[Eldogg1952]

I am on a sleep medication and need to stop! I think I have gotten addicted like a crackhead! I need to fall asleep naturally. My doctor had me on a lot of meds for different issues. Please help me go to sleep I have been up all day because I refuse to take another pill! Should I do tea?

[Martin Reed]

Sleep medication doesn’t generate sleep. Tea doesn’t generate sleep. The only thing that can generate sleep is your own biological sleep drive.

Sleeping pills can help reduce the initial obstacle to sleep (often a high level of arousal/anxiety) — but they don’t generate sleep.

If you want to come off your pills, you should discuss this with your doctor. If you have chronic insomnia and want to improve your sleep for the long-term, I encourage you to look into cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

One of the benefits of CBT-I is that you don’t need to quit sleeping pills before getting started.

I hope this helps.

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