Sleepless for a long period

[Eljana83]

In fact I am not writing for myself but for my father .He is 65 years old and he had a long time that he can' t sleep during the night, 5 months.When I say he can' t sleep, I mean if he is lucky enaugh, he can sleep one hour at night.And now he is feeling really tired, he can' t go out for a walk.The doctor have him mirtazepine, but is not warking, 30 and 45 mg.And he was taking Lexatonil ( benzodiazepane) as well.This I didn' t know, beacuse we don' t live in same cautries.I am very worried about him.And with te doctor he is felling helpless, in my cauntry the Helath Care is really poor.

[HearYou]

If you are looking for medication substitute, temazepam is good and ambien is also; however, some people have been known to walk, cook, and even drive after taking ambien while asleep. Temazepam is better choice, Best wishes for your father's sleep.

[Want2BHappy3]

Is the medication just for sleeping? I'm 63 and read an article in a magazine the as we age insomnia becomes more of a problem...we lose melintoin.

It said to take a combination of Melintoin 10gm/Magnesim 2-250gm. Works for me. Give it a chance to work, don't give up.

Hope your father gets better

[Eljana83 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

Thank you a lot for your response.Yes those are medication, one is antdepresant and the other is for sleeping.But he is using Wellman 50+ , I sent from Uk.This suplements contains magnesium.I am afraid that will not work for him, because he has used a lot of medication for sleeping and that he stop working beacuse he is in pension he is getting worse

Thank you and I wish you all the best

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Eljana83]

Hi has he tried melintoin/Magnesim together?

Sorry did you mean your dads in prison? Is he not allowed certain vitamins?

[Eljana83 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

No no I mean he stop working, in pension.He is not working anymore and this gets the things worse.Because he lives with my brother but my brother works all the day, is not at home only for sleeping.My mother died 10 years ago.No he has not tried this.

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Eljana83]

I get it he's living on a pension. I retired over year ago. I had been having sleeping issues also. It got real bad for me. But that's what I've been using to help. Try it and see what happens. Nothing to lose. Also dealing with my anxeity worrying about my future. Where will I end up? My money is going fast. Looking to find a job. Retirement isn't what I thought it would be. I feel very vulnerable my safety net is gone. I had to leave because of my anxeity. I was missing a lot of work to where I was close to getting fired? So I got out before that happened.

[Eljana83 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

Can I ask you again.Is this hormon? And how much should he take 1 or 10 mg?One or twice at day? He should take this with magnesium twice 250 mg? Thank you very much! I hope it will works for him!

[Want2BHappy3 in reply to Eljana83]

Hello, it's not a hormone, but a vitamin. melitoin is something our body already produces. Just that when we get older the body produces less if it. I take 10g (he could need more? Cause he's a man)? 2 magnesium 250g both taken in the evening only, like 2 or 3 hours before bedtime. Give it time to work. Let me know if it works for him? Take care

[Eljana83 in reply to Want2BHappy3]

Can I ask u , have u used before tjis vitamins, any sleeping medicine.Because when my father asked for this vitamins , the farmacist told him that they will not work because he has taken a lot of sleeping medicins and anti depressant.Maybe u have used nothing before this.

[Eljana83]

No no I mean he stop working, in pension.He is not working anymore and this gets the things worse.Because he lives with my brother but my brother works all the day, is not at home only for sleeping.My mother died 10 years ago.No he has not tried this.

[Greenforest in reply to Eljana83]

Hi Eljana, It could be a stress or anxiety from the retirement. Those two disorders may cause a chronic insomnia. It is a big shift between an active and resting life . Try to encourage him for a part time work or doing some voluntary jobs once or twice a week.

Walking in the morning and getting exposed to the daylight may increase Serotonin in which it turns into natural Melatonin at night. Melatonin is a natural sleeping hormone that our brain makes it when it gets dark in the evening. Try to reduce bright light (bleu light) at his home and dim it especially before bed time. He may take some Melatonin supplements or valerian root those are natural stuffs , better than pharmaceutical drugs. Before your process ask a Dr or a pharmacist before he takes those supplements, especially if he takes some drugs ( anti depressants...).

Good luck

[Eljana83]

Thank u very much, all of you for your advices!