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No sleep or sleep meds
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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Neither are good, I recommend you check out a six week course through the Cleveland clinic. It costs $40 and helped me a lot with my insomnia. It's called " Go to Sleep". You can sign up on Cleveland clinic's website. Good luck.
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1 ReactionThank you for this information. I am checking this out NOW!
No sleep 💤 is worse in my opinion.
I now take 10 mg Ambien nightly . Used to be 5 mg for years .
I break in half and take 5 mg before bed and 5 mg at like midnight when I first wake up .
Works better than taking 10 mg all at once . Then I wake 4 hrs later and can’t take anything else to get back to sleep 💤.