[Kpreyes]

Hey all! About 3 weeks ago I had insomnia because of allergic rhinitis. I couldn’t sleep because of my nose but I felt drowsy during this time. After being on Singulair for a week or two, I began to have insomnia episodes where I could breath but couldn’t sleep or feel drowsy at all.

Cut to another week later I had a steroid shot because I thought Singulair side effects were horrible.

I’m still having insomnia and I don’t know why. No matter what I take it feels like I don’t get drowsy at all.

I’ve tried Melatonin and Ambien. Ambien helps but I pass out and I don’t even remember when. I just don’t get drowsy.

Does anyone know what could be going on? I’m at a loss. I should be able to sleep after taking my medicine but I’m not.

[Martin Reed]

Hello kpreyes and welcome to the forum. How are you getting on?

It’s quite normal for sleep to be disrupted by a health issue such as allergic rhinitis. Usually, sleep recovers by itself — but sometimes it doesn’t.

When sleep doesn’t recover by itself, it’s usually because we try to compensate for the sleep disruption and we start to think or worry about sleep more than we ever did before.

Melatonin has no effect on insomnia, and Ambien is not a long-term solution. The best thing you can do to get your sleep back on track is to avoid compensatory behaviors such as going to bed early, napping during the day, or staying in bed late.

What time do you currently go to bed, when do you get out of bed, and how many hours of sleep do you get on a typical night?

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