Suggest Treatment For Severe Insomnia

Posted on Thu, 20 Jul 2017

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Question : ongoing insomnia. Go to UCSD and am currently on summer break, but have so much difficulty sleeping at night.

Answered by Dr. Alexander H. Sheppe (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Consultation

Detailed Answer:
Hello, and thanks for your question.

The first go-to medication I suggest, when sleep hygiene is already optimized (which it sounds you are doing pretty well), is Melatonin. Use 1mg tablets 2 hours before you want to go to sleep. It is over the counter, cheap, and effective. I'd recommend giving that a try.

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