chopped_chimp
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Hi,
I have been having trouble sleeping ALL year. I will either lie awake all night, or I will wake after 2 to 3 hours and can't get back to sleep. It is shitting me to tears.
I have tried all the over the counter sleeping aids from the chemist and also tried herbal tea's etc. Restivit was the best but still made me wake up after 4 hours.
So I went to my regular Dr. and after a discussion we decided it was due to me taking on a new business this year and being unable to clear my mind at night as I was thinking about too many things. He prescribed me 10mg of Diazepam to take before bed. But he also said to experiment with it as it may not be enough. I've found that 20mg is ok for an 8 hour sleep. I do wake up but find it fairly easily to go back to sleep. The only drama is I wake up feeling like I have a hangover and feel "zonked" all day.
I'm trying not to take it every night because I'd rather just use it to get back in to a routine.
However the zonked feeling is not for me so I am back to trying 10mg but that really does nothing. I went to sleep naturally last night but then took 10mg at 3am once I had been awake again for a while. It did nothing.
Any suggestions for anything better that just knocks you out for a straight 8 hours? I just want to take it for a few weeks to get into a routine. My Dr is pretty good so I'm sure I can suggest pretty much anything.
Cheers.
I have been having trouble sleeping ALL year. I will either lie awake all night, or I will wake after 2 to 3 hours and can't get back to sleep. It is shitting me to tears.
I have tried all the over the counter sleeping aids from the chemist and also tried herbal tea's etc. Restivit was the best but still made me wake up after 4 hours.
So I went to my regular Dr. and after a discussion we decided it was due to me taking on a new business this year and being unable to clear my mind at night as I was thinking about too many things. He prescribed me 10mg of Diazepam to take before bed. But he also said to experiment with it as it may not be enough. I've found that 20mg is ok for an 8 hour sleep. I do wake up but find it fairly easily to go back to sleep. The only drama is I wake up feeling like I have a hangover and feel "zonked" all day.
I'm trying not to take it every night because I'd rather just use it to get back in to a routine.
However the zonked feeling is not for me so I am back to trying 10mg but that really does nothing. I went to sleep naturally last night but then took 10mg at 3am once I had been awake again for a while. It did nothing.
Any suggestions for anything better that just knocks you out for a straight 8 hours? I just want to take it for a few weeks to get into a routine. My Dr is pretty good so I'm sure I can suggest pretty much anything.
Cheers.