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I can't sleep. I literally cannot sleep.
For quite awhile I've only been getting 2-4 hours a night, usually 3. I have no trouble falling asleep. I can't stay asleep. I wake up around 2am.
I have trazodone. I take 3 of those at night. I still wake up aroud 2am.
Next step, the sleep doc told me to stay awake, take the trazodone at 1:30am and go to sleep at 2am to adjust my body's clock. So I did. For the first time I could not fall asleep. No sleep at all.
I think most of you have been long-term sleep deprived before and know what it feels like. I am beyond exhausted now. I am a zombie. This has been 1-3 years, getting worse all the time, and I just can't take it anymore. Something has to give.
The sleep doctor isn't helping, and I have no idea what to do. I've tried all of the usual "sleep hygiene" things, plus herbs, teas, drugs. Nothing is working.
It's not totally the Lamictal. I had a problem with sleep before that. Part of it is bad headaches. Pain meds don't work on them. I don't think that's the total reason I can't sleep, either.
Your ideas on this would be great.
For quite awhile I've only been getting 2-4 hours a night, usually 3. I have no trouble falling asleep. I can't stay asleep. I wake up around 2am.
I have trazodone. I take 3 of those at night. I still wake up aroud 2am.
Next step, the sleep doc told me to stay awake, take the trazodone at 1:30am and go to sleep at 2am to adjust my body's clock. So I did. For the first time I could not fall asleep. No sleep at all.
I think most of you have been long-term sleep deprived before and know what it feels like. I am beyond exhausted now. I am a zombie. This has been 1-3 years, getting worse all the time, and I just can't take it anymore. Something has to give.
The sleep doctor isn't helping, and I have no idea what to do. I've tried all of the usual "sleep hygiene" things, plus herbs, teas, drugs. Nothing is working.
It's not totally the Lamictal. I had a problem with sleep before that. Part of it is bad headaches. Pain meds don't work on them. I don't think that's the total reason I can't sleep, either.
Your ideas on this would be great.
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