What sleep meds help you stay asleep?

Posted by ccrsphx @ccrsphx, Dec 15, 2025

I’m on a combo of Ambien and Seroquill. I knock out for exactly two hours and then. I’m just awake.

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Silenor which is 3 mg tablet for Doxepin helps with sleeping all night. Also Ambien after 1.5 mg melatonin

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I tried many sleep prescriptions before being prescribed low-dose (3 mg) Doxepin HCl for staying asleep. For me, it has been a lifesaver. I've been taking it since 2022 or 23

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You really do need to stop taking what you're taking and try something else. I see others recommending Doxepin.....it's worth a try. I would also suggest trying Amitriptyline. It's helped me alot. I have not tried Doxepin.

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Silenor which is 3 mg tablet for Doxepin helps with sleeping all night. Also Ambien after 1.5 mg melatonin

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@berekann well after only two weeks ambience is not working very well for me anymore. Silenor gives me too many side effects, nausea, dizziness, and much drowsiness. I’m seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully he’ll have some suggestions. I’m open to seeing a sleep specialist

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@berekann well after only two weeks ambience is not working very well for me anymore. Silenor gives me too many side effects, nausea, dizziness, and much drowsiness. I’m seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully he’ll have some suggestions. I’m open to seeing a sleep specialist

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@berekann that was obviously Ambien.

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@berekann well after only two weeks ambience is not working very well for me anymore. Silenor gives me too many side effects, nausea, dizziness, and much drowsiness. I’m seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully he’ll have some suggestions. I’m open to seeing a sleep specialist

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@berekann Trazodone keeps me asleep for 7 hours with no side effects. 150mg.

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@berekann Trazodone keeps me asleep for 7 hours with no side effects. 150mg.

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@mmwagner46 thanks I’m going to ask my doctor about it tomorrow. I’ve tried it in the past at 50 mg which didn’t really work. I was awake for 2 to 3 hours. Maybe the higher dose will be better. I’d also like to look into CBT – I

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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.

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I tried many sleep prescriptions before being prescribed low-dose (3 mg) Doxepin HCl for staying asleep. For me, it has been a lifesaver. I've been taking it since 2022 or 23

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@shmbrd do you have any side effects from this medication?

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Pregunta, se puede tomar aceite de oliva y donar la medicina Alprazolan0.5gm para dormir.

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