Anyone here suffer from insomnia?

I just can't sleep because I get too bored with it. :dry: Sooooo irritating...

 

I have similar problems. Hope you get well soon

 

Everynight.... I'm a night owl actually but, right now I'm under alot of stress and, I have so much thinking and wondering in my head.

I have to go to school and, waking up on 7, when I go to bed on ~4... it's nightmare. I can't go a day without a cup (sometimes 2-3 cups) of coffee.

 

Nearly all the time.

 

Look up "sleep hygiene" on google… various good tips about getting to sleep

 

Honey when you have insomnia you just can't sleep. no matter of your sleep hygene. I don'T mean to be offensive but it is just the way it is....

 

*hugs* I have Insomnia too, in the typical bouts of it. Generally 2/3 weeks with it, 2/3 weeks without. It drives you crazy after a while.

 

Absolutely. There was an event, namely an employer, that brought it on. I have been medicated ever since. And, if it works, don't fix it. One doctor wanted me to wean myself off of the meds, and go natural. It was something I didn't want to experiment with, seeing I'd be a mess next day at work. However, two doctors later, they are still giving me Ambien and some Clonazepam. Needless to say, I do sleep and, even with these two meds, I sometimes wake up a little too early and go right back to bed for an additional two hours of snooze time.

 

I used to take Ambien and Klonopin too, but my tolerance went through the roof. I'd take an Ambien, go to sleep, wake up two hours later and take another. I was advised not to take the clonazepam at the same time, so I'd take a couple mg of K-pin in the evening to try to "wind down" a bit. Wasn't a perfect regimine, but I got SOME sleep. Nowadays I'm lucky to get two hours a night.

 

Insomnia sucks...

 

I have had insomnia for as long as I remember...I can't fall asleep before 1am

 

Sometimes.

Happy days

 

I would if I didn't take prescriptions for it (and did for many years before taking those drugs).


For the record, prescription drugs are never recommended - attempt to improve your sleep habits and hygiene first.

In the end, though, I prefer getting 8 hours of sleep a night by way of drugs, rather than trying to fall asleep for 5-6 hours followed by only actually getting 1-3 hours of shut-eye per night.

 

I found that the two together do the trick. When more stressed, they might pull me partway through the night. When less stressed, they do their job more quickly and efficiently. I often take them an hour before going to sleep and, if I'm writing, posting, or calculating something, I find I might make a mistake or two. But, at least I'm not getting behind the wheel of a car for late night munchies!

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Yes, I've even been to classes on this, and have been introduced to mindfulness. It's easier said than done. I can't control how my thoughts flow all that easily. So, if you take the stresses to bed and think about them, quality sleep is difficult. As long as there are no side effects, and I haven't had any, I may stick with these scrips for a while.

 

Yeah, I tried doing things like that for three years straight... no help. Still got 1-3 hours of sleep a night, after spending half a night trying to fall asleep.

At least I actually get sleep now...

 

I don't know about insomnia but I do know my sleep schedule is messed up... I can go to bed at 8PM and be asleep by 9PM but if I go to bed at 10PM or 11PM I'm usually awake until 2AM or 3AM... Idk. I'm usually up until 2AM or 3AM. I've also been waking up at 5AM for no apparent reason the last couple of weeks... Which is annoying.

 

I usually fall asleep anytime after 2:30. I usually have to be up at 8 to go to work. On my days off however Im in bed till Noon or 1 PM. It really does suck.

 

Also takes me 2-3 hours to fall asleep