Insomnia help

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Please, somebody help me as I honestly feel at breaking point and I’m not sure how much more I can take.

I started to suffer with insomnia in January of this year, it came out of the blue and hit me like a ton of bricks. Ended up at GP in desperation and given a short dose of Zopiclone. Worked a treat and a few weeks later, back to sleeping again. Fast forward another few weeks, insomnia creeped in again.

I’ve had my thyroid levels checked, all fine. I’ve just turned 30 so I’m not sure if I could be peri-menu? I won’t rule anything out as this is honestly just killing me. I have a 20 month old, a fast pace public sector job and my brain is just nothing but scrambled.

It’s really starting to take a toll on everything as I’m just so miserable and tired. I have no sex drive. I have no desire to exercise like normal. I’m also getting married in June and I just feel nothing but panic around the fact I can’t sleep anymore.

Ive always been an anxious person and wondering if I need to go down the route of anxiety medication? I don’t know what else to do. I’ve tried melatonin and magnesium and it’s done nothing.

Please someone help me and tell me it gets better :(

Hi. Didn’t want to read and run. Can you ask the GP to check your hormone levels? I know blood tests are not wholly reliable but it might be a starting point in case you have POI and hormones are to blame? Sending a hug. Lack of sleep is miserable

Antihistamines?

Nytol works for me. I only take it if I know I’ve got a challenging day ahead.

Id stay clear of anything that could potentially be addictive. I read an article today about how OTC sleep medications aren't as safe as we think, our bodies also adjust to them leading us to need more and more which could be what's happened here with you.

I know it's so much easier said than done and particularly with a 20 month old, but is it possible to establish a better night time routine? A good start would be no TV, phone, social media etc after 8pm. Bath or shower to relax, then a warm decaf drink and book or colouring in or something for half an hour. Possibly CBD oil or gummies before bed. Ive started taking rescue night gummies. No idea if it's just a placebo but I'm sleeping much better than I was. I was either not sleeping at all, struggling to get to sleep then eventually getting 2-3 hours, or crashing out only to wake at 3am. I'm now usually settled by 11.30 and sleep until 6am. Not the perfect 7-8 hours but I'm working on it!