Insomnia Support Group

Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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What's good for middle of the night insomnia?

juanitoc
juanitoc
Hello. I'm new here. I've battled with insomnia on again and off again for the past ten years. Lately it's been mostly off, but I still seem to have trouble sleeping all the way through the night. I generally wake up at 2pm or so and don't fall asleep again until 5 or 6 in the morning by which time I must get up for work. Anyone know of any remedies for this mid-night insomnia?
deleted_user
deleted_user
All I can give you is all the support you need!I have the same problem,but I did go to the dr. today and get something that will maybe help me.Maybe you could do that.I used to could drink a swallow of wine and it helped but not anymore and i'm not a drinker so I do do more than that.Reading,Soft music,that's things others have tried.Also i've taken Unisom,an over the counter sleep aid and it used to help.Good luck.
deleted_user
deleted_user
4 Ibuprophen
or
1 Benedryl
or
3 mg Melatonin
or
listen to book on tape

best of luck. There must be something about the 2:00 thing. That is when I wake up too!
deleted_user
deleted_user
There is a 4 hour sleep pill called Sonata. It only works for up to 4 hours...its for people who wake during the night or for people getting used to different shifts at work.
deleted_user
deleted_user
do something quiet, like reading or watch tv.
Or you could use sleeping tablets that are strong and will let you sleep through the night.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Maybe try a sleep aide pill I take Diphenhydramine HCI the over the counter sleeping aide pills I take the pill it doesnt work right away but when it takes affect I sleep pretty good.
deleted_user
deleted_user
how wierd, i wake up between 1 and 2 every night lately and have much trouble falling back asleep or it is very interrupted light sleep from there on...constantly waking up...wierd about that 2 am thing.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to have lots of trouble falling asleep & would wake up in the middle of the night & couldn't go back to sleep. Any sound would wake me up. Would fall asleep at work. Tried Rite Aid sleeping pills (OTC)-didn't work great. Family doctor put me on Restalin, then Ambien, now .5 mg Xanax. The Xanax works great. I take it then fall asleep in about 20 minutes. If I wake to use the bathroom I go right back to sleep. Don't hear anything when I'm asleep 99% of the time. I know it's the Xanax because if I try to take a nap on a day off, I only sleep for 8-20 minutes.