Hello. My dad gets absolutely no sleep during the night. His doctor prescribed trazodone, but it doesn’t work. I will also try over-the-counter sleep aids and they don’t work either. Can anyone recommend anything that can help in this matter?
Thank you so much!
Does he sleep during the day, away from his bed?
If so then check his room and bed for comfort, too hot/cold/noisy, lie in his bed for at least 1/2 hr, is the mattress worn out?
He might be happier with sheet and blankets rarther than a duvet.
Does he go to bed hungry/thirsty?
Be very careful of "sleeping" pills, enough the do the job, will leave him very drowsy the next day and liable to falls, not enough will leave him drowsy and a very real falls risk during the night.
Bod