Short acting sleep meds?

[alice111]

My insomnia has gotten pretty bad, now needing to take a a very strong sleep med every night, or I just simply don't sleep. My body seems to have forgotten how...

Anyway, the ones that work right now seem to say in my system very long so while I do finally get a decent sleep I spend the whole of the next day groggy trying to wake up.. By the time I do, it's time to go to sleep again

Anyone have any sleep meds they can recommend that are shorter acting, and cause so much next day sedation?

 

[heapsreal]

Tizanadine is a non benzo related muscle relaxer that can help initiate sleep. Also good if u wake in middle of the night. It doesn't last long in your system so minimal hangover. May work well with another short acting med like zolpidem.

 

[August59]

Tizanadine works well, but go slow with dosage and find just enough to work. I went up a little to quick and it gave me terrible nightmares!

 

[August59]

Intermezzo (sublingual zolpidem) is marketed as a sleep med that is used for people that wake up and can't go back to sleep. Regular zolpidem only has half-life of about 4 hours, so I would think a sublingual version may be a little less, but have a much quicker onset.

 

[Mij]

@alice111 my M.E doctor wrote me a prescription for Imovane a few years ago, he said you take it and the next day you can drive. I didn't take it because my sleep eventually came back. They use Imovane for pilots, flight attendants etc. one of my sisters works for an airline likes this one.

I hope you find a solution.

 

[panckage]

Melatonin is short acting