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I forgot what it feels like to actually sleep more than two hours a night. What do you do when you can't sleep?
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They don't work on me...too many drugs in my misspent youth.
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Well... I hate William Faulkner but I don't go around flaunting it....
I have had insomnia for about 3 years now. And I don' t have any cures for you other than to read the Stephen King book "Insomnia"....that'd put anyone to sleep. Little bald men cutting strings?!?! WTF?
~WOK
I have had insomnia for about 3 years now. And I don' t have any cures for you other than to read the Stephen King book "Insomnia"....that'd put anyone to sleep. Little bald men cutting strings?!?! WTF?
~WOK
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Damn, I missed that one.wornoutkeyboard said:
S-Des
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scottmcc said:
What he said.
By the way, if you didn't read it, this was for you. It might not make you sleep better, but maybe give you a quick smile.
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Daniellekitten said:
I have a high drug threshold as well, but it comes natural. That is why when I finally do go to bed I toss and turn for another hour or so. I find the best way to go to sleep then is to give up, just decide you are going to stay awake.
My mind is always flooded with thoughts when I go to bed, so I let each one run its course, which takes a while, but it works...
eventually.
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Insomnia sucks. I had early-morning waking for years, to the point where I couldn't remember a time when I didn't have it. I'm pretty sure there was one, though.
A close friend has had some relief from Neurontin - it's an anti-convulsant, but seems to affect some of the anxiety receptors as well. I liked it too, but my PDoc has switched me to some other stuff.
My early morning waking seems to be largely addressed by my primary meds.
When I get stressed out, my sleep is the first thing that's affected. I've had Ambien, Sonata, and low doses of Pamelor and Tofranil (tricyclic antidepressants). I've tried the spray-under-the-tongue melatonin too, with some success.
My immediate family has had success with Lunesta, and so has the friend who takes Neurontin. She didn't like the hangover effect of Lunesta, but my family hasn't mentioned that. they like it better than taking Tylenol PM, which leaves everyone groggy in the morning I think.
My best success (not very good, really) has just been with treatment of the depression/dysthymia using anti-depressants. The insomnia goes away eventually, at least on a daily basis. It's still there if I get stressed out or something shitty happens.
Insomnia totally sucks.
A close friend has had some relief from Neurontin - it's an anti-convulsant, but seems to affect some of the anxiety receptors as well. I liked it too, but my PDoc has switched me to some other stuff.
My early morning waking seems to be largely addressed by my primary meds.When I get stressed out, my sleep is the first thing that's affected. I've had Ambien, Sonata, and low doses of Pamelor and Tofranil (tricyclic antidepressants). I've tried the spray-under-the-tongue melatonin too, with some success.
My immediate family has had success with Lunesta, and so has the friend who takes Neurontin. She didn't like the hangover effect of Lunesta, but my family hasn't mentioned that. they like it better than taking Tylenol PM, which leaves everyone groggy in the morning I think.
My best success (not very good, really) has just been with treatment of the depression/dysthymia using anti-depressants. The insomnia goes away eventually, at least on a daily basis. It's still there if I get stressed out or something shitty happens.
Insomnia totally sucks.
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*HUGS* Danielle.
I find that what works best for me is to simply cut stress out of my life.
Unfortunately, since everything stresses me, that means I don't have much of a life.
I find that what works best for me is to simply cut stress out of my life.
Unfortunately, since everything stresses me, that means I don't have much of a life.
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I have to take drugs, 6 mg melatonin and 50 mg of Benadryl.
That's a huge dose, I know, but it works. Many things make my body tired, but can't shut my mind off. Over time I have no side effects and I wake up rested.
The Benadryl has an "I don't care" effect where sleep just naturally seems like the thing to do and I can detach from what I'm doing.
Figured this out once when I had a cold and took the medicine and got a good night's sleep for the first time in forever.
That's a huge dose, I know, but it works. Many things make my body tired, but can't shut my mind off. Over time I have no side effects and I wake up rested.
The Benadryl has an "I don't care" effect where sleep just naturally seems like the thing to do and I can detach from what I'm doing.
Figured this out once when I had a cold and took the medicine and got a good night's sleep for the first time in forever.
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kbate said:
I know the feeling and I sympathize. Motherhood is what made me hyperalert and sleep deprived in the first place. And on a schedule, making it impossible to catch up.
I ended up sleeping with my son attached to me on the couch, because he couldn't sleep more than 15 minutes if he wasn't being rocked or fed.
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Okay this may sound corny, but a few years ago I suffered from some self induced nightmares.
Id get myself worked up and inevitably dream this horrifying dream I worked up.
I had read some where to focus on a thought in your head, a quiet serene location. Think of being there again, sitting quietly doing happy things.
Now when ever I cant sleep or feel uptight or wound up, I think of our friends cottage on the lake. They have an old sauna house ( the area was settled by Sweds) that they converted into a guest house (where we stayed) that is right on the waters edge. It actually is over the water since half of the house is on stilts.
It has a long and wide dock made perfect for a chair and a cuppa coffee. Listening to the Loons as the mist burns off the lake as the sun fully rises is beautiful!
Okay thats my serene spot, use it at will! lol
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Id get myself worked up and inevitably dream this horrifying dream I worked up.
I had read some where to focus on a thought in your head, a quiet serene location. Think of being there again, sitting quietly doing happy things.
Now when ever I cant sleep or feel uptight or wound up, I think of our friends cottage on the lake. They have an old sauna house ( the area was settled by Sweds) that they converted into a guest house (where we stayed) that is right on the waters edge. It actually is over the water since half of the house is on stilts.
It has a long and wide dock made perfect for a chair and a cuppa coffee. Listening to the Loons as the mist burns off the lake as the sun fully rises is beautiful!
Okay thats my serene spot, use it at will! lol
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Daniellekitten said:
I write. I plan. I dream.
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Daniellekitten said:
When I can't sleep, I gret up and work out. I work myself to the point of exhaustion. I grab a a quick snack and a shower and then I get a good night's sleep.
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Thanks S-Des, that was so sweet of you.
Working out is something I can't do because of my back and leg. They don't put up with the stress and then I would lie in bed and scream due to the nerve damage in my leg. I've spent many nights like that after over doing it during the day.
I've tried to do things like keep the lights off and not read or watch tv, but the pain makes it so much useless to do otherwise. And lucky me, I get to live with this for the rest of my life.
Oh and Kbate, congrats on the beautiful baby. I'd love to have that reason to not sleep. There is nothing better than the time you spend with your child.
Working out is something I can't do because of my back and leg. They don't put up with the stress and then I would lie in bed and scream due to the nerve damage in my leg. I've spent many nights like that after over doing it during the day.
I've tried to do things like keep the lights off and not read or watch tv, but the pain makes it so much useless to do otherwise. And lucky me, I get to live with this for the rest of my life.
Oh and Kbate, congrats on the beautiful baby. I'd love to have that reason to not sleep. There is nothing better than the time you spend with your child.
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I usually sleep in 2 hour blocks in the early part of the night......so I get up, pee, drink, back to bed.....sleep, wake up, pee, drink, back to sleep...hopefully. I find the worst time is around 3.30, 4am....I usually end up on here, chatting, surfing, then go back to bed, around 5.30ish...and surprisingly I often sleep well and deeply, waking up briefly, but not getting up, and managing around 3, sometimes 4 hours more sleep.
Sod's law always decrees, the nights I need to sleep, such as before a long journey, getting to the airport, I can't. Too stressed out about getting up in time.
I've gotten so used to it now, that if I go through a night, like last night, where I only wake once, and don't get up and play on here, it feels really wierd.
Sod's law always decrees, the nights I need to sleep, such as before a long journey, getting to the airport, I can't. Too stressed out about getting up in time.
I've gotten so used to it now, that if I go through a night, like last night, where I only wake once, and don't get up and play on here, it feels really wierd.
