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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PP who said if you have to ask, you know it's bad.  You didn't even ask whether it's bad, just how bad it is.  As for a doctor saying it's "ok", I suppose there are worse things.  On an issue like sleep, it's far easier for doctors to write a prescription than to educate you about how to develop proper sleep habits, encourage you to do the right things people aren't going to do anyway (reduce caffeine, no caffeine within 8 hours of bed, exercise, etc. etc.).

I agree no sleep is worse than Ambien, though.  After my first DC I developed terrible insomnia and my doctor gave me a one week's presription for a sleep aid and told me she didn't want me to take more than that.  She recommended a few books on insomnia and told me to google "sleep hygiene" (doesn't have anything to do with cleanliness, check it out).  What really clicked for me was reading Weissbluth about my kids' sleep and it dawned on me I had a lifetime of poor sleep habits starting from infancy (when my mother held me while I slept, brought me into her bed whenever I wanted, all the things attachment folks say to do but can sabotage good sleep habits).  I followed Weissbluth for my kids (and have amazing sleepers) and tried to do the same for myself--build sleep associations and a sleep routine. The results are amazing.

You need to figure out why you aren't falling asleep.  If you have anxiety, go to a shrink.  Work on it.  If you just have poor sleep habits, change them.  If you're drinking too much caffeine for your body or too close to your bedtime, stop it!  Have you determined what your issue is?[/quote]

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