I am not sure if this post belongs in this forum but could not think of a better place to put it. Feel free to move it or recommend another forum for me to use.
I have been struggling with sleep problems for a pretty long time and have done everything short of taking drugs to get through it (this includes therapy and herbal remedies). My main problem is not actually falling asleep so much as waking up soon after falling asleep and not being able to go back to sleep for hours. This really sucks and it happens pretty much every night which really affects my ability to function from day to day. My girlfriend also says that when I am asleep I toss and turn quite a bit which leads me to believe I have some kind of restless leg disorderesque condition.
So I decided Id go to a normal doctor and explain my situation and received pretty much the same advice I got from the therapist even after I explained to her I had tried pretty much everything short of taking rx drugs. She claims that there are no drugs available to help you "stay" asleep and they are only really for helping you fall asleep but I know this cannot be the correct answer. Has anyone had to deal with a similar sleeping disorder and had success treating it with a particular medicine?
I used to smoke weed which was a great crutch for my sleep but for legal reasons I can no longer do so. My sleep was BAD right after I quit and got better for a couple of months but then reached this state which I just cannot deal with anymore.
Again this can be moved or if you guys know of a better forum to post in I would gladly take the advice. I just remember this little gem from my pot smoking psychedelic chapter and decided to start here. There are some really educated people here when it comes to drugs, legal or otherwise
I have been struggling with sleep problems for a pretty long time and have done everything short of taking drugs to get through it (this includes therapy and herbal remedies). My main problem is not actually falling asleep so much as waking up soon after falling asleep and not being able to go back to sleep for hours. This really sucks and it happens pretty much every night which really affects my ability to function from day to day. My girlfriend also says that when I am asleep I toss and turn quite a bit which leads me to believe I have some kind of restless leg disorderesque condition.
So I decided Id go to a normal doctor and explain my situation and received pretty much the same advice I got from the therapist even after I explained to her I had tried pretty much everything short of taking rx drugs. She claims that there are no drugs available to help you "stay" asleep and they are only really for helping you fall asleep but I know this cannot be the correct answer. Has anyone had to deal with a similar sleeping disorder and had success treating it with a particular medicine?
I used to smoke weed which was a great crutch for my sleep but for legal reasons I can no longer do so. My sleep was BAD right after I quit and got better for a couple of months but then reached this state which I just cannot deal with anymore.
Again this can be moved or if you guys know of a better forum to post in I would gladly take the advice. I just remember this little gem from my pot smoking psychedelic chapter and decided to start here. There are some really educated people here when it comes to drugs, legal or otherwise