Thanks everyone.

I'm going to bookmark this thread because there is lots of good advice/suggestions to try. I took 400mg of Gabapentin last night and it knocked me out until about 2am. Then, I fell back asleep until my alarm went off. First time that's happened in awhile. So, I'm gonna keep using Gabapentin as a sleep aid until that stops working - then its on to these suggestions.

Thanks again guys and gals.

Nick

I've been trying 5-HTP per my FNP's suggestion, and I really not sure if it's helping that much. 5-HTP is a precursor of melatonin and serotonin. I'm taking it along with my Ambien. I actually wanted to try it more for my depression and it's helping a little with that. Interesting research here, seems it also helps with weight loss and migraines, check it out! http://www.charlesgantmd.com/article...-precursor.pdf

Ambien works great for me for sleep. There's tricks to it tho, see my post up a ways from the TBI forum, in Sleep Apnea & Sleep Disorders forum. Mostly it's just that it needs some room in the gut to absorb quickly enough to work; so eat early.

A good self-talk suggestion from my counselor:

Say something rote and boring to yourself. Some ideas are to recite times tables, play a very easy alphabet game (a is for apple, b is for banana, c is for cherry), or anything else that you can occupy your mind with WITHOUT ACTUALLY THINKING.

And here is an option for a homeopathic sleep aid that was recommended to me: http://www.hylands.com/products/calms.php

Hi Nick,
I always have bad sleep and sometimes I have panic attack because I can't sleep. Do you have any experience struggling with panic attack? Thanks.