I take gabapentin to help me sleep. Originally I took it for lower back pain but that resolved and I continued taking it at night as a sleep aid. I get 7 hours of sound sleep. When I told my doctor why I was still taking it, she said that was perfectly fine as long as I just taking 300mg before bedtime.
occasionally I will take a tylenol PM to help sleep. Just a single one.
If my mind is really racing and I try to sleep and after atleast an hour of tossing and turning..the CVS sleep aid I will pop. This happens maybe once in 2 months or so.
Both are non addicting and no nightmares or night walking as prescription aids.
Yes--I take .5 mg of Ativan per night---it does marginally well altho it is a conrolled substance. My sleep *UCKS!!!! Went to neuologist and he was appalled at my sleeping issues so he set up appt for a sleep clinic. Will go soon. Nothing over the counter helps me at all. But am thinking if your hubby has ear problems --he needs to go to an ENT maybe??
@wagirl He has seen the ENT twice in a month...no ear issue that they can see. He thinks it is an allergy issue, so is on Claritin right now - but still no relief.
He did get a good nights sleep thanks to the sleeping pills he was prescribed.
@Mom2Dogs --well good--I figured that was something you already did---the ent, I mean---I am not very optimistic about going to a sleep clinic--I have insomnia and not apnea and that is not considered a life threatening thing!!! Have always been a very light sleeper--the ativan I take, works maybe 1/3 of the time but I still only get 4-5 hours---on a good night!!
