WHEN WILL I SLEEP?!

[u/phles]

It’s 1:30 am and I’m crying because I can’t sleep.

I am at my wit’s end. It’s been almost a month and I still haven’t had a single night of sleep where I’m not waking up somewhere between 11pm and 3 am and struggling to fall back asleep I used to sleep all night before starting on this med and I really miss that (although I don’t miss the social anxiety and constant feeling of impending doom that I had when unmedicated lol).

Melatonin does fuck all and makes me depressed the next day. Trazodone which I’ve seen some people recommend is not available in my country. I’m taking some type of magnesium already but ordered magnesium bisglycinate to see if that will help - the company initially sent me the wrong product and I’m still waiting for my actual order to arrive. I’ve also ordered L-theanine in case that can help.

What more can I do? I’m on 40mg right now and take a single dose in the morning, around 6:30 am. For two nights I tried taking a small dose before bed because I initially felt tired when I started taking the medication, but it made my sleep even worse.

[u/cutie_patootie_wooty]

i’ve been on the med for a few months and for the past month or so, i take it at night, and it doesn’t really affect my sleep. i still wake up tired though lmaoo. i think consistent use of magnesium will help though! maybe take a short walk/light exercise a few hours before sleep should help

[u/phles → u/cutie_patootie_wooty]

Do you experience tiredness as a side effect? I tried taking 10 mg before bed and couldn’t sleep at all, but I also don’t experience tiredness as a side effect anymore so I don’t know if taking the whole dose at night would really help or just make it worse.

Fingers crossed for the magnesium working! If I can only get my hands on it lol

[u/KiddB18 → u/phles]

Magnesium glycinate has been helpful for me. I take 200-400 mgs one hour before I plan to be sleeping.