Already posted the article on that one. I’ve not experienced that. It is entirely possible that stopping taking it means your levels return to a lower state and people struggle sleeping until they find a new way to cope.

Sleep is a complex topic I’ve studied for a long time. My motivation was that I was down to getting 2-3 hours a day on good days.

Diphenhydramine HCI is another sleep aid, but I consider it very suboptimal because it is artificial and dries you out. Long term usage can cause kidney function decrease due to dehydration. As far as pharmaceuticals go, it’s very low side-effect, but ya know 🤷‍♂️

For natural sleep, reducing blue light before bed (turn off tvs, lights, and use “Night Shift” on iOS or similar on Android.

Sleeping at the *same time every night* is also essential to allowing your body to establish a steady circadian rhythm. Sleep is a process in the brain, and you need to allow your brain time to do that.

Don’t perform other activities in the area you sleep. Your brain benefits for being cued to sleep when you begin your night routine. Doing away with phone and tv usage on the bedroom helped me a bit.