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@steadyplodding I saw a sleep psychologist a few years ago who helped me get off ambian. The biggest thing that helps me is taking melatonin about an hour before I want to sleep and then going to bed for that hour with a physical book, rather than an ereader. I also turn on an electric blanket with lots of covers. The weight soothes me as does the heat, which turns off automatically later. I take a higher dose of melatonin than my doctors would like. I am trying to go down, but less does not work for me.

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I also take 5mg Melatonin. It takes about an hour after I take it to go to sleep. If I wake up at night and cannot go to sleep I take another one. We are retired so I don't worry about what time I wake up. My oncologist doesn't have a problem with the meds. Considering the cancer drugs I take I'm not concerned about this one.