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Hello, I am 46 years old and recently fell into an insomnia pattern. Basically, if I don’t fall asleep in the first hour I’m probably not going to. I will stay awake the whole night and never fall asleep. I have switched over to 5 mg (from 10) of ambien when I need it but it’s almost every night now I need it. I follow all the rules now like cool room, on a schedule, limit screen time before bed etc. Hate the side affects of Ambien so looking to stop but need to get some sleep.
I’m not a stressed person but I believe the root of this is I am anticipating not being to fall asleep, therefore I don’t. Trying to break the cycle but don’t know how. Feeling more desperate by the day.
Thanks for reading.
It definitely sounds as though there is some conditioned arousal here, sleepyjon. In addition, since you have recognized that if you don’t fall asleep within an hour it will be hard to sleep at all, you are likely self-monitoring when you get into bed to check whether you are awake or not — and this immediately makes sleep more difficult.
What kind of sleep schedule are you following at the moment? When do you go to bed at night and when do you get out of bed to start your day? On an average night, how many hours of sleep would you say you get?
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