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 works?

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I want to sleep...at night not during the day. Or stay up for days at a times. So anyone have any luck with sleep meds?
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I take melatonin...its good! xx
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Dropping a large object on ones head works. Dangerous that. Dunno about meds...
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"Dropping a large object on ones head works. Dangerous that. Dunno about meds..."

I like it, it just might work. And I have tried melatonin and it doesn't work for me.
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It depends on the source of the sleep issues. I was diagnosed officially today with night terrors. (I have at least one new option to dealing with it.)

Fear, anxiety, safety, etc. cannot be overcome with medications. However, some people have natural rhythyms that make them nite owls.

I posted some info on delayed sleep phase which is a sleep disorder NOT a psychiatric issue.
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