I do this too although more often than not an Ibuprofen PM.
I kind of rotate between melatonin, half dose of Ibuprofen PM if my back or neck is bothering me or a half dose of Acetaminophen PM if I have a headache.
My doc says this is fine. 
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Sunday scaries got me again.
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That’s enough for me. And a day or two of 6 hours is okay, but it catches up to me. But you are in a better position to know how much sleep you need than your doctor is, and people vary as to how much sleep they need.
I’ve been having trouble getting enough sleep because of itching. My crotch has been really itchy, and nothing but steroids helped, and i try not to use steroids too often. It’s been really frustrating.
But the lauder detergent I’ve been using was just discontinued and i tried something else. And no itching. Holy shit, i thought it was related to getting old, but it may have just been a chemical sensitivity. I stayed up too late last night, but i slept well once i went to bed. Looking forward to getting enough sleep tonight.
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Now that I’ve had 6 nights in a row of 7 or more, including one night of almost 9, I am finally starting to feel ready to get up when I wake up. Last night I didn’t wake up once after falling asleep. That is unusual for me.
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Been an emotional 24 hours and now I can’t sleep 
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That’s the worst kind of insomnia. 
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Thanks. It’s been a rough 36 hours.
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Wide awake when I should be asleep
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Woke up around 5am. Finally got up after an hour of tossing and turning.
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Saw sleep doctor today. He prescribed Doxepin, a low dose. It’s not forever, but will hopefully get me in a better pattern. And he’s sending me to a new CPAP supplier to get help with my mask.
I told him I refused Ambien a year ago and he hates Ambien. I didn’t even ask for sleep medicine but I did tell him I’ve been taking Tylenol PM every night for 4 weeks.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Better choices could’ve been made.
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Just getting back to regular pattern post illness and alarm battery fail! I swear the logic checks to see if it is 0dark thirty before souniding!
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Dang, I hope you got some extra caffeine this morning.
Started the Doxepin Friday night.
Still waking up but seem to be able to go back to sleep. So tired this morning though. Might have to resort to a diet coke at lunch.
I’m supposed to give this a couple weeks to work, i think I can muddle through the few work days I have this week and next.
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I am so tired, but I can’t go to sleep… 
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I know dat feel.
Less than 6 hours last night. 
I seem to be doing ok on the doxepin. Adding an estrogen patch tomorrow night.
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