Originally Posted by
notgonnadrinknm 
I'm glad it's getting better. I really can't imagine sleeping as little as you once were. My sleep is horrible, but I don't know how you function. I have seen many doctors, but the only thing that worked for me for sleep was something called Remeron. I gained 60 lbs on it in 3 months and spent about 8 months losing all the weight. I wish I could take it again, but it's not worth being fat.
Trazadone worked for me for over 5 years and then just stopped. I was up to 200 mg and that was the upper limit I could take safely. Ambien worked for about a year. My last sleep doctor told me to go off of thr trazadone as it was a dangerous drug. By that time it no longer worked anyway. Even 50 mg of Benadryl and 5 mg of melatonin worked for awhile. That is where I remain. I refuse to up the dose. I now manage 3-5 hours of sleep perhaps every few nights or so. I try to tire myself out and if I follow my regimen perfectly I sleep some. I am lucky that I am my own manager and can take lots of breaks as needed throughout the day.