trying to get off sleeping pills

[janny108]

I would like to get off sleeping pills. I take thyroid medicine. I have been on
Ambien, then Restoril since 2009. What natural things actually work? I've tried valerian but it  does not work totally for a whole night.  I'm going to school and have a little anxiety about that.
So should I be looking for a sleep remedy or an anxiety remedy?

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

You seem to have chronic insomnia. The first step would be to rule the causes for insomnia like sleep disorders. Next it is treated with both medical and non medical therapy. Medical (sedatives) are given in the temporary initial phase, this is combined with non medical measures like sleep hygiene, relaxation therapy, stimulus control, and sleep restriction which are referred to as cognitive behavioral therapies. As the non medical measures help to restore your sleep rhythm, the sedatives are withdrawn. Please discuss this with your doctor am sure he will provide further assistance.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[ChitChatNine]

Being a thyroid patient, I was thinking maybe see if your doctor has checked your TSH levels to be sure the anxiety/sleep issues aren't coming from a dose that's too high form the Thyroid meds.  Thyroid meds can easily do this to me and many others I've spoken with.

Please let us know what your doctors says?

C~