i too am a recovering addict alcoholic who has been sober since 1992. the drugs, booze and bad diet took its toll on my body and brain. one illness i directly link to this is hypothyroidism. get yourself checked for this right away because drugs like meth will burn the thyroid gland out in a hurry. my whole adreanal system is all wacked out from my history. one direct problem is that i get jolted out of my sleep not breathing. it was found out to be in the brain not sleep apnea which is an obstruction. the only thing that helped this was westhroid for my thyroid and methylin which was given to me for ADD. after quiting methylin because of side affects i still did not have sleep attacks until i cut down on the westhroid dosage. four days ago after my fifth attack in six nights i reached for the methylin, a sure cure but speed none the less, instead of taking it i new the lord would be by my side through any suffering untill i could find a HEALTHY cure. that very day after some web surfing i found L-TYROSINE. its a amino acid found in our body which is a precurser to DOPAMINE. this dopamine is what i lack it causes my ADD and sleep disorder. i have taken it for three nights now and have not had an attack and feel pretty darn good to boot. next in line for me is 5HTP this is another amino acid that is a precursor to SEROTONIN. this is for mood and sleep, this is where you come in with your problem. my guess is we both have some burnt out cells and need some help. 5 HTP and L-TYROSINE is something you should look into. do this by surfing the web. YTUBE has a bunch of videos on these drugs. i dont think a doctor would want you on this , they want to give you their poison. please remember you are an addict and just because i can take this without relapse dont mean this is a good idea for you even though its a natural amino that you can get from healthfood store. think it over and pray about it. keep up the good work. Randal