Sorry, I lost track of this thread. With insomnia, I lose track of a lot!

I didn't find the sleep doc to be all that helpful, but then I live in a semi-rural area and we don't have very good doctors here. Of course, I got the typical sleep hygiene stuff. I was already doing all of that. I learned that trazodone can aggravate restless leg syndrome, so I am weaning off of that. I learned that sleep restriction is popular with sleep docs and that it just about killed me and did no good at all. I learned that I really needed a prescribing psych nurse because sleep docs have no clue about ptsd. I learned that different prescribers have their own favorite drugs and tend to prescribe them to everybody.

I have been taking the xanax for sleep now for about a month, and, yes, I am dependent on it. But I was sleeping 1-2 hours/night without it. I tried everything under the sun before I tried the xanax. I was near complete collapse from lack of sleep. Actually, I was collapsed, just not dead yet. I was losing weight (and I am already thin). I was having flashbacks and panic attacks like I had never had before. I was out of options. Take the xanax or die. I took the xanax.

Now I can eat and sleep and think. I am working on improving my health (diet and exercise) and improving my ptsd symptoms. Then I will think about what my long-term sleep plan is. For now, I am just so relieved to have my brain back!

Hope you are sleeping well these days, too!