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Long-term use of sleep meds

Sleep Health | Last Active: Dec 27, 2025 | Replies (35)

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I don’t think I’ve slept well since my 20’s and I’m in my 70’s now, I tried a few sleep meds many years ago but eventually I just learned to live with it. I truly envy people who sleep soundly for 7-8 hours especially if it’s natural sleep, not drug induced because eventually they wear off in effectiveness and then you have to find another medication, in all seriousness I’m phobic about meds and it can be very difficult for me when I have a problem, unfortunately the only medication I took over 20 years ago was Ativan and now we know all about that drug and others like it, I truly don’t want to go through this anymore if I can help it, however I do use cannabis gummies or RSO and they help me get sleep but it’s not perfect, I still wake up several times a night.

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@frouke any medication that helps someone get proper sleep is worth taking in my opinion. Because sleep is extremely important for a person's overall health. Fact.