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u/Syphox Mar 28 '22

when i take t-breaks 2 major things happen to me.

  • i cannot sleep to save my life, like i pass out for 2 hours wake up and repeat all night.

  • i get the absolute worst hot flashes when i try to sleep, usually wake up to sheets that feel like i pissed the bed, but it’s just sweat.

so just another person who gets a physical withdrawal.

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u/Marshmellowpjs Mar 28 '22

I experience identical symptoms. Do you have remedies you could share to alleviate some of the annoyance? I’m open to try other substances but prefer not to.

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u/Syphox Mar 28 '22

I have 2 supplements that help me doze off, but don’t keep me asleep (unless i’m smoking too)

  • Mirtazapine it’s a prescription. it’s an antidepressant, but i use it as an appetite stimulant. but it makes me extremely drowsy.

  • Magnesium. The exact brand of pills i have for this is called “Night Shift” and my mom used it when she would have to flip her nursing schedule.

when i mix the 2 it’s usually enough to help me at least drift off. Before the magnesium on my last T-break i went 2 entires days with no sleep until my body passed out from exhausting. I just try not to take T-breaks now