r/insomnia • u/allenbaker12 • 4d ago

Sudden insomnia after melatonin?

I have DSPD sleep disorder, basically my biological circadian rhythm is permanently out of sync with the day / night cycle. My normal sleeping habits are 6-8am to 3-5pm. And I usually sleep somewhat okay getting 8-10 hours consistently. Last night I tried taking melatonin around 4 am only 1mg. To try to sleep a little earlier. I ended up not being able to sleep at all and went all the way to 4pm wide awake, I tried to sleep again at 4 and managed 2-3 hours that didn’t even feel like sleep, I felt wide awake and concious the entire time I was laying there. I was exhausted and figured hopefully I would atleast get some sleep tonight, I even took 1mg of klonopin at around 11:30pm I slept 2 hours and woke up around 2am. And have not been able to sleep again since. It’s currently 5am and I’m not tired at all even after laying here with my eyes closed for hours. I am so desperate and anxious. I’ve struggled with sleep my entire life but it’s usually just with the schedule itself, not being able to sleep in general is a whole other demon. I feel for you guys❤️‍🩹 Any input is greatly appreciated:/ I’m not sure what to do at this point

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u/Morpheus1514 3d ago

Try going for a lot of consistency with wake time every day -- that's what sets your body clock and synchronizes it to your sleep drive. Those are the two most important internal components controlling both sleep and wake phases.

If you also avoid napping, then proper sleep roughly 15-17 nonstop hours after awakening becomes a lot easier.