Hello, thank you so much for doing this! I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember and I have a question!
I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. From middle school, all through high school (ages 12-18) I would lay awake almost every night feeling very awake with racing mind until about 2am, having to wake up at 6am for early morning classes. I believed at the time this was normal. I felt very tired.
As I grew older I looked for medications that could help. Initially, my doctor prescribed me clonazepam, but I still would not get that "tired" feeling, and would then lay awake while relaxed, which has even caused me to stay awake later than intended.
Enter Cannabis. For the past 4 years, I have been smoking cannabis recreationally as well as right before bed as it induces sleep for me. Now I sleep like a baby, but I'm not sure that I want to be a drug user (illegal in my state).
What advice can you offer someone in my situation? Medication? Therapy?
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Hello, thank you so much for doing this! I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember and I have a question!
I have had trouble sleeping for as long as I can remember. From middle school, all through high school (ages 12-18) I would lay awake almost every night feeling very awake with racing mind until about 2am, having to wake up at 6am for early morning classes. I believed at the time this was normal. I felt very tired.
As I grew older I looked for medications that could help. Initially, my doctor prescribed me clonazepam, but I still would not get that "tired" feeling, and would then lay awake while relaxed, which has even caused me to stay awake later than intended.
Enter Cannabis. For the past 4 years, I have been smoking cannabis recreationally as well as right before bed as it induces sleep for me. Now I sleep like a baby, but I'm not sure that I want to be a drug user (illegal in my state).
What advice can you offer someone in my situation? Medication? Therapy?
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