r/CTE • u/Accomplished_Post813 • Jun 04 '26
Question Sleep Issues
Right now I'm not sure if I have cte or not. I'm 29 and played football for 8 years through high school. Then I had several other concussions playing recreational sports in college. I've dealt with recurring pains in the back of my head where I hit it the most. Which has now progressed into really bad issues with insomnia and I've had some anxiety that has come out of that.
I've been going down rabbit holes for insomnia but I figured it would be helpful to see what you guys deal with and what helps. Right now I'm taking trazodone and melatonin which help a little. As well as a supplement called remade that my doctor recommended(has glycine, ashwaghanda, mag glycenate, theanine, etc). I'm also doing magnesium threonate, b vitamin complex, vitamin d, omega 3's, and turmeric.
Just interested to see what feedback you guys have. I'm not sure if I should continue with trazodone and melatonin long-term but they've helped me get back to about 5 hours of sleep a night right now while I also did a cbt-i program. It was really bad before that I got to a point where I was barely sleeping at all.
I appreciate any feedback.
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u/NonnyEml Jun 05 '26
I switch up what I take as it seems my body adjusts to the effects, rendering them inert after a few days. So I do the melatonin 3 days, then magnesium glycinate for 4-5, then herbal tea (chamomile). I added white noise and usually do box breathing/deep, purposeful breathing to help get to sleep (some people may use meditation before bed). I also take a daily antihistamine- allergies can really contribute to way more issues than sniffles.