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Forum ยป Poll: Do you take anything for sleep regularly?

View Poll Results: Do you take anything for sleep regularly?

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Yes - Weed
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Yes - Other OTC Supplement (I.e. melatonin, magnesium, etc.)
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Yes - Prescription Meds
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Thread: Poll: Do you take anything for sleep regularly?

post 1705170741 08-17-2024, 08:07 PM
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Poll: Do you take anything for sleep regularly?

Poll: Do you take anything for sleep regularly? Say more than once a week?

Lately it seems like everyone you talk to is on at least melatonin for sleep. Starting to wonder how people slept in the past since our entire country can't sleep without assistance.
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705171651 08-17-2024, 08:32 PM
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I take zquil a lot
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705171701 08-17-2024, 08:33 PM
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ZMA every night helps, melatonin once in awhile
post 1705171731 08-17-2024, 08:34 PM
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Every night I take 5mg A m b i e n
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1mg Melatonin

Knocks me out in like 20 minutes. I honestly am not sure if it's healthy to take A m b i e n every day like this, but I've been taking it for like 5 years now and no obvious problems yet. In the past I was always irritable from lack of sleep, and this has completely eliminated mood swings and greatly improved general overall wellbeing. Would love to find something that isn't a perscription, but not aware of anything.
post 1705171791 08-17-2024, 08:35 PM
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Usually jerk it or do a quickie with my girlfriend before bed
post 1705171841 08-17-2024, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Every night I take 5mg A m b i e n
and
1mg Melatonin

Knocks me out in like 20 minutes. I honestly am not sure if it's healthy to take A m b i e n every day like this, but I've been taking it for like 5 years now and no obvious problems yet. In the past I was always irritable from lack of sleep, and this has completely eliminated mood swings and general overall wellbeing. Would love to find something that isn't a perscription, but not aware of anything.
Me too, except I take 10mb nightly and I take 5mg melatonin. Going on about 10 years now, no issues.

I'm sure it's not ideal and honestly it does worry me, but... I guess I'm just praying for the best. It helps me sleep and I have a really hard time sleeping without it.


So you have a doc that just gives it to you? I do too
post 1705172061 08-17-2024, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted By PHDowner⏩
Me too, except I take 10mb nightly and I take 5mg melatonin. Going on about 10 years now, no issues.

I'm sure it's not ideal and honestly it does worry me, but... I guess I'm just praying for the best. It helps me sleep and I have a really hard time sleeping without it.


So you have a doc that just gives it to you? I do too
Yeah, I have a doctor that gives me 10mg tabs, and I break them in half and take 5mg. Helps me save up for when I need like a 3 month supply while traveling and I can't get any overseas.
post 1705172091 08-17-2024, 08:43 PM
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I would take melatonin about two hours before bed, and it worked, but it would give me terrible nightmares, which was kinda cool, so on the weekends I would take like 30mg mixed with benadryl, which is also a sleep aid at high doses, so that I could have resident evil style nightmares.

I have since stopped taking all that, and have stopped taking anything with caffeine, and after a few months I stopped having issues sleeping.
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post 1705172141 08-17-2024, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Every night I take 5mg A m b i e n
and
1mg Melatonin

Knocks me out in like 20 minutes. I honestly am not sure if it's healthy to take A m b i e n every day like this, but I've been taking it for like 5 years now and no obvious problems yet. In the past I was always irritable from lack of sleep, and this has completely eliminated mood swings and general overall wellbeing. Would love to find something that isn't a perscription, but not aware of anything.
it's definitley not healthy to take that **** man.
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172191 08-17-2024, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
I would take melatonin about two hours before bed, and it worked, but it would give me terrible nightmares, which was kinda cool, so on the weekends I would take like 30mg mixed with benadryl, which is also a sleep aid at high doses, so that I could have resident evil style nightmares.

I have since stopped taking all that, and have stopped taking anything with caffeine, and after a few months I stopped having issues sleeping.
I get crazy nightmares from melatonin too - not something you hear from many people
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172321 08-17-2024, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Yeah, I have a doctor that gives me 10mg tabs, and I break them in half and take 5mg. Helps me save up for when I need like a 3 month supply while traveling and I can't get any overseas.
Smart, I have like no extra supply. Wish I did. If my doc ever retires I'm in trouble lol.
Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
it's definitley not healthy to take that **** man.


I hope it's not bad, been doing it for so many years.

I'm sure a lack of sleep is also unhealthy, and at least I sleep good
post 1705172411 08-17-2024, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted By PHDowner⏩
Smart, I have like no extra supply. Wish I did. If my doc ever retires I'm in trouble lol.







I hope it's not bad, been doing it for so many years.

I'm sure a lack of sleep is also unhealthy, and at least I sleep good
my guess would be taking it is better than sleeping 2 less hours a night or something... but i'd personally be looking for a way to fix sleep withou it.
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172451 08-17-2024, 08:52 PM
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also y'all need to answer "yes - prescription meds"
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172551 08-17-2024, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
it's definitley not healthy to take that **** man.
I mean there are some risks(people have sleepwalked and died before), not to mention some of my craziest lifetime experiences have happened while on A m b i e n(and happened because I was on A m b i e n), but the drug leaves your system and doesn't have any issues.
post 1705172571 08-17-2024, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
my guess would be taking it is better than sleeping 2 less hours a night or something... but i'd personally be looking for a way to fix sleep withou it.
Nothing else I've tried works. Brain just doesn't shut off.
post 1705172671 08-17-2024, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
I mean there are some risks(people have sleepwalked and died before), not to mention some of my craziest lifetime experiences have happened while on A m b i e n(and happened because I was on A m b i e n), but the drug leaves your system and doesn't have any issues.
not gonna debate but that sounds like cope. there's lots of stories and evidence and reasons why it's risky.
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172741 08-17-2024, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By PHDowner⏩
Nothing else I've tried works. Brain just doesn't shut off.
have you looked into adrenaline dominance?

I'm similar as far as can't settle down to sleep. always looking for answers.
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705172751 08-17-2024, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted By Zere0wn⏩
not gonna debate but that sounds like cope. there's lots of stories and evidence and reasons why it's risky.
Of course, I just gave you the reasons. I've found it's most problematic when mixed with other drugs. On its own I haven't had any issues.
post 1705173231 08-17-2024, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted By MidAugust⏩
sober 25 days checkin in

i'd knock out every night ezpz after gettin drunk

Haven't had a single good sleep day since goin sober

feels tiring
forgot to put alcohol in the options

I guess its kind of an OTC supplement
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705173321 08-17-2024, 09:21 PM
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Trazodone.

Backups being melatonin or zquil.
post 1705173831 08-17-2024, 09:38 PM
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In the past people didn't stare at screens all day


I take ZMA mainly for the awesome dreams though. I sleep fine without it.



I have the opposite problem where all I wanna do is sleep all day every day.
post 1705173891 08-17-2024, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
Every night I take 5mg A m b i e n
and
1mg Melatonin

Knocks me out in like 20 minutes. I honestly am not sure if it's healthy to take A m b i e n every day like this, but I've been taking it for like 5 years now and no obvious problems yet. In the past I was always irritable from lack of sleep, and this has completely eliminated mood swings and general overall wellbeing. Would love to find something that isn't a perscription, but not aware of anything.
I was told by my Dr not to take it more than 4 nights a week. I tried it and it didn't work for me at all. It actually made me sleep worse than my normal terrible sleep.

I've just started Quvivic. The 4th-6th sleep med I've tried over the past couple years. Been on it a week now and I think it's working ok. I still wake up but seem to fall back to sleep easier. Going to give it another week and see how it's going. I'm on lowest dose so may need to increase it if my sleep doesn't get much better.
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Originally Posted By TryingMen⏩
In the past people didn't stare at screens all day


I take ZMA mainly for the awesome dreams though. I sleep fine without it.



I have the opposite problem where all I wanna do is sleep all day every day.
This is likely a contributing factor but avoidance doesn't help me
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705182721 08-18-2024, 06:40 AM
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50/50 so far
My ALT is elevated. 75.
post 1705182831 08-18-2024, 06:50 AM
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Lunar by Legion, mix of GABA, melatonin, glycine and l-theanine. Works really well for me.
post 1705182901 08-18-2024, 06:53 AM
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post 1705182971 08-18-2024, 06:57 AM
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Nope ,sleep pretty decent surprisingly, pain wakes me up rolling over tho

Prob why my test is 911 at 58
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