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at least your gut cleared all the medication from your system.
Do ask your GP for a referral to a sleep clinic. Knowing that we aren't imagining symptoms can help hugely! Regardless of a sleep habit at night: i.e. switching off gadgets/blue light which keeps the brain active; or using meletonin products [which your GP could prescribe ]; if 'valium' isn't working to help you drop off, then don't take it again. It is a relaxant and used as a pre-med. so should work. One can try too many products which may interact with each other with little benefit.
I read very recently in an article about sleep problems, that a cup of hot milk [
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] can induce a good sleep habit. I remember Mum used to drink 'horlicks' every night!
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I find a warm bath with cuppa and very good book helpful. If I have a night when I don't drop off, that's usually it but is very rare these nights.
What's your job? When I had a busy job I had 8 years of not sleeping properly, though about 6 years in I decided that not sleeping hadn't killed me yet, nor did I make mistakes in my job ...... after that I slept a lot better. Even now sometimes I wake to see whether I have been asleep
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. I do have busy dreams that leave me knackered by morning!
Gillla999 - low oestrogen can cause the body to become dry: inside and out; eyes, deep in the ears, nostrils, vagina ......... how were you during your menstruating years, surely an 'allergic reaction' is more likely to be become problematic earlier?
If there is a Research Study then mayB join in? Perhaps let us know who is doing such a Study and who is funding it?
Do U have an exercise regime? Walking, swimming, cycling can kick in endorphins which can help tire the body and brain. Apparently
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Also getting into the sunshine which can help if VitD levels are topped up. It is also good for relaxing - listening to the birds, watching for insects etc. is good anyway.
Also do check your diet because some foods take longer to digest which may be some of your problem. Sleep deprivation is wearying. Literally!