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Returning to work as an RN with long Covid
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Jan 11, 2023 | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Simple sleep hygiene helps: no caffeine after 2pm, no computer or tv in bed, go to bed at the same time, no alcohol a couple hours before bed. I have tried over the counter sleep aids with mixed results-Melatonin works best for me. When I am wide awake in the middle of the night I read in bed, no tv or computer and eventually I can fall back asleep.
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I do all the sleep hygiene recommendations. I tried sleep restriction therapy for 3 weeks and it helped me initially fall asleep but not with going back to sleep. I take 2.5 mg of Melatonin which seems to help me fall asleep. I also take 100mg Trazodone but it only works 50% of the time to help me sleep, and I sometimes wonder if things would be the same if I quit taking it. I had an overnight sleep study recently and slept better there than I ever do at home. Now I'm wearing an actigraphy watch and working with a sleep Dr.