[hiker]

I believe that what you are describing is referred to as “early morning awakening” and is considered a classic symptom of depression. At least in a physiological sense, even if you are not feeling bummed out.

Looks like Martin responds to a lot of posts, and you’d want to get his take on this.

btw, I take an antidepressant which does help keep me from getting depressed about insomnia. I wish I could say it relieves the insomnia itself, but no. Like Martin says (I think I am paraphrasing accurately here?), there is no pill you can take which will cure insomnia forever.

But maybe in your case, an antidepressant would help relieve an underlying depression, which in turn might resolve early morning awakening? Best to consult with Martin et al on this. I have a long anecdotal history about insomnia, but I am not a professional.

[hiker]

Hi Martin, I wrote the above (“Accepting that you can’t sleep right now”) before checking out your site in more detail. It certainly looks like you have helped a lot of people. Maybe me, too.

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