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I’ve been struggling with sleep issues for over a decade now. My Doctor has prescribed me all sorts of medication, all of which has had many adverse side effects. What I do know that works, is Xanax. My wife was prescribed it for some stress issues and occasionally will give me one so I can finally sleep. Obviously asking my Doctor, “can I have Xanax” Will not go well. I’ve eluded to it in ways and the response has always been along the lines of “that’s habit forming, I’d rather you try this”. Of the many medications prescribed, none have worked. Resorting to the dark web is something I’d really rather not do. Fentanyl laced drugs took my sister and it’s a road I hope to not have to explore. Any suggestions?

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[–] AwkwardTurtle@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I have really terrible insomnia too. Then I tried my friends Pregabalin, and oh boy. Never had such a restful sleep.

It is a bit habit forming, but if you keep it to just before bedtime it's a wonderful sleep aid, and much less risky than Xanax.

It's not without its risks of course, and some people are better with it than others, but might be worth asking your doctor about. They prescribe it for almost anything where I'm from.

[–] mrbaby@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Pregabalin actually has the opposite effect on me, it wakes me up so I take it in the morning. It also gives me some pretty bad withdrawals if I miss a dose by more than 24hrs. I'm only on 400mg and it's one of the few drugs I've been on that actually help with my depression, so not bashing it, just sharing my experience. :)

eta: it's been a long time since I've tried taking it at night, I'm going to try it again and report back. Maybe I've been missing out on a cure to my whack ass sleep this whole time

update: nah it actually didn't make much of a difference for better or worse. I'm glad it helps for some people though!

[–] AwkwardTurtle@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

That's fair, I have also heard that effect happens to some people. I should also mention when I used it for sleep I tried to use it very sparingly, and never try to exceed much higher than 150mg for sleep. Otherwise higher doses get too groovy for me haha