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American here: I don't have any problems sleeping, nor does my wife typically, and I can't say that I know of anyone that takes a sleep supplement every single night.
Same here. According to This article which sources a study by National Center for Health Statistics, less than 2% of Americans use a nightly sleep aid.
A different study by the NCHS reported that 81% of Americans reported "never" using a sleep aid.
Thank you for providing a source!
I take meds to help me sleep at night. My crippling ADHD keeps my mind from resting without help. I'm on stimulants, but my last dose is at noon. Any later than that, and they'll just cancel out my sleeping meds.
I set an alarm and wake up an hour before I wake up to take my stimulants. I take them then sleep for another hour. That's the only way they don't worsen my insomnia. And I'm in the smallest dose and I take it before the sun rises.
I had severe insomnia before I got my stimulants and as long as I keep that very early regimen they don't worsen my insomnia.
That is a good idea, but I can't go back to sleep once I've woken up on most days because my dogs get way too excited about it being morning and have to play as hard as they can be and harass tf outta me. My goldendoodle puppy gets in my face and licks my nose every morning and demands that I flap her ears around while she does slammy-whammies. My beagle has to get big morning hugs every day, or he'll just stare at me and yell at an ever-increasing volume.
I take my stimulant in the morning once the dogs have left me alone so I can get ready for the day. My afternoon stimulant is during or right after lunch and is mostly to try to keep the afternoon sleepies at bay. My work tends to slow down in the afternoons, so I get pretty sleepy on a lot of days lol. I took it at 2 pm once and I did not sleep that night. My ADHD is super bad, but I'm sensitive to stimulants. A low dose works incredibly well for me. I'm on other meds that can work as stimulants a bit, so I'm sure they're giving my ADHD medication a lil boost lol.
Haha I'm the same, severely ADHD but really sensitive to the stimulants. But my metabolism is slow, so it lasts me most of the day when I take it early. And yeah I have cats... I keep my pill in bed, and when I roll over to take it, they literally step all over me on me face and slam their heads into my head hahaha.
Lmao. Cats are so silly.
I have the opposite issue as I'm unmedicated for my ADHD, I can drink coffee at around noon and it'll quiet down my brain enough that it can help me sleep
Oh that's interesting. Coffee doesn't really wake me up or relax me. I still have like 3 cups a day though lmao
Hi, I take Ambien nightly, and have for over a decade, now you know someone :).
Anxiety, stress, and modern blueish, bright lighting/screens are a huge part of the problem. Humans didn't evolve to deal with overstimulation in the evening.
I had insomnia and stress issues for years to the point I had a panic attack -- I thought I was having a heart attack or stroke. Dealing with the stress and light were major steps towards resolving the problem.
I cut way back on the news and doomscrolling to no more than an hour a day before noon. I set my house lights to dim down with the sun, and no TV, phone, or computer screens for at least an hour before bed. If it's unavoidable: dimming them and a blue light filter help.