Have to say, i`m rather shocked the doctor gave you a 14 day supply of these. i went through a bad patch of not sleeping at all and two or three times i`ve been prescribed sleeping tablets, but my doctor has never given me more than 4 or 5, because like you point out, they are so addictive.
Couple of points i would make, firstly, given the fact you were useing these for 14 days and have now stopped, your body now needs a few days to adjust not having them, i`ve always found the 2-3 days after stopping these things is often worse than before, so now, i avoid them altogether.
Another thing i`ve found over the years as well whenever i can`t sleep, is trying to force the issue because if you go to bed and lie there worrying about getting to sleep or enough of it, you`ll just make it worse, so what i would suggest, is certainly to stop fighting it. Stop thinking about it or worrying and just let it happen, trust me, when you become tired and need to sleep, your body will tell you 🙂
is there anything you do that you find really relaxing that might help, such as reading a book in bed for half an hour. In my case, i`ve found listening to relaxing music for half hour to an hour makes a diffence, so i bought a mii hi-fi i have next to my bed and either listen to playlists i have on my t.v, or i just listen to classic f.m for a bit, it`s really calming and stops you mulling things over in your head rather than just relaxing.
it`s certainly tough and horrible when you can`t sleep, but different things work for different people, you just need to find yours, but what i would try to avoid if possible, are sleeping tablets, they cause more issues than they solve!
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