[dgeitner]

I’ve been suffering from insomnia due to a medical condition since March of this year. After some serious depression and anxiety that accompanied my insomnia, I finally started taking antidepressants and sleep meds to aid my recovery.

While my depression and anxiety is drastically decreased, I find myself not able to sleep without my sleep med ?.

I’ve tried to go without it here and there and I sleep 30 minutes to 2 hours per night. The doctor told me to keep taking it even though I’ve expressed I’d like to taper.

Is there hope for someone who is convinced they can’t sleep without prescription sleep meds?

I’m ready to come off but afraid of coming off of them in fear that my anxiety and depression will return and the cycle start all over again ?.

[dgeitner]

To add, I started antidepressants and sleep meds in May. I’m going on my 5th month on prescription sleep meds.

[Martin Reed]

There absolutely is hope for you! I know of many people who were convinced they couldn’t sleep without medication but now sleep well without any medication whatsoever!

You might find these podcast episodes motivating, inspiring, and reassuring:

How Sally improved her sleep after 60 years of insomnia and 10 years of sleeping pills (#19)

How working with a sleep coach helped Jeff get rid of sleep-related worry and anxiety and sleep well without sleeping pills (#12)

How Eileen used CBT-I techniques to improve her sleep after taking sleeping pills almost every day for 15 years (#11)

How Sara got rid of her insomnia, got off sleeping pills, and now averages seven hours of sleep each night (#9)

I hope this helps!

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