Hey Aaron,

Unfortunately, insomnia is a huge symptoms of mine. As a result, I take 2-4 grams of tryptophan (an amino acid) to help me sleep each nite, along with Xanax, which I know is addictive.

However, I prefer to stay addicted so I can sleep. Then, when symptoms subside, it takes me about a week to wean myself off and break the addiction. I can usually go off once a year for a number of months before the insomnia comes back.

It is too bad that we have to make such decision, but I'll take an addiction anytime over having chronic fatigue, and then on top of that not being able to sleep.

BTW, I use the tryptophan to go to sleep, and the sleeping pill to keep me asleep through the nite.