I have anxiety and can’t sleep at night. I actually think my anxiety is caused by the fact that I can’t sleep. I think all day long about how I’m going to have a difficult time sleeping at night. The night rolls around and there I am tossing and turning and not falling asleep. I have tried every over the counter medicine and hate them all because they give you the hang over feeling. My doctors all say it’s anxiety related so I went for acupuncture and it works great for how I feel during the day, but I still have a hard time sleeping. My acupuncturist (who’s also my friend) recommended that I take 5-HTP and says it will help me sleep. So far I’ve been taking a Xanax (0.5 mg) to help me fall asleep and it doesn’t work that well. I bought the bottle about a month ago and still haven’t tried it because I’m nervous it will be just another thing that won’t work. Has anyone tried this for sleep and had success?

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