Trouble sleeping

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Trouble sleeping

Asked for Female, 44 Years

I have trouble having a long and deep sleep since last 2 weeks. I have unnecessary and sometimes negative thoughts at night which prevent me from sleeping. Can I take melatonin 3mg tablet for it ? Is it habit forming ?

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Ms. Sakshi Danwar

Counselling Psychologist 9 yrs exp Delhi

Hi, I would suggest you to not take any medicine without under a doctor's supervision. First you need to check on with your negative thoughts, start writing & noticing what are these negative thoughts are all about n There could be past traumas or negative patterns also which you need to find out.

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you can book a session with me to discuss things deeply so that we can find out the deeper causes of your sleeping problem & work on them.

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Homoeopath 15 yrs exp Delhi

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