It seems that Flexeril does have sleep enhancing properties that aren't the same as just taking an antihistamine from what you said.
As I mentioned elsewhere, trazodone is unfortunately not available in Australia these days and I'm not sure if it ever was. It's a shame because it seems to help a lot of people with sleep issues. I'm hoping to try mirtazapine (Remeron/Avanza) when I see a specialist soon, since it's also an antidepressant that helps with sleep. It's one of the few ADs I haven't tried yet.
I kept on hoping baclofen would help me with sleep, and in fact I had hoped for this as much as I had wanted its anticraving effects. I have been taking a break from it but intend to restart it, at a slower pace to see if I tolerate it better (I'm still AF but either white knuckling it or using unhealthy substitutes). I won't be taking any large doses close to bed this time. It doesn't actually affect me the way a stimulant would, it just seems to "turn off" my brain's ability to drift off to sleep. When I finally do sleep I wake again very easily. Hopefully taking it no later than late afternoon will change things this time.
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