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Everyone laughs like this is obvious, but I really struggle to do this. I'm not sure if it's an ADHD thing, but I just can't make myself go to bed at night. Extremely tired? Nah, I'd better wait until I hit a second wind. There's unimportant stuff I'd rather do.
I envy those that can just fall asleep whenever they want. It usually takes me an hour or more of laying there to finally bore myself enough to pass out.
Depression for me.
What do you mean, unimportant? Calculating the exact scaling factor for my desktop environment to match the look on my old Thinkpad was urgent!
Yeah i WISH i could control when i sleep, but I have lifelong serious problems falling asleep. I've tried all the things people talk about - counting sheep, no screen right before bed, melatonin, meditation, exercise early in the day, etc etc. Some of them help somewhat sometimes, but so far there's no fix. Actually there was one thing that totally fixed it, which was taking zoloft. Taking it at noon everyday completely fixed my lifelong sleeping problems even though it did little to help the depression i had back then. Now that i say it, i think i should start taking it again just because it fixed my sleep so completely.
This is me. I met someone who once had a psychotic attack and told me she has weaned of to a micro-dose that helps calm her internal voice so she can fall asleep.
I convinced my doctor to try that medicine (after i underwent sleep trials) and it works really well. It's no sleeping pill, it just shuts up you internal monologue for long enough to get to sleep. It's great, it got me off my alcohol self medication. It doesn't make me feel sleepy, though, I need to remember to get to bed. But then it works.
Anyway the medicine is this one, of course check with your doctor, as I'm just a guy from the internet.
That seems like a very powerful medication with a lot of effects and side effects that you would only want to use as a last resort. Wiki says it has effects on serotonin and dopamine receptors, which are also receptors effected by zoloft, so if seroquel helps you then you might want to consider switching to zoloft. But honestly what the hell do either of us know, we're just sharing anecdotes, which is useful but shouldn't be assumed to be true.
Yup, hence me saying to consult your doctor.
I'm on 25 mg dosage, which is quite low so I don't get major side effects.
Though it takes longer to achieve, it's effects go beyond just helping you sleep - regular meditation, even purely secular "mindfulness meditation" can help achieve the same, with lasting effect, and much wider implications in day to day life.
There is sometimes still an internal monologue, but it's not as powerful or overwhelming, and it's much easier to ignore or shut off.
ADHD hits everyone different but I know I personally crash so fucking hard if Iβm tired. Weβre talking head hit the pillow then I time travel to the next morning.
Yeah same. I'm AuDHD so I'm just constantly ruminating. CBD and ASMR videos help.
Avoud blue light. Make your phone black and white when you should be sleeping.