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I wouldn’t for one minute you go on sleeping pills as a long term thing, but I do think the odd one will help, I’d give my left (twitchy) leg for one right now.
I just need a good nights kip, I crave sleep.?
But, try not to worry as said, the more you think about it the worse it gets, I try breathing exercises when I lie down.
Inhale deeply through your nose and count to five, then exhale through the mouth and count back to one, it can help at times, try it ten or twenty times.
Another thing that can help is if you have a small neon type light in view when lying down, like a standby light on a tv etc, try and stare at it keeping your eyes wide open.
After a while you should find your eyes start to close involuntarily, if so open your eyes and do it again, hopefully you’ll just fall asleep without knowing it.
Good luck.
S.I was suffering with bad insomnia in my twenties fifty years ago, things were much more relaxed then, he put them on repeat prescription and no one bothered.
I was happy to have them, some nights I could get away with half a tablet, but if I ever forgot to take one I knew about it within an hour.
I also suffer with restless leg syndrome and if I didn’t get off within half an hour my legs would start and I’d never sleep.
I’m on pramipexole now four a night which helps with the legs a bit.
S.Hi Drummerfan, Zopiclone is a sleeping tablet that’s addictive if you stay on them for long periods, short time they may just get you over your problem, but doctors are reluctant to prescribe them.
They might for a short period just to get you back on track, they never did me any harm over many years, I feel worse now not sleeping.
S.
