[dylan's alias]

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2 large coffees per day generally. Usually latest one at 6pm or so (I work til 8 at least).

Television before bed. I fall asleep on the couch, then wakeup and go in the bedroom.

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Both of these are huge problems. A large coffee at 6PM is enough caffeine late enough to interfere with your ability to fall and stay asleep.
Any stimulating activity, even bad late night tv, will generally keep you awake longer. Then, in your case, you have to wake up to walk back to your bedroom, also waking yourself up more in the process.

And as for sleep meds, they all have negative effects on sleep. They should all be used temporarily except for ridiculously extreme circumstances. Insomnia is a symptom, not a disease. An analogy is taking Tylenol for pneumonia. Sure, the fever goes down, but the infection is still present.

Dylan's Alias, Sleep MD