I am seriously going for holistic/alternative stuff for insomnia!
I have been sober 20 yrs and at my 13 year of sobriety, a huge situation happened in my life that altered most everything in my life including the way my body chemistry processed things. I ended up with very bad insomnia.
I didn't take anything for a very long time and then eventually, would take Ambien 2 or 3 times a week. Very low dose. Over last couple of years, started taking every night. The last year has produced what I call "swiss cheese brain". I cannot focus, don't remember where I put things, forget things in general and sometimes in mid-sentence. So, I changed to Trazodone. Took 1/4 pill last night (yes, i'm very sensitive!).
I had a horrible nightmare (I don't even dream) and still remember all the details. Very vivid about a murder and people i knew.
If that is what sleep aids (???) and the pharmaceuticals do (get you dependent on them), then I'm going to make a committment to myself to really give holistic stuff a try. Has anyone heard of "Neu-Becalm'd"? I read up on it and it not only helps you sleep, it helps repair the serotonims (spelling doesn't count) and such in the brain. Also helps anxiety and ADHD.
Feedback anyone?