What’s the dose, and I think you’d mention you take extended release, right?
Yay! Yes, it’s crazy how powerful what we tell ourselves about sleep (and everything else in life) can be!
I found that Set It & Forget It gave me more freedom to live without my self imposed sleep constraints and conditions. Given the positive outcome for my sleep, I hope that the principles may even generalize to other areas of my life. 
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I take 10 mg extended release and 60 mg of immediate release. I view melatonin as more of a general health supplement than a sleep supplement although I’m sure it helps some with sleep. Melatonin alone was never enough for me personally.
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I also wake up after a 3-4 hours of sleep. I am lucky since taurin calms my nervous system. 1,5 - 3 grams puts me back to sleep, after 20 - 30 min or so.
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Dr. Greger has an interesting video on sleep, longevity, melatonin and more.
Podcast: How Much Sleep Is Enough? (Dr. Greger)
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It looks like I’m all in with the Set it and Forget it method. I figured I’ve done everything else so I might as well give it a go. I was concerned about driving in the middle of the night if I get called out with Doxepin on board and my husband said he would drive me but I really don’t want him to have to do that!
Last night I didn’t wear my Fitbit or take Doxepin and so far I haven’t died from not taking it or having a sleep score! 
I actually feel like I’m not as tired during the day without the drug but I’ve only missed 2 doses.
The worst case scenario if this doesn’t work after all is that I return to what I’ve been doing. I’m committed to giving this at least 3 months though.
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Not related but kinda sorta
As you’ve surely heard (because I announce it from the rooftops, daily) this year I became a sleeper after being a lifelong insomniac… well, until a few months ago, even if I didn’t take it, I HAD to have ambien in my nightstand. I’d have anxiety that would keep me awake if I didn’t have a 911 at my fingertips… a security blanket.
Fast forward… I no longer have it near me, and I have zero anxiety about it.
I’ll be in a hotel for a couple of nights this month and I’m thinking of even traveling without it just to see if I can mentally handle it. To me, this is like jumping out of a plane without a parachute…
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Go Beth! Congratulations!!! I’m rooting for you and please share how it goes!
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I found this short discussion on sleep helpful. I’ve noticed without sleep meds my pattern is similar to the Japanese which makes sense with my bmi and low inflammation.
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The paper Siim Land cites is linked below.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1087079217300278?via%3Dihub
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Awesome! Thank you so much.