Help Need help falling asleep!

[thunder_rayne]

My insomnia is driving me crazy! Do anyone else have difficulties falling and/ or staying asleep?

 

[gardenhouse]

My insomnia is driving me crazy! Do anyone else have difficulties falling and/ or staying asleep?

I'm with you, what's cause of your insomnia? Stress? Or you just can't sleep?

Tinnitus is the cause of my insomnia, i don't sleep without sleeping pills, even with sleeping pills benzodiazepines, only give me 2-3 hours, if i increase the dose, it will help temporarily, as soon as my body tolerates it will loose its efficacy.

 

[thunder_rayne]

I'm with you, what's cause of your insomnia? Stress? Or you just can't sleep?

Tinnitus is the cause of my insomnia, i don't sleep without sleeping pills, even with sleeping pills benzodiazepines, only give me 2-3 hours, if i increase the dose, it will help temporarily, as soon as my body tolerates it will loose its efficacy.

My cause is stress! I'm always so overwhelmed with racing thoughts. My brother death anniversary is also coming up, so it's been rough. I wish there were more options for me to sleep because OTC's don't work for me anymore.

Only being able to sleep for 2-3 hrs sounds difficult. When you wake up do you take another one or stay awake? I think with all sleeping medications at some point they won't work anymore.

 

[gardenhouse]

My cause is stress! I'm always so overwhelmed with racing thoughts. My brother death anniversary is also coming up, so it's been rough. I wish there were more options for me to sleep because OTC's don't work for me anymore.

Only being able to sleep for 2-3 hrs sounds difficult. When you wake up do you take another one or stay awake? I think with all sleeping medications at some point they won't work anymore.

Yes, stress induced insomnia is treatetable? Have u seen counselor? How many hours do you sleep per day? Do you sleep normally still? Without pill?

When i wake up, i don't take it anymore, it i take more, double up the dose , it will be effective temporarily and that same dose won't work anymore.

 

[thunder_rayne]

Yes, stress induced insomnia is treatetable? Have u seen counselor? How many hours do you sleep per day? Do you sleep normally still? Without pill?

When i wake up, i don't take it anymore, it i take more, double up the dose , it will be effective temporarily and that same dose won't work anymore.

I don't see a counselor, but my medical doctor have prescribed me everything. I usually take a mix of Tylenol pm, benadryl, blood pressure medicine and cough syrup. It takes some time and I eventually fall asleep. I can then sleep the whole day away. I will wake up and able to fall back to sleep with no problem. Only the days when I have to work I can't take all of that stuff and then I struggle. My only hope is one day I won't wake up! Until then, I'll just keeping taking OTC's.

You're right about your medicine, take it as prescribed. If yours can help you stay asleep longer then that would be great.

 

[thehorizons]

Don't take benzos. Just take something natural like Valdoxan, Circadin, or melatonin. I know I'm an anomaly, but I took 0.5mg of Ativan for seven days straight and suffered from interdose withdrawals. I'm still suffering from post-acute withdrawal.

I didn't sleep at all for 10 days straight (it actually is possible beause you can feel every passing minute when you try to sleep), I lost my appetite, and today whenever I try to take a nap I feel like I can't breathe. I never dreamt for a decade, but now I dream every time I sleep because my mind can't shut off normally. I can't sleep for an 8-hour stretch like I used to as well.

Oddly though, I took 0.5mg of Xanax for five days straight but was fine.

 

[fadedghost]

I don't see a counselor, but my medical doctor have prescribed me everything. I usually take a mix of Tylenol pm, benadryl, blood pressure medicine and cough syrup. It takes some time and I eventually fall asleep. I can then sleep the whole day away. I will wake up and able to fall back to sleep with no problem. Only the days when I have to work I can't take all of that stuff and then I struggle. My only hope is one day I won't wake up! Until then, I'll just keeping taking OTC's.

You're right about your medicine, take it as prescribed. If yours can help you stay asleep longer then that would be great.

What is everything? Racing thoughts are a symptom of bipolar disorder (but not always indicative of it). 2-3 hours a night is terribly low. That's potentially an emergency. Sleep is how your body repairs itself. You need to go to a psychiatrist or a different doctor. This isn't even mildly normal.

 

[thunder_rayne]

Don't take benzos. Just take something natural like Valdoxan, Circadin, or melatonin. I know I'm an anomaly, but I took 0.5mg of Ativan for seven days straight and suffered from interdose withdrawals. I'm still suffering from post-acute withdrawal.

I didn't sleep at all for 10 days straight (it actually is possible beause you can feel every passing minute when you try to sleep), I lost my appetite, and today whenever I try to take a nap I feel like I can't breathe. I never dreamt for a decade, but now I dream every time I sleep because my mind can't shut off normally. I can't sleep for an 8-hour stretch like I used to as well.

Oddly though, I took 0.5mg of Xanax for five days straight but was fine.

I never heard of the OTC's you mentioned except melatonin. I will search for the others when I got out.

I've never heard of interdose withdrawals but it sounds terrible!

The good news is you have something to help you, even if it only gives you up to 4 hrs. It's a safe method, mines isn't. Hopefully, I can find something soon.

What is everything? Racing thoughts are a symptom of bipolar disorder (but not always indicative of it). 2-3 hours a night is terribly low. That's potentially an emergency. Sleep is how your body repairs itself. You need to go to a psychiatrist or a different doctor. This isn't even mildly normal.

2-3 hrs of sleep wasn't my comment. I actually had lunesta prescribed to me but I stopped taking it. It worked but the bad taste it left in my mouth for hours wasn't worth it! If I can't find an alternative then I'll be forced to take it again.

I don't have bipolar disorder. Racing thoughts to me means I have a lot of things to put into perspective, a lot of challenging decisions to make, bad memories continue to flood my mind, trauma, etc, etc. Maybe that's not the actual definition of racing thoughts but that's what i meant.

 

[fadedghost]

I never heard of the OTC's you mentioned except melatonin. I will search for the others when I got out.

I've never heard of interdose withdrawals but it sounds terrible!

The good news is you have something to help you, even if it only gives you up to 4 hrs. It's a safe method, mines isn't. Hopefully, I can find something soon.

2-3 hrs of sleep wasn't my comment. I actually had lunesta prescribed to me but I stopped taking it. It worked but the bad taste it left in my mouth for hours wasn't worth it! If I can't find an alternative then I'll be forced to take it again.

I don't have bipolar disorder. Racing thoughts to me means I have a lot of things to put into perspective, a lot of challenging decisions to make, bad memories continue to flood my mind, trauma, etc, etc. Maybe that's not the actual definition of racing thoughts but that's what i meant.

omg you're right. F for reading comprehension for me. I read two posts like they were one. FAIL

 

[thehorizons]

I never heard of the OTC's you mentioned except melatonin. I will search for the others when I got out.

I've never heard of interdose withdrawals but it sounds terrible!

The good news is you have something to help you, even if it only gives you up to 4 hrs. It's a safe method, mines isn't. Hopefully, I can find something soon.

2-3 hrs of sleep wasn't my comment. I actually had lunesta prescribed to me but I stopped taking it. It worked but the bad taste it left in my mouth for hours wasn't worth it! If I can't find an alternative then I'll be forced to take it again.

I don't have bipolar disorder. Racing thoughts to me means I have a lot of things to put into perspective, a lot of challenging decisions to make, bad memories continue to flood my mind, trauma, etc, etc. Maybe that's not the actual definition of racing thoughts but that's what i meant.

I was a normal sleeper before (found it difficult to fall to asleep but when I do I could have 8 hour stretches or nap 2 hours during the day), but I kept waking up at 2am for a month because I had caffeine withdrawal (I stopped taking coffee immediately). Instead of prescribing me something natural like melatonin, Valdoxan, or Circadin, this doctor decided to prescribe me Ativan to help me with the insomnia. It did the exact opposite. It started off with being unable to nap, having strange lucid dreams, losing my appetite (my stomach stopped rumbling), and then to having no sleep. I didn't even think it was the drug in the first place. Today, I still suffer from the effects (I'm eight months out). I have to sleep between 12am and 8am otherwise even though no matter how sleepy I am throughout the day, I can't sleep. If I attempt to sleep during the day I feel like I can't breathe and would have hot flashes.

It's a large part of the reason why I want to CTB as well. I just discovered I have lip cancer, which I'm attributing to smoking shisha I did in my teens. This means I might have oral cancer. I'm scared if I get anesthesia from a potential surgery down the line, it would be set my symptoms back.

 

[favouriteworstnight]

i take quetiapine

 

[davidtorez]

Been on amitriptyline for years. Had a year or so off it , but my insomnia came back so Im back on it for my joint pains and anxiety. I cant sleep more than 6 hours a night anyway. And sometimes its a broken 6 hours , hardly ever a 6 straight hour sleep. Been this way since 2018. Part of life sucking and wanting to die

 

[gardenhouse]

Don't take benzos. Just take something natural like Valdoxan, Circadin, or melatonin. I know I'm an anomaly, but I took 0.5mg of Ativan for seven days straight and suffered from interdose withdrawals. I'm still suffering from post-acute withdrawal.

I didn't sleep at all for 10 days straight (it actually is possible beause you can feel every passing minute when you try to sleep), I lost my appetite, and today whenever I try to take a nap I feel like I can't breathe. I never dreamt for a decade, but now I dream every time I sleep because my mind can't shut off normally. I can't sleep for an 8-hour stretch like I used to as well.

Oddly though, I took 0.5mg of Xanax for five days straight but was fine.

I've gone months and months without sleep, unfortunately only with benzos i can fall asleep. Otherwise, the tinnitus just keeps me awake the whole night, i can feel every passing minute when i try to sleep, my brain just doesn't shut down as i can hear my partner's breathing every minute.

 

[never mind me]

I had always been a person to go to bed late and wake up late. So during school I was always very tired, because I had only had a few hours of sleep. But when it was my natural time to sleep I could usually fall asleep easily. Becoming older my circadian rhythm shifted somewhat towards more normal bed going times and I was able to live more according to my rhythm too, which made life easier. Plus I discovered Cannabis which makes me feel a lot more rested after sleeping as I don't dream as much. But even if I don't smoke I can usually fall asleep easily now.
However, when under a lot of stress I have trouble staying asleep. This first happened to me in 2022, when I was under a lot of pressure in a new job. Often I would wake up after 4 or 5 hours of sleep and not be able to go back to sleep. Usually it was too far into the morning to consume any more cannabis without still being high when I had to go to work.
When I felt a bit more at ease in my job, sleep went back to normal. Currently I am experiencing the same as in 2022, but more extreme. I wake up after 2-4 hours and can sleep no more. In the beginning I could often still sleep a few more hours in the morning after lying awake for a long time, but now no more. Unfortunately I am currently in a place where I can't get cannabis .

 

[Momonga]

My doctor prescribed me Mirtazapine, and it works perfectly on me. Please do your own research and discuss with your doctor if you want to try it. I am not sure if it is for everyone.

 

[Endisclose]

Have you tried melatonin? It's non habit forming. I take 1 mg every night. Recommended dose is from 300 mcg to 3 mg. It's not recommended to take more than 3 mg. It takes about 1 to 2 hrs to take effect. It's advisable to take it like at 9:30 pm. Taking it too late may cause one to feel a bit drowsy in the morning. It stays in the system for about 7 hours I believe.

I also take 1-2 pills of 550 mg magnesium glycinate.