Sleeping pills to fall into a deep sleep

Posted by sb29021 @sb29021, Dec 18, 2021

Usually it takes me 50 minutes to somewhat over an hour to fall into a deep sleep. Are there any sleeping pills to fall into a deep sleep in a few minutes that do not have many negative side effects such as causing you to feel sleepy during the day or affecting your cognition?

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I am on 100mg of Trazodone which seems to work. Helps also to do some active or strenuous work during the day. My doctor said to supplement it with Tylenol PM if I wake up during the night and can't get back to sleep.
Ask your Dr.

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@jerrynord

I am on 100mg of Trazodone which seems to work. Helps also to do some active or strenuous work during the day. My doctor said to supplement it with Tylenol PM if I wake up during the night and can't get back to sleep.
Ask your Dr.

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You might want to search Trazadon and dementia in Pubmed. Also, be sure your doctor is testing your liver enzymes if you are taking Tylenol Pm regularly.

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You're asking for a miracle product that doesn't exist. The closest to what you are asking for is Belsomra, which works differently than hypnotic sleeping pills, but be sure to take as small a dose as possible, even if it means halving your prescribed dose - i.e. cutting a 10 mg tab into a 5 mg tab.

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@hindsight

You might want to search Trazadon and dementia in Pubmed. Also, be sure your doctor is testing your liver enzymes if you are taking Tylenol Pm regularly.

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I will. Thank you.

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@sb29021, you ask some intriguing questions here and in the other discussion you started:
- Alternatives to caffeine to avoid feeling drowsy https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/alternatives-to-caffeine-to-avoid-feeling-drowsy/

It sounds like you have a life and/or work style that requires an "out-of-the-norm" sleep schedule. You need to be awake and alert in the early morning hours (2 and 3 AM) and when you are able to go to bed, you want to fall asleep quickly and deeply.

May I ask what requires you to have this sleep pattern?

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I find daily excercise helps me to sleep . The days I dont I got trouble sleeping. Its annoying

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Every sleep med I’ve taken has serious side effects. Good luck finding answers, I’ll keep you in my thoughts.

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