How to come off over the counter sleep aids? - Part 2 

It's always best to watch the entire video so that you can see the step-by-step explanation of how I help and support clients in my practice. 

But here are some chapters for you:

00:00 Introduction to coming off over the counter sleep aids or medication

02:09 Teaching Sleep Skills for Life

03:14 What are you actually taking for insomnia or sleep problems

09:22 Making a list of all the different sleep-related over the counter sleep aids, medication or supplements

11:20 Assessing how what you take helps or hinders your ability to sleep well

15:37 What if you take more than one over the counter sleep aid, medication or supplement

17:33 How to make a plan to come off over the counter sleep aids, medication or supplements

22:03 Assessing the last remaining over the counter sleep aid, medication or supplement

27:29 Making the final plan to stop taking all over the counter sleep aids, medication or supplements

30:52 Conclusions to coming off over the counter sleep aids, medication or supplements

There are so many different over the counter sleep medication or sleep aids or supplements that are recommended to help you overcome your sleep problems or insomnia. 

Most of the time, unfortunately these don’t seem to create consistently great results for people. And if you’re watching today’s video then I’m sure you’ve tried so many things already. 

This video is part 2 of the sleep medication related topic.

In the first video - click here to watch that video - I talked about coming off sleep medication that has been prescribed to you. So if you take those, I’d suggest you watch the other video first. 

Some clients end up combining things, depending on the night. This is when I have to also work through over the counter sleep medication, other sleep aids and even supplements that a client takes. 

Everything you take will have a certain influence on your sleep and how you see your situation, so it’s important that we talk about these things in a practical way rather than a scaremongering way. 

Getting off sleeping pills even if they are the over the counter sleep aid type can be quite a challenging thing. Which is why in today’s video, I wanted to walk you through how I approach this in my sleep coaching practice and help clients overcome their insomnia or other sleep problems finally. 

Sleeping well naturally without having to take over the counter sleep aids or other sleeping tablets is very possible, and I’ve seen countless examples of what is possible when a client really commits to doing the work that they need to do. 

I’ll walk you through a step by step approach that I use in my practice, so you can really look at how you want to approach creating a practical plan that you can work through. 

Coming off prescribed sleep medication or over the counter sleep aids (and other supplements) is completely possible, but please make sure that you consider all the things I mentioned in today’s video. This way you can set yourself up to be successful and really overcome your long-term insomnia or sleep problems for many years to come.

I hope that his video will help you to have all the necessary steps you need. 

Beatrix