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Facing Cancer Recurrence, PTSD & Acknowledging Mental Health
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@padovani- Unfortunately many sleep meds are very addictive. Have you considered taking a long term anti-depressant during the day? I will last all day into the next when you take your next one. Xanax might be wearing off after 4 hours. Sleep habits are difficult to break. I know when I don't get very steady sleep I'm a mess. Without sleep any other problems are exaggerated.
Good sleep habits are very important: https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-tools-tips/healthy-sleep-tips
Has anything happened to set this off? Do you have any other problems that can be causing this? Have you spoken to your doctor about it?
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My biggest problem is probably that I am older and alone. My family and now friends are gone
I am married and my husband is a nice man but very passive and incapable of even the appearance of confrontation or even disagreement. He is unfortunately for me my power of attorney. Anti depressants have never worked except to put me at risk for stroke.