Insomnia

[Traps67]

Does anyone else have trouble sleeping? I take trazodone and it’s helping, but it takes me forever to get to sleep. Would anybody have any help or advice for me? Thanks.

[Mxtmxxn]

I've been taking ambien and it's helps alot. It's very habit forming so I might come off of it soon. Talk to your doctor to help you and take that!

[Nothing_but_books]

I do something soothing before I plan to go to bed. Sometimes I'll watch Monk, a favorite old TV series.

If I'm hurting, I'll mix some turmeric and a few other spices in hot milk. It seems to help pain and relax me. (Look up "golden milk".)

A little while before bed, I take time-release Melatonin -- the regular kind doesn't help me.

I like smoothing out my bedding and fluffing my pillows too.

I have a favorite audiobook set up near my bed to listen to as I fall asleep. If you try this, stay away from Stephen King. That was a really bad idea. Apparently the story still gets through to your sleeping mind. I woke up screaming the night I fell asleep listening to Mr. Mercedes.

[SCC1 in reply to Nothing_but_books]

Hi. That is a good idea about playing the audiobook! I never thought to do that. Thanks!

[SCC1]

I have tried White noise on my cell phone. It does something a little weird to me in my mind when I'm listening to it, but I know it's a good thing to use for a lot of people. The (rushing) waterfall ones are really good.

[Nothing_but_books]

You're welcome.

[MothFir]

I don't usually have difficulty sleeping but therapist Steven Phillipson talked about the issue on The OCD Stories podcast awhile back. He had some interesting points and I have found some of them helpful on the rare occasions I'm lying in bed awake.

theocdstories.com/episode/s...