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I Solved psychological problem but not lingering biological problem

Male, 23

I had always been a good sleeper — about 7 hours per night, usually with one awakening in the middle of the night, after which I would fall back asleep fairly quickly.

Then, I developed a psychologically stressful thought specifically about the second half of the night. This led to frequent awakenings during the second half of the night.

After each night like this, I felt sleepy, my sleep felt unrefreshing, and my cognitive functioning declined.

Eventually, I completely resolved the original psychological trigger. From that point onward, I was 100% fine psychologically in all areas of my life, including sleep. However, the same awakenings during the second half of the night continued for several weeks.

Then, at some point, I lost my sense of sleepiness 24/7. At that point, additional problems appeared: awakenings during the first half of the night as well, taking a long time to fall asleep initially, and being unable to fall back asleep after waking during the night.

Eventually, I was averaging about 5.5 hours of sleep per night with 4–5 awakenings.

I started taking Dayvigo 5 mg and later increased it to 10 mg. I have now been taking it for about a month. During that month, I averaged about 7 hours of sleep with 4–5 awakenings, mostly concentrated in the second half of the night.which mean I'm only sleeping half nights.my congative is really bad

  1. Hi . Welcome to the community! Seven hours' sleep with that many awakenings doesn't sound all that restful. I can see how that would affect you cognitively. Maybe Dayvigo isn't for you. Have you asked your doctor about trying something new? Here is an article about the prescription medications that can help with sleep: https://insomnia.sleep-disorders.net/prescription-drugs. As you can see, Dayvigo is an orexin antagonist. Other medications work on different hormones to promote sleep.
    You might also want to try cognitive behavioral therapy - insomnia (CBT-I). A good therapist can help you figure out the root cause of your sleep issues and address them. It has a super high success rate and has become the frontline treatment for insomnia. Here's an article about it: https://insomnia.sleep-disorders.net/cbt.
    I hope this helps and that you get the quality sleep you need. Keep us posted, if you don't mind. I'll be thinking of you. - Lori (Team Member)

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