Benadryl or Doxylamin are fine OTC sleep meds if you want to establish a schedule. I wouldn't use them past a couple of days/months though, at that point your sleep schedule should be established and you should take nothing, or at worst melatonin.
I just use melatonin gummies from vitamin shoppe. Whenever I taking sleeping medicine I can't get up without feeling drowsy and feeling like 2 more hours of sleep are needed
Don't use it long-term. If it works for you, it works. It doesn't work for me. I went through that, melatonin, trazodone, gabapentin, eszopiclone, and suvorexant. None of it worked. The doc eventually gave in and let me have temazepam, and it made me sleep like a baby. Unfortunately, I built a tolerance really quickly and despite no behavioral dependence, I developed chemical dependence and had to taper off which fricked up my sleep even worse. I've also tried kratom, phenobarbital, and carisoprodol on my own, and the latter two work, but I run into the same tolerance issue. I think some people are just doomed to have shit sleep.
Benzos can be useful tools in the very short term, and I could see them working for me if I just needed them once in a while to get sleep back on track, but my sleep is fricked up every day, so they weren't particularly useful. Also, they're not worse than "everything" they treat. Status epilepticus is way worse than getting a shot of Ativan to save your life.
A lady at work gave me half a Xanax pill. It made me a wet noodle. Couldn't function for 2 days. Couldn't go to the gym at all. Zero motivation to move. I sat there limp broken puppet in front of a TV screen. Never using benzos again
I’m having the same issue. I’m very close to using that shit. I keep fixing my sleep schedule just for it to get fricked up in a week again. The fix is to pull an all nighter
sometimes I'll take an extra strength melatonin 3 hours before I plan on sleeping
it feels like a light buzz by hour 2, and by hour 3 I'm about to pass out. it feels amazing but I'm scared of getting a tolerance, so I only usually do it on Sundays or after a holiday when getting back into my routine is harder
How are you not falling asleep if you work out. Are you doing any cardio. Try high intensity stuff like cardio boxing, where you push your heartrate to the limit and walk out of the gym dripping with sweat. You'll won't need that artificial sugar cold medicine syrup disgusting synthetic magic sleeping potion goyslop with 15 percent alcohol ***vomits profusely***
Whatever you do don't cook with it.
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Benadryl or Doxylamin are fine OTC sleep meds if you want to establish a schedule. I wouldn't use them past a couple of days/months though, at that point your sleep schedule should be established and you should take nothing, or at worst melatonin.
I only use Doxylamine for long distance flights
you build tolerance quickly so it will stop working. It's only good if you take it once in a while.
Kills REM sleep
aka your soul
Makes me cranky the next day and gives me leg cramps. I only use it if I simply have no other options.
Melanin products are better because its proper REM sleep where max recovery occurs, not the purple drank shit that knocks you out cold.
Also zinc supplementation
I'll have you know I'm white and I sleep just fine.
I just use melatonin gummies from vitamin shoppe. Whenever I taking sleeping medicine I can't get up without feeling drowsy and feeling like 2 more hours of sleep are needed
Don't use it long-term. If it works for you, it works. It doesn't work for me. I went through that, melatonin, trazodone, gabapentin, eszopiclone, and suvorexant. None of it worked. The doc eventually gave in and let me have temazepam, and it made me sleep like a baby. Unfortunately, I built a tolerance really quickly and despite no behavioral dependence, I developed chemical dependence and had to taper off which fricked up my sleep even worse. I've also tried kratom, phenobarbital, and carisoprodol on my own, and the latter two work, but I run into the same tolerance issue. I think some people are just doomed to have shit sleep.
benzos are worse than everything they treat
>30mg melatonin
that's like 100x too much
Benzos can be useful tools in the very short term, and I could see them working for me if I just needed them once in a while to get sleep back on track, but my sleep is fricked up every day, so they weren't particularly useful. Also, they're not worse than "everything" they treat. Status epilepticus is way worse than getting a shot of Ativan to save your life.
A lady at work gave me half a Xanax pill. It made me a wet noodle. Couldn't function for 2 days. Couldn't go to the gym at all. Zero motivation to move. I sat there limp broken puppet in front of a TV screen. Never using benzos again
I’ve been taking 25 mg of that plus 30mg melatonin, some HTP, and other natural sleep aids for about 10 years
I’m having the same issue. I’m very close to using that shit. I keep fixing my sleep schedule just for it to get fricked up in a week again. The fix is to pull an all nighter
regular NyQuil works better. no tolerance build up. frick Benadryl
sometimes I'll take an extra strength melatonin 3 hours before I plan on sleeping
it feels like a light buzz by hour 2, and by hour 3 I'm about to pass out. it feels amazing but I'm scared of getting a tolerance, so I only usually do it on Sundays or after a holiday when getting back into my routine is harder
Yeah broil your chicken breast in it for extra protein and sleep gains.
How are you not falling asleep if you work out. Are you doing any cardio. Try high intensity stuff like cardio boxing, where you push your heartrate to the limit and walk out of the gym dripping with sweat. You'll won't need that artificial sugar cold medicine syrup disgusting synthetic magic sleeping potion goyslop with 15 percent alcohol ***vomits profusely***
take 500mg of phenibut hour before sleep
I take neurotin which i have left over from a back injury
Only when I am desperate