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Not a helpful answer, but I started taking a psych medication and I guess some people use it off label as a sleep aid. Soooo suffice to say I definitely sleep like a rock nowadays lol. Trouble is that I have to actually be disciplined enough to get into bed first!
BUT what has always helped me actually fall asleep is to actually use my phone in bed. I know people say not to, but it helps me fall asleep every night. What I do is put on a lengthy YouTube video that is not too interesting and not too boring. I fall asleep to them.
Off-label use of psych medication is apparently not uncommon, I've had prescriptions for a bunch of antipsychotics, specifically to help me sleep. Had hangover effects from all of them, unfortunately, so we stopped that experiment, but they did help with the falling asleep part.
Falling asleep with my phone in my hand, looking at some nonsense, is the most reliable way I've found (which doesn't mean much).
Haha yes, mine is an antipsychotic! I'm on Seroquel, altho a pretty low dose. I'm not given it for sleep, but I see why it's used as such! Sorry you had a rough go with antipsychotics! How has your sleep been nowadays?
I sleep either a total of 20 hours a day or 2, and I have very little control over when it happens. Sucks ass. 乁( •_• )ㄏ
Goddamn man. I hope you find out something that helps you eventually. Some of my friends swear by magnesium supplements. Although I think it's only a particular kind of magnesium supplement maybe?
I've tried all the common things but I appreciate the thought :)