Home sleep aids?

[Losty]

Dr. Vor prescribes a hot champagne bubble bath (don't imbibe) administered by these guys:

Hmm...I like this idea. When can you send them over??

[Jackalope]

Also - seeing a sleep pathologist might help.

I know what you mean about your doctor refusing to prescribe. I have chronic pain and can't get a pain Rx to save my life. Fucking DEA has all the docs scared.

[Aroura]

If you are looking for otc help, have you tried melatonin? Since you take prescription meds, you should probably check with your doc, but I've foud it very helpful without any nasty groggy side effects or drug interaction issues.

Other than that, just all the sleep hygiene things people mention. If you can't sleep, get out of bed and read on the couch, or sit in a warm bath. Something not too stimulating. Staying in bed when you are restless and not sleeping makes it harder in the long run. Etc, etc.

Sounds miserable though. I hope you find something that helps you soon.

[Goosebump]

Also - seeing a sleep pathologist might help.

I know what you mean about your doctor refusing to prescribe. I have chronic pain and can't get a pain Rx to save my life.  Fucking DEA has all the docs scared.

I know a guy... But you'll probably scare him.

[Edwardo Piet]

I toss and turn between my belly and both sides whenever I feel the urge as I go to sleep and I probably do it while I'm unconscious too. If I suppress my restlessness I can't even sleep, if I allow myself to be restless I sleep like a baby.

[Losty]

I also have suffered from horrible insomnia.

Invest in a very good mattress.
Keep your bedroom cool.
Practice good sleep hygiene.

I can't take most OTC or Rx sleep aids either.   You know what tends to work? Benadryl.  Might just be me though.

I assumed him refusing the sleep meds was because it was dangerous with other meds? You think I can take something otc safely?

[Losty]

Also - seeing a sleep pathologist might help.

I know what you mean about your doctor refusing to prescribe. I have chronic pain and can't get a pain Rx to save my life.  Fucking DEA has all the docs scared.

Than pain shit can get rough but I think my pain management doc likes me better than your doctor because I do take a lot more pain meds than most people. I also could use about double the amount that I take if I wanted to actually be pain free.

[Jackalope]

Also - seeing a sleep pathologist might help.

I know what you mean about your doctor refusing to prescribe. I have chronic pain and can't get a pain Rx to save my life.  Fucking DEA has all the docs scared.

I know a guy... But you'll probably scare him.

LOL

I bring back enough to hopefully make it though the year on my annual trip to Mexico. Pain and anxiety meds.

[Losty]

I toss and turn between my belly and both sides whenever I feel the urge as I go to sleep and I probably do it while I'm unconscious too. If I suppress my restlessness I can't even sleep, if I allow myself to be restless I sleep like a baby.

I just....I sleep. I do sleep. Well I have been. But it's like my body rejects my sleep. I feel more tired instead of less tired. It's very frustrating. I've struggled with insomnia off and on a lot but I'm now more exhausted when I actually am sleeping. I think I need to get a kickboxing bag to take out my frustrations about being so damn tired.

[Jackalope]

I also have suffered from horrible insomnia.

Invest in a very good mattress.
Keep your bedroom cool.
Practice good sleep hygiene.

I can't take most OTC or Rx sleep aids either.   You know what tends to work? Benadryl.  Might just be me though.

I assumed him refusing the sleep meds was because it was dangerous with other meds? You think I can take something otc safely?

Might have been, might also be that the DEA has been cracking down on overprescribers and no one wants to get caught up in that mess. Might be that they're habit forming - and Dog knows, addiction is a thing of the debbil and ain't nobody got time for that.