The Effect of Medications

Medications used to treat HIV and its associated conditions can affect your sleep. Some make you drowsy, meaning you sleep at unusual times of the day: e.g. at your desk at work or while watching television in the middle of the day. Being drowsy throughout the day can disrupt your sleep habits, specifically it affects when you go to bed and when you wake each day. Other medications make it difficult to stay asleep or fall asleep. They can cause you to feel anxious or "jittery" making it difficult to fall asleep or stay asleep.