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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.

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I had a sleep study as well which, of course, was ok. My neurologist gave me Flexaril to help with sleep. It isn't habit forming and I usually wake up feeling refreshed without a 'sleep hangover' that I had with Benadryl. I also have used some sleep meditations from the 'Calm' app on my phone that have helped me to slow down that racing mind of mine.