- Male
- 22 Years
- 29/01/2025
I'm curious about how to take Alprax 0.5 for sleep. My doctor said to use it at night for 10 days, but I'm not sure when exactly I should take it before going to bed to make sure it's effective. Could you give me some advice?
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I've been experiencing dreams every single day, and sometimes they get really scary. When I wake up from these, I feel so restless and tired, like I haven't slept at all. This has been happening since I was a kid, but after my dad passed away when I was 23, the dreams got much worse. He would often appear in my dreams and I would cry. Although it's not as intense now, I still have this issue with dreams every day, even if I take a nap during lunch. It affects me so much that I just feel exhausted all the time. I've never talked to a doctor about this before, but I'm starting to really worry. Could you please help me figure out what's going on?
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