Chronic sleeplessness

[GottaDance]

I am getting by on 4 or 5 hours of sleep a night. Once in a while is okay, but now it's becoming nearly every night. During the day, I tire easily, have trouble remembering things. I take my Phen early, about 5:30 am, stay away from ALL forms of caffeine, and still can't sleep at night. Sometimes I take a benadryl or Tylenol PM at night to try to sleep and even that isn't working anymore.

any ideas?

[AerieFae]

That was happening me to me all the time, now I take 5-HTP with the phen and when it's really bad I take an over the counter sleeping pill, it's whats in tylenol pm just without the tylenol so you aren't taking unnecessary drugs. You can find 5-HTP at walgreens, walmart etc. It is an amino acid supplement that helps with sleeping, weight loss, and mood. My doctor prescribed taking it along with the phen. Hope this helps!

[georgia1419]

I was having the same problem....waking up at 4:30 every morning. I started taking melatonin 500mg. and it seemed to help. I haven't been waking up as early. You can buy it at Whole Food's, Trader Joe's, or any health food store.

[KBunn]

Have you tried melatonin? You can find it at your local grocery store or Walmart in the vitamin area.