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Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Feb 25, 2023 | Replies (84)Comment receiving replies
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You sound like me. I got Covid 4 weeks ago. I'm exhausted during the day, but can't fall asleep at night til about 2:00am. Then I wake up at 6:00. I take melatonin, Tylenol PM, and valerian tablet. Last night I heated some milk, honey, and a shot of whiskey! And finally fell asleep. Dr. would probably not approve.
Doctors don’t like to prescribe sleep meds because they are afraid we will become addicted. We all need sleep to heal. Some nights I get zero sleep then the next day every symptom is worse. It has been 4 1/2 months for me & it feels like eternity. I feel like I am getting much less care than most people on this site. Mayo in Scottsdale needs a long haul program like Rochester & O’Clare. We have nothing here & the doctors don’t know much about long haul here.
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Sounds like long covid. Difficult to be sure. I know of people who suffer
with insomnia ( not related to covid) and, until your long covid insomnia
resolves itself, don't let the insomnia rule your life. Relax. Get what
sleep you can at nite, and let yourself nap anytime of day or night.
Relax. Hopefully, this will eventually resolve itself. You cannot control
this.