Sleep Disorders-Is there a one-time "knock-out" drug to guarantee sleep the night before wedding?

Hi there! I can relate to the insomnia as I used to be a terrible sleeper. At slumber parties I was the last to fall asleep and the first one to wake. When I was around 13 I spent the night with a girlfriend and I read "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson while I waited for my friend to wake up. Finally I told my PCP about the issue and was given a script for trazodone. I started with 100mg and now take 200mg each night. I also finally found a mattress that works wonderfully and we decided to remove the Smart TV, plus we drop the temperature to 69/70. This arrangement works like a charm at last! We also block any small lights to keep our bedroom as dark as possible, and I am able to fall asleep pretty quickly. I sometimes wake up for a brief moment or two, but I can go right back to sleep. All these things have helped me sleep so well that I am amazed! I hope your wedding is beautiful, and wish you are able you begin to sleep well.

Hello! I have a cocktail i take before bed for stubborn insomnia. Lunesta 3mg and Trazodone 150mg and propranolol for my hBP. I sleep like a baby on those meds. Ask your doc to try these three meds a week before the wedding and sleep like 8 hours. If he's hesitant, just tell him the concerns about the anxiety and insomnia from the prewedding jitters. Ask him for a week supply then cut off. Shouldn't be a problem.

Chloral hydrate.

Zopiclone really works and it knocks you out and you wake up feeling refreshed

does it really work

Hi, i know this is an old post, i've just come across it, and for the sake of other members seeking the same help, i just wanted to second the suggestion of Melatonin, but i would start taking it a week or 2 before the wedding, and you must follow instructions about blacking out your bedroom for it to work properly. Secondly, i have found relief with Zopiclone, at the highest prescribed dose, and again i would start taking this before the wedding, but maybe just for a few days. I hope it all went well!

Hi I have anxiety and insomnia and I take sertraline and propranalol on the day and mirtazapine at night to help with sleeping.

I've recently been getting panic attacks. I take paxil 20mg. My dr has doubled it but now after about two weeks of this dosage I'm getting some insomnia. This is just a temporary side effect until i get fully acclimated to the higher dosage.This happened to me almost 4 years ago when I had quit and gone back to starting paxil again. Anyway this time my Dr prescribed to me propranolol. This is a good medication to help lower your blood pressure and helps reduce your anxiety. Most people with anxiety usually have a borderline high blood pressure. I would ask your dr and see if you can try it. It's not expensive it cost me 10 dollars for 60. I'm also taking lunesta for about a week then weening myself off and go back to melatonin. But propranolol does help me relax and sleep a little easier.

I would suggest a 3 milligram melatonin tablet taken 20 minutes before bedtime. I have had insomnia most of my life and have tried different remedies. Also, drink a cup of chamomile tea. The chamomile tea will help with the anxiety as well as help you to sleep. Congratulations on your wedding!

The issue isnt the sleep, its the anxiety. However, because that can take years. I have been an insomniac my whole life. I just would take like 10 benedryl. You cant OD on it. Really anything stronger that "knocks you out", you are likely to be groggy and puffy-eyed for your wedding.