No sleep or sleep meds

Posted by cherawgirl @cherawgirl, Sep 15, 2023

I have been unable to sleep since stopping Ambien (5 months ago) and Ativan(2 months ago). I have not slept for over 2 hours a night. I understand I supposedly have rebound insomnia, however I have had a sleep problem since I was very young. I have researched this question on the web but only found answers that sleep aids ARE BAD!

My question is: What is worse? No sleep or sleep using sleep meds?

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cherawgirl | @cherawgirl | Nov 24, 2023

UPDATE: After 1 month of Lunesta it is sorta working. It doesn’t keep me asleep all night, but the sleep I get is quality. My Apple Watch sleep app shows all three stages of sleep in stages. Ambien just puts me in a coma with no dreaming, Lunesta allows dreaming, maybe too much! Thing is, I feel like it needs a helper/assist. So I tried .5 mg of clonazepam and my night sleep was wonderful. I tried same with Ativan but it did not work as well. I really don’t want to have to take a benzo as I just stopped Ativan after 10 yrs of use, plus worry that .5 will turn into more due to tolerance. Seeing Dr. next week. Hope to find my perfect sleep solution soon. I feel I’m getting close. Summary: Lunesta is a good sleep aid but could be better.