Hey, McMurdo, may try that tea, that sounds good to me. :)

Your right about the the klonopin. It 's not helping my T at all.

You right on, about your suggestions

White noise through headphones and prayer. Been through the benzo hell, have tried Amitryptiline which made the tinnitus worse after only 5 days of use. Also didn't make me very tired. Sleeping pills or benzos do not allow you to get the REM sleep that you need and once you come off of those drugs sleep is very hard to come by. I am not an advocate of using sleeping pills or benzos. I am almost 8 months off of Xanax and I am beginning to now sleep almost 8 hours straight, thanks be to God! Headphones with white noise is such a blessing! It is very soothing!

Shekinah

Your so right. I agree with every you just said

I am trying some herbal combinations, to get me through the night.

White noise is the way to go.

I find routine is the answer for me. Always in bed by 10pm, have white noise on all night & play the same music going to sleep. My brain seems to have trained itself to go to sleep within about 10 minutes of listening. have never heard the disc through yet.
Also take some calming herbs before bed

i run a fan when i go to bed a sort of a white noise generator. this doesn't rid the noise but helps mask it.

I always have used .25 mg Klonopin and only 10 mg Amitriptyline. I was only on the Amitriptyline because my neuro thought I had migraines but now doesnt think that is the case so said I could stop it, or if it helps with sleep to go ahead and use it. Now, the doctor that prescribes my hormones wants me to stop the Amitriptyline and increase my progesterone from 100 mg to 200 mg at night and continue the .25 mg Klonopin. She seems to think that the progesterone will do the sleep trick. I hope so because that combo worked for me and my tinnitus to help me sleep.

Thank you, that sounds like a wonderful idea

sugarbooq

I hope that the switch, is the right thing for you. It sounds like you have a good thing going for you.

You surely don't want to ruin your sleep.

I am testing out melatonin. I have been reading about it. I took 3mg last night. I found that I still woke up but could get back to sleep quicker than I usually do.
It seems lower doses of melatonin is better. Less than 3mg. so I will split the tablet tonight and take a lower dose.

I am prescribed Ativan for anxiety but it's not for daily use. It does help me sleep great but I am prescribed only so many pills and i need to make them last.

I did the valerian some time ago but didn't like the way it made me feel, had vivid dreams. I don't want crazy dreams.

I tried Tylenol PM the other night and I felt like crap the next morning.

I was doing ok on the Hyland's "Insomnia" but it's not doing so much for me now.

I do have white noise on.

I also read that MELATONIN + L-THEANINE s a good combo for a sleep aid. so I am going to try it tonight.

L-theanine is an amino acid. can be found in green tea in low dose.

I am trying to avoid sleeping pills and more prescribed meds.

Thank you for your reply. I am now trying Advanced Sleep Formula

5htp Tryptophan
Valerian
Melatonin
Passion flower
L-THEANINE
GABA

I going to give it a few days, then update everybody on my results
It sounds like you are on the right track

20 mg. amitriptyline and 1/2 a zopiclone. The Z gets you to sleep (in a ridiculously short amount of time, like, don't be unloading the dishwasher after you take it lol) and the A keeps me asleep.

colettek, can zopiclonen be purchased here in the united states