Welcome,

I am so sorry for your suffering. Not sleeping just makes the whole thing worse. It seems like quite a few of us take melatonin before bed. It is OTC. For prescriptions there is use of TCAs like nortriptyline or desipramine by some. They can make people sleepy. In studies nortriptyline and neurontin were shown to be MORE effective if used together, and maybe allows a lower dose of each. I think rebound insomnia can certainly be an issue. Ambien and any sleepers can be hard to get off of for this reason so if you can address sleep some other way that would be great.

Adjunct approaches like meditation, visualization, hypnosis, etc. Also have their place. Stress reduction is always good with this monster!

Sending Healing Love, Littlepaw