Trazodone is one of the many sleep pills that I've been prescribed with, and didn't work for me. Stay on each "do" or "don't" at least for a month before coming up to a conclusion. Do things that help you sleep better more and truly stay away from the things that take your sleep away. So go above and beyond to find things which help your sleep and stick with them. You might have to try more than ten different sleep pills to find one that works for you the best. Not sleeping well slowly brings you so many physical and mental illnesses that would be more difficult to deal with than the sleep disorder itself. You are not alone! I used to sleep like a baby until the age of 18 when a life trauma made me not sleep for one entire night and that was the first of the countless sleepless nights after. Hoping it wasn’t just a good night and that this will continue!! Thanks for all the tips/insights and best of luck to all of you on this journey to restful nights ❤️ Slept until my alarm went off and felt so rested with no side effects. Woke up once around 2am and expected to have trouble falling back asleep but I didn’t. Update: I tried it for the first time last night, just 25mg-half a tablet-and it was great! Fell asleep much easier than I have been, slept well. I’ve never been on sleep meds before, I’m worried about any dependency I could develop, or side effects that could make my daily life more challenging. Now, we’re trying Trazodone… I’m nervous about it’s affects and if it’s going to make me groggy in the mornings, as I already have a hard enough time getting out of bed. The frustrating part is I can nap during the day and feel rested, but can’t sleep at night. Im constantly tired every day and have no energy. I have major difficulty both falling asleep and staying asleep. I’m only getting less than an hour of REM sleep, and I think-based on how I feel-that’s happening mostly in the last 1-1.5 hour before my alarm goes off. I take a couple types of magnesium and melatonin but it hasn’t made a difference. I don’t have any major stressors that started when my sleep issues began again, so I don’t have any idea what triggered it. Stretching to ease my chronic pain (another on-going issue). I’ve tried sleepy time teas, taking a warm bath before bed. Skipping electronics doesn’t make a difference. I tried mediation, mindfulness… that doesn’t help. I go to sleep at the same time and try to wake up at the same time. I have a light therapy alarm clock to help. Ruled out that my meds could be the reason by taking those in the morning. We’ve tried all the routes to solve my sleep issues and rules out apnea, other disorders, and any medical conditions that could be causing it. My mental health feels like it’s tanking, and I’m already going through the motions of trying anti-depressants and anxiety meds (I’ve dealt with depression and anxiety since childhood, too). It’s affecting my work, social life, and overall quality of life. I tested really high on the insomnia questionnaire my doctor gave me, and it’s become really difficult. Now, a few months ago, I had a random switch to sever insomnia again and haven’t felt rested since. About 3 years ago, I suddenly switched to having decent sleep, getting hours in and feeling rested. Teen years were tough and I slept late into the morning to make up for it. As a child, I remember waking up throughout the night and having a hard time going back to sleep. My mom said I was the lightest sleeper and the hardest on her when I was a baby/toddler. I’ve always had a hard time sleeping, from infancy through my teens.
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