I wake up every two hours. What do you take to sleep?

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Anonymous wrote:Trazadone

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Magnesium glycinate. Two capsules at bedtime.

I second this approach! Helps me enormously!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m interested in the Tylenol suggestion. I hadn’t heard it can help with sleep (assuming not the PM kind).
Magnesium is part of my cocktail, but I have to take occasional breaks from it as it can make me feel very groggy during the day.

I'm the Tylenol poster. No not PM, just regular. Years ago my doctor told me it had an anti-anxiety off-label use, but because it can't be mixed with alcohol, no one promoted it.

I keep 2 on my bedside table, loose so I don't have to wake up and open the bottle. I'm asleep within 20 min after taking.

I do this, too!


25+ years ago in med school I did a rotation on a geriatric ward. All of the patients without liver pr

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Oops PP here, sorry hit submit by accident!

Anyway all of the patients without liver problems had a standing order for Tylenol for the treatment of insomnia (as needed). The nurses said it worked well.

So, I dint make a habit of it, but if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep, I’ll take 2 Tylenol - works to get me back to sleep about 75% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Trazodone. Best thing off label for better sleep.

[Anonymous]

1 Zquil pill makes me sleep through the night.

[Anonymous]

Zolpidem

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OP mentioned melatonin doesn’t help, but I’ve found different brands work differently for me.

For example, the “Sleep 3” I’ve gotten in Costco doesn’t do squat for me. But the 10mg gummie from Natrol (that I get in Walmart), cut in half, so only 5mg, combined with a magnesium glycinate capsule, works like a charm for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vaginal estrogen for the nighttime peeing and progesterone for the sleeplessness. Changed my life.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oops PP here, sorry hit submit by accident!

Anyway all of the patients without liver problems had a standing order for Tylenol for the treatment of insomnia (as needed). The nurses said it worked well.

So, I dint make a habit of it, but if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep, I’ll take 2 Tylenol - works to get me back to sleep about 75% of the time.

Not the OP but wow I never heard of this! Would you say it’s better for you than Benadryl (tablets , I take just 1 if I can’t sleep)

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Anonymous wrote:Oops PP here, sorry hit submit by accident!

Anyway all of the patients without liver problems had a standing order for Tylenol for the treatment of insomnia (as needed). The nurses said it worked well.

So, I dint make a habit of it, but if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep, I’ll take 2 Tylenol - works to get me back to sleep about 75% of the time.

Why isn't that listed as a side effect of Tylenol?

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Anonymous wrote:Oops PP here, sorry hit submit by accident!

Anyway all of the patients without liver problems had a standing order for Tylenol for the treatment of insomnia (as needed). The nurses said it worked well.

So, I dint make a habit of it, but if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep, I’ll take 2 Tylenol - works to get me back to sleep about 75% of the time.

This is why I love this site. I am always learning new things from smart and knowledgeable people. I just looked this up and it’s true - I never would have known this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oops PP here, sorry hit submit by accident!

Anyway all of the patients without liver problems had a standing order for Tylenol for the treatment of insomnia (as needed). The nurses said it worked well.

So, I dint make a habit of it, but if I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep, I’ll take 2 Tylenol - works to get me back to sleep about 75% of the time.

Why isn't that listed as a side effect of Tylenol?

Sounds like it’s calming but doesn’t knock you out like Benadryl, etc.

[Anonymous]

Theraflu nighttime formula tea.

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Anonymous wrote:Melatonin doesn't help me, in fact it makes me wake up more (though drift more quickly). I will wake up, then pee, then lie there. Then fall asleep, then wake up, then maybe think I should pee, then pee, then fall asleep again.

The only things that help me are sedatives like Ativan which isn't really a nightly solution.
45 year old woman in peri.

Magnesium spray on my feet and anywhere that aches.