Dealing with the reality of separation

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Does anyone have any suggestions on OTC remedies for sleep. I feel like I haven't slept a full night since the bomb drop back in August. I am also taking some medicine for my anxiety that should make me sleepy but that doesn't seem to be the case. I know that this isn't a medical forum, but I figured most of you out there have probably suffered from insomnia at some point.

Hey fuanacdc. Are you still having this problem ^^^^? I've been on a couple anti-anxiety meds in the past. The last one caused insomnia. I then had to take another med to help me sleep. If your still not sleeping well its going to amplify your anxiety.

Update on my anxiety. I am on a med now that I can see actually helps a lot. Been a few weeks and it seems to put the anxiety at bay. I think there may be a larger problem here though. Going to talk with my IC about it on Thursday and see what she says. I have major performance anxiety in all aspects of my life. I know I'm in sales so that is weird but I have always been a nervous wreck before a sales meeting and then as soon as I get there I put on my sales face and everything is fine. I am actually more myself when I am on a sales call in front of a complete stranger than I was in front of my W recently. Add on a moderate amount of OCD and I am thinking passive anxiety meds are not the short term answer. I haven't really been myself for 5 years. I have always put on a brave face but I think it is time to see what Big Pharma can do about this. Me trying to be strong and fake my way through it is not acceptable anymore. I want to actually be happy...

You took a page right out of my book on this one! I'm not sure what your history of taking these meds is but they may take 6-8 weeks to start working properly. They can be very affective at keeping the anxiety at bay.