For the last week or so, I’ve been waking up several hours earlier than normal and not being able to get back to restful sleep. I’ve never had this problem before, I’m just getting more exhausted by the day because I’m not getting to sleep much earlier
Then I find out other people are experiencing the same thing, same timeframe - around a week ago it just started for seemingly no reason
I had this happen around 35. Job, family related stress, and age are my best guess. Ambien was great for getting to sleep, but would wear off and I’d still wake up, same with the extended release. My doctor decided to try 10mg of Valium. This gets me through the night for years now. I still wake up, but it keeps the panic of existence from setting in and I’m able to turn over and get back to sleep.