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FutureNurse

Updated 11mo ago

Need help falling asleep without sedatives

Hi y’all. I have been having troubles sleeping. I have troubles falling asleep. Occasionally I’ll wake up in the middle of the night or super early (right now, it’s 5:15am…) I started working out and stopped taking my Trazodone at about the same time, and I’m not sure what’s causing the troubles. I workout before 2pm, so it’s not like it’s right before bed. I stopped taking Trazodone because I was sleeping excessively and was still exhausted the next day. My psychiatrist wants me to go back on Trazodone but half the dose I was taking. I really don’t want to go back on a sedative. I’ve been putting down my phone before bed and reading. I also don’t have caffeine after 1pm. Does anyone have any suggestions to help me fall asleep or any natural sleep aides that aren’t melatonin because that makes me feel worse the next day than Trazodone?

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AnimalBoy

2y

Something I've noticed has helped me is tapering off my phone usage an extra hour earlier and doing something physically or mentally intensive, for me it used to be homework and then a small amount of exercise but now that I'm more disabled it's more like cooking and a hobby like felting. I also use weed for my insomnia and that doesn't carry over to the next morning for me at all but if you want to avoid any kind of high obviously that's not the option
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FutureNurse

2y

I have been tapering off my phone usually 30-45 minutes before trying to sleep. I read until I’m tired. Then I close my eyes and magically, I’m not tired anymore. Yeah I’m also trying to avoid weed although I’m interested in trying just CBD!
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TiggerGizmo

2y

Do any of you know about buspirone
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FutureNurse

2y

yes. I just started taking it almost a month ago. Why?
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Horne

2y

Try melatonin. Smaller doses for smaller sleep cycles, and two if you want that fat 8-9 hours.
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Annikaz

2y

Cbd + melatonin gummies have helped me a lot! (I was on trazodone once too)
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FutureNurse

2y

did you feel tired the next day after Trazodone? Do you feel any next day effects from CBD+melatonin? I’ve been highly considering trying CBD gummies!

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