stages of sleep? I have seen a sleep specialist, he basically just said " sucks to be you" and then added that I was too young to be prescribed sleep aids.

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I haven’t been sleeping well lately and i don’t know what to do. i cant get any sleep aids and im starting to get super stressed out about it. for like a couple of months i was waking up around three in the morning almost every day. now recently ive been getting up at five on the dot every morning. help!!

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For the last few months I have been having extreme difficulty falling asleep. I just don’t get tired until nearly 7 in the morning. I have no trouble sleeping once I get to sleep; It’s getting to sleep that’s the problem. I am looking for any over the counter sleep aids that can help me simply become much more tired much earlier in the night. Does anyone have any suggestions?

What would need to be done to get prescription sleep aids?

Any information would be appreciated.

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I am always exhausted, but I can’t sleep. I’ll lie awake for hours and just stare at the ceiling. I’m not old enough to take sleeping medication because they are narcotics, and I don’t want to take herbal supplements because I doubt that they’ll work, not to mention I’m allergic to a lot of things. Can anyone help?
The type of sleep aids I’m not allergic to are,in fact, narcotics.

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Why is that? My Doc called me saying only able to get 10 days not a months worth? Our insurance is GEHA if that helps? What if I find that this medication works unlike other sleep aids I have been on? Can I renew and keep getting more 10 days?

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I want to get off of ambien and sleep aids all together, but when I try to do it myself, I get extremely sick and can’t stop shaking and vomiting. If I make an appointment with my doctor, what can he do for me? I dont feel that my problem is big enough for "rehab", but I definitely know that I need some sort of intervention.

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I have what I call mild bipolar, meaning that I don’t get hypomanic. I mostly go between being depressed (or severely depressed) and feeling normal.

I have suffered from sleeping problems my whole life. I’ve tried everything, from reading before bed, to relaxation techniques, to avoiding caffeine, to exercising. If any of these methods work, they only work occasionally. Nothing is ever for sure. I could sleep okay one night, and horribly the next. But one thing is certain. I NEVER get enough sleep during the week. I have to wake up at 6am to go to work and I am ALWAYS tired when I wake up (though this ranges from extremely exhausted to just plain tired). Sleep aids work sometimes (sometimes they seem to have the opposite effect), but I always feel groggy in the morning when I take them.

Any advice?

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I’m worried that the benadryl, which is also known as diphenhydramine, could have adverse affects when combined with the Doxylamine (antihistamine/hypnotic) in nyquil. Nyquil also contains Dextromethorphan (a cough suppressent) and Acetaminophen (pain/fever reducer). It is also made of 10% alcohol.

Diphenhydramine and the Doxylamine are both sleep aids, which is why I used the two together in the first place.

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I think I’ve had Insomnia my whole life but it goes in phases. I haven’t slept good in at least 3 weeks and its making grumpy, irritable, and miss work. I don’t like taking sleep aids b/c most of them make me not want to wake up the next morning. Any advice?

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I’ve been having trouble sleeping due to stress lately, so I’ve been taking sleep aids (OTC, not prescription). But tonight I have horrible back pain, so I’m thinking about taking some Ibuprofen too, but I wonder if it would be back to take them at the same time.

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I’ve not been able to sleep in the past like 3-4 days.. maybe only getting an hour in.. I’ve tried otc sleep aids and ambien and it doesn’t work.. and i’m going to doctors on the 12th of this month so wondering what I can ask her for. Also is there a set number of days with lack of sleep that your body will just collapse and fall asleep?
hmm a swift kick in the head huh sounds like i would be sleepin with the fishies lol.. and uhm i dont like alcohol..
hm i don’t watch tv late at night… but i will be on the computer till like 1 am.. but lately i’ve been tryin to go to bed at 12 i wanna get into a pattern of going to bed at same time.. but i just toss and turn…

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If it is not a long term medication, are there any prescription sleep aids that can be prescribed for the long term.

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Im hoping someone can give me some good advice. I have a horrible time trying to sleep every night. I used to take Lexapro because I have serious anxiety issues (PTSD). I began taking the medication simply because I couldn’t sleep. I had to stop taking the Lexapro b/c my husband and I are trying to have a baby, and it needs to be out of my system. I was doing okay for many months off the medication, but recently, I started taking fertility drugs and those have increased my anxiety (the dr. says it’s because of the rise in hormone levels). Anyway…when I try to sleep at night, I have these horrible anxiety problems. It’s almost like that feeling you get when you know you’re in trouble. (Heart beats really fast, and I get that weird burning feeling in my chest, neck and face–ya know what I mean?) Sometimes I can take a Valium and sleep okay, but Im afraid of not being able to sleep without those if we get pregnant. Anyone have any good drug-free alternatives?
I might try the music…I can’t take any diphenhidramine (sp?) which includes over the counter sleep aids and benedryl. (Doc’s orders…they actually make sleeping worse).
Sigh…no melatonin allowed, either, while trying to concieve. Thanks for your suggestions tho!!

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I’ve tried Melatonin in different dosages over the past three years or so, but it hasn’t been any help. I’m eighteen years old now, and the doctor that my insurance covers doesn’t want to prescribe sleep aids, though I’ve suffered from only sleeping two to five hours a night since early childhood.

I tend to have trouble falling asleep, and I ALWAYS wake up after each REM cycle (rather than following the 1, 2, 3, 4, dream, 1, 2, 3, 4, dream pattern that people are supposed to, I wake up after each dream part. Also, I suffer from severe nightmares at least once every night (most times more like two or three times a night).

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I have tried Benadryl, Tylenol PM, Tylenol Simply Sleep, Unisom, and Sleep MD. They all work about the same for me, so I was just wondering if anyone knew of any other types or brands of sleep aids that I could try? Also, do all over the counter sleeping pills have the same ingredients or is there an ingredient I should look for? I’m just trying to find something that works once and for all, or maybe I just need to switch it up so I don’t get addicted!

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