Treating Insomnia/sleep market

yOU always help me. x
Hubby really does have bad insomnia

 

Tried that.
Bought him a book also.
He will not stop worrying and thinking at night. All night!

 

Tried those.
He is still recovering from Cancer surgery.

 

I will try that.

 

I've tried everything for a few years, I've pretty much given up on a natural good night's sleep. A while back at the doc's I more or less told him I was losing my mind from insomnia - it was making me crazy - and I wasn't leaving the office without an Rx.

 

Sorry that you're having insomnia. Do you want to say what you've tried?

 

Several styles / strengths of melatonin, ear plugs, eye mask, black out curtains, different pillows, white noise, rain noise, weighted blanket, reading, then you get all in your head you can't sleep, then it just snowballs. I gave up. 5mg of Ambien helps me sleep through the night.... I've taken some on and off over years to help with travel, or just to catch up after a poor night's sleep or such... Yeah, I know it's not a great solution, but I was at the end of my rope. I probably should get off of it, but I tolerate it ok, what's worse - Ambien or losing your mind from no sleep?

 

Well, I was at the point I was losing my mind from no sleep.....certainly wasn't that I wasn't tired. I was thinking of weaning off the Ambien...maybe some 3mg for a while, then split those. So what was the solution to the brain chemistry deficits?

 

@Twogigahz
Assuming here that you're soliciting advice from everyone, my main advice is in the first post of this thread:

Treating Insomnia/sleep market

The traditional Chinese medicine view of insomnia, like most conditions, is that it can have more than one cause and therefor there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution.

The Bob Flaws book I mention in the OP might be worth checking out, and I'd recommend trying acupuncture and traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Things like dietary changes and regular meditation practice would probably be a good idea too.

If you're going to cut back on the ambien, it's probably a good idea to do that in consultation with the prescriber.

 

Thanks, I'll check out your advice. Last doc visit, he thought it would be a good idea to wean my way off the ambien..which is my plan. I split a 10mg tablet and take 5mg at night....I'm going to ask for 3 or 5mg tabs that I can split easily and just work my way off it. Life's been pretty hectic for some time now, and it's hard to switch off - and once I awake, my brain starts rolling and that's that...