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I’m 75 and have been on “sleep meds” for 20 years. I want desperately to get off them but having a difficult time. Doc has me on 70 mg baclofen which I’ve been on for seven years and 30 mg temazapam. Both are use primarily for sleep as I’ve had insomnia for years. Every time I try to wean from them I fail. I just have made a hundred attempts and feel so helpless. They’ve never worked to begin with. I average 2-3.5 hrs of sleep at night and I can’t nap. I feel so sorry for my wife who has to put up with me.

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I tried 100 times too and finally have been successful the past 3 months. I feel so good at age 71 now that I am off most medications but especially off Valium, which I took for years for insomnia. Keep trying. Success is worth it. I used Ashton manual method. Find something that works for you.
I don't sleep well. I no longer sleep in the same room/bed with my husband because he is a sound sleeper and has never had problems sleeping. I have had problems sleeping since childhood. If it is possible, sleep in separate rooms so you do not disturb your partner, but only if she is okay with it. I am sure she loves you! My husband was not okay with the idea of sleeping separately, but I insisted for both our well-beings. He has accepted sleeping separate but has never liked it. It is not a topic most talk about but when it has come up with other couples, I was very surprised how many couples no longer sleep in the same room. We have been sleeping in separate rooms for 5 years now. I have to get up several times a night, read or physically do something, and then I go back to sleep. I rarely nap. Best wishes.