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What sleep meds help you stay asleep?

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My issue with sleep (or lack of it) is that I have chronic diarrhea due to radiation enteritis. I generally fall asleep around 10:00 pm but after waking up a couple of times within 2-3 hours I can’t get back to sleep. At that time, usually midnight, I take a very low dose of Ativan (.5 mg.). When I wake up again and can’t fall back to sleep, I take another .5 mg. if it’s before 4:00 am. I alternate nights with Sleep Aid (from Costco US.) an OTC sleep medication that I can easily break into small pieces and take as needed. I occasionally take Gravol which sometimes enables me to fall back to sleep after going to the bathroom multiple times. I still get up in the morning not feeling well rested as my sleep is so interrupted. This has been going on for about a year.

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@rhema have you tried hyperbaric oxygen therapy for your radiation enteritis? It is supposed to heal your intestines and is covered by insurance.