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Insomnia. What seems to help?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Jun 14 4:08pm | Replies (313)
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@unclefreddy

Anyone here have sleep apnea as cause? I fall asleep fast but am up at 2-3am for varying periods of time. Tired during the day sometimes. Sometimes not. Told to have strict times to go to bed and get up but hard to do. Really getting worn down.

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rjjacobsen | @rjjacobsen | Apr 7, 2023

I have sleep apnea (with CPAP) and similar symptoms as you, but the sleep apnea isn't the cause. The issue I have is chronic pain (Fibromyalgia) combined with middle of the night bathroom trips after my colon was removed.

But, I have a suggestion for the 2-3am wake-ups. I take 3mg melatonin to help get to sleep which you don't need , but since I have difficulty getting back to sleep once awakened a 2-3am, I use 7.5mg of Remeron taken at bedtime. It helps me get back to sleep after being awakened in the middle of the night.

I take it at bedtime - you may have to adjust when you take it.

Suggest running this by your sleep medicine physician - as well as the wake-up problem you're having.

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