Difficult question. Imagine it is different for each person. I started a company when I was 26. Developed ulcers, could not turn off my brain. At 35 I had two small children and was diagnosed with cancer(Stage 3). I was getting maybe 90 minutes of broken sleep a night. They gave me sleeping meds that I imagine our no longer prescribed as I do not hear of them (secanol, halcyon etc.). To this day, if I wake up and lay awake my mind will spin out of control.
There is an rx called cyclobenzaprine (I probably butchered the spelling) that seems to work and is supposedly not addictive. It can be taken with other meds with greater safety (Please do not take the word of someone in a message board. Consult with your doctor). My current onc wants to put me on thc. I have a couple of fed licenses that I fear could be pulled as it is not viewed as legal by the fed government. I also wonder if I would have a bad recation to it. I know it sounds silly as I have no doubt much of what I have been prescribed is probably far more dangerous. I have survived over 20 years now and plan to keep on going.
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