Discussion Advice on sleeping meds? My tolerance is sky high

[nembutaldream]

Before I ctb I need to take care of some things that require me being awake and alert during the day. Bc of serious health issues I can't drink coffee. I have benzos and all the the z drugs but even at max doses they don't put me to sleep. If I combine them at max doses of each i might fall alseep but then it's like for 15 hours and I miss daylight (business) hours again and can't make the phone calls I need to make / attend meetings. Any ideas on what to do? Cannabis seems to stimulate me, not help w sleep, and alcohol combined w benzos works but my tolerance is so high now that the hangover negates any alertness I'm trying to obtain from sleeping.

 

[areyousafe??]

I find that sleeping pills sometimes work, and sometimes don't. No idea why this is. I've tried an OTC sleeping pill (doxylamine), had one a few months ago and it knocked me out for 12 hours. Tried another one a couple days later and woke up around 4 hours later. I once took 100 doxylamine and I never even fell asleep.

Recently got prescribed melatonin. Took this for one week, on two days I got 8 hours sleep, the rest about 3 hours. Last night I tried doubling the dose and finally got some decent sleep.

Can you speak with your doctor and ask him to prescribe you sleeping pills and mention that you have high tolerance?

 

[nembutaldream]

I find that sleeping pills sometimes work, and sometimes don't. No idea why this is. I've tried an OTC sleeping pill (doxylamine), had one a few months ago and it knocked me out for 12 hours. Tried another one a couple days later and woke up around 4 hours later. I once took 100 doxylamine and I never even fell asleep.

Recently got prescribed melatonin. Took this for one week, on two days I got 8 hours sleep, the rest about 3 hours. Last night I tried doubling the dose and finally got some decent sleep.

Can you speak with your doctor and ask him to prescribe you sleeping pills and mention that you have high tolerance?

Those otc antihistamines unfortunately have zero effect. I do mention my tolerance which is how I have a stockpile of various drugs but I'm careful about what I say bc I don't want them cutting me off completely. I don't work and am petite and I feel like they will think I'm using these drugs recreationally. any tips on what to say specifically?

 

[areyousafe??]

Those otc antihistamines unfortunately have zero effect. I do mention my tolerance which is how I have a stockpile of various drugs but I'm careful about what I say bc I don't want them cutting me off completely. I don't work and am petite and I feel like they will think I'm using these drugs recreationally. any tips on what to say specifically?

Do your various drugs include prescription sleeping pills?

I'm not good at giving advice, but if I was in your situation, I would just be honest with my doctor and emphasise that I'm not using the drugs recreationally. But that's because I have an good relationship with my doctor and have been seeing him for a long time.

My friend is also on prescription sleeping pills and she also mentioned to me that sometimes they won't and sometimes they don't. I wish the effects were consistent, it's almost midnight and I'm still awake.

 

[nembutaldream]

Do your various drugs include prescription sleeping pills?

I'm not good at giving advice, but if I was in your situation, I would just be honest with my doctor and emphasise that I'm not using the drugs recreationally. But that's because I have an good relationship with my doctor and have been seeing him for a long time.

My friend is also on prescription sleeping pills and she also mentioned to me that sometimes they won't and sometimes they don't. I wish the effects were consistent, it's almost midnight and I'm still awake.

They're prescriptions and unfortunately I had to get a bunch of new doctors bc a guy who is stalking me used his professional qualifications to get in touch with them and make them believe I'm a junkie. I hate him.

 

[RoyalBengalAutistic]

People who are normal, have right amount of chemicals in their brain. They don't feel like hell.