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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;People recovering from alcohol or drug abuse or addiction may not return to normal sleep patterns for 6 months or longer. However, the initial few days of drug withdrawal can be particularly troubling, and sleep deprivation only makes the experience more uncomfortable.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The more disciplined you are in following &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/better-sleep-guidelines-3015396&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;guidelines for good sleep hygiene&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, the quicker your withdrawal insomnia will disappear, and your sleep patterns will return to normal.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Your withdrawal insomnia may be eased if you:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ul&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Try to avoid self-medicating with other drugs such as &amp;lt;a data-inlink=&amp;quot;dYi8o3hMjk3HFeADl00FcA&amp;amp;#61;&amp;amp;#61;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/otc-sleep-aids-1124198&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;over-the-counter medications&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, marijuana, or alcohol while you are going through withdrawal.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Talk to your physician about whether &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;short term&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; use of prescribed medications may help you sleep for the first few days. Some medications are also helpful in easing some other &amp;lt;a data-inlink=&amp;quot;7BdconuLsdove_wQ5lScnw&amp;amp;#61;&amp;amp;#61;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/what-is-alcohol-and-drug-withdrawal-22225&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;withdrawal&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; symptoms, but these are very specific to the drug you are withdrawing from, and the drug you are prescribed. Follow your physician&amp;amp;#39;s instructions &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;to the letter&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;, and under no circumstances take more than prescribed, or for longer than prescribed. You may become ill or simply develop a substitute addiction.&amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;li&amp;gt;Expose your eyes, without sunglasses, to the outdoor daylight early in the day to help re-establish your &amp;lt;a data-inlink=&amp;quot;xfnDmqTaUI2WDCBGQ9GUbg&amp;amp;#61;&amp;amp;#61;&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;https://www.verywell.com/circadian-rhythms-the-bodys-clock-2795928&amp;quot; data-component=&amp;quot;link&amp;quot; data-source=&amp;quot;inlineLink&amp;quot; data-type=&amp;quot;internalLink&amp;quot; data-ordinal=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;circadian rhythms&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; -- that is, your natural sleep cycle. &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Do not look directly at the sun.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; &amp;lt;/li&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/ul&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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