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[quote=Anonymous]I am hoping someone out there is an insomnia expert. I feel like I have exhausted all my options for handling my insomnia. Here is my brief story:

I saw a sleep specialist and we confirmed great sleep hygiene and decent behavioral responses (not great--e.g., I don't check the clock, but I do know it is getting late and often get anxious). He said that most women my age (37) with insomnia are suffering from hormonal problems.

I then saw my family doctor and after testing my hormones, which were all normal, she put me on an anti-depressant. I stayed on it a year, didn't sleep any better, and gained a ton of weight, so went off of it.

I saw a gyno who  put me on a low dose BCP to try to help regulate my hormonal fluctuations (I am peri-menopausal), but I have only been on the pill for two weeks.

I do take Lunesta, and usually, I only need it 3-5x a month, tops. That seemed to be handling my occasional sleeplessness, but now, I have been in a really bad cycle and have been using it every other day or every two days for a month.

The truth is, I can't live with the sleep deprivation much longer.  I feel sick all the time and I am spiraling into severe anxiety. I cut out caffeine and alcohol, I get out in the sun, I exercise at least 45 minutes a day, I do absolutely all the shit you are supposed to do for sleep hygiene, and here I am, still sleepless in DC.

Has anyone ever tried everything the doctors tell you to do and still suffer with this awfulness?

Has anyone found a way to fix themselves?

Thanks in advance!
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