Insomnia

[nailit]

for the last few years ive suffered from insomnia, I can go for days without sleep. As some on here know I
was recently in a psych hospital, I was given sleepers while in there and was awake again within 2 hours until they doubled my dose. But back to square one. My GP wont prescribe anymore, what the hell am I supposed to do?
Done the Kalms, chomile tea and the sleep hygeinge thing.

[pixie374]

Don't fight it- if you aren't going to sleep, get up and do something else. Until the depression is retreated, the symptoms are going to come back xx

[murraymints]

Snap...can go 4 nights with no sleep...doc not interested !

[pixie374]

And avoid caffeine from the afternoon onwards.

[nailit]

Thanx Minty and Pix.
Good to know that I'm not on my own...

[Georgiesmum]

Do you drink a lot of strong tea, coffee or coca-cola?
Do you not do much walking?

[murraymints]

Nailit..I have tried everything...hot bath...hot drink/no drink...no screens...music...hypnosis...every over the counter thing going...eye masks.. hot bed/cold bed...now got melatonin from internet...helps a bit to relax but not particularly with sleep... usually get about 2 hours in snatches of 30 mins or so..but can do 4 consecutive nights without a peep !

[nailit]

georgiesmum, I don't drink coffee, very little tea and very little coke!
I don't walk too much....

[Patsy33]

Hi Nailit, didn't the Mertazapine help you sleep at one time?

[Smowball]

Double snap! I was bought a Fitbit for my birthday and it can monitor your sleep. I took my iPad (with the Fitbit app downloaded) to show my doctor and he simply didn’t believe that I survived on so little sleep. Some nights were just 40 mins.

[nailit]

Minty, Lol, done all that. Drives you nuts not been able to sleep.
Patsy, Yes, I was on Mirtezepine at one time which had a slight sedative affect. Had to come of it though.

[murraymints]

Must get one snow..sure the doc thinks I exaggerate...GGGRRR..

[ummmm]

Did you notice a difference in your sleeping habits when on or off the drink?

[Patsy33]

It seems so many people suffer with insomnia these days. Some say computers, i phones, laptops and the like affect our brain which disrupt our sleep processes.

[nailit]

40 mins Smow?
Was that all night?

[Patsy33]

I also heard a doctor on TV saying if anyone has anemia, that can disrupt ones sleep. Never knew that.

[Cloverjo]

My son wears orange-tinted glasses in the evenings to shut out the blue lightwaves in screens and domestic lighting that disturb sleep.
Might be worth a try.

[Patsy33]

Does it work for him Cloverjo?

[nailit]

ummmm, when NOT drinking I definitely notice that I don't sleep well, cant sleep, when I do I wake early etc . Had the same when ive been sober for some time (eg prison) I just don't sleep. It drives me mad. (literally)
I drink so that I can sleep and feel 'normal'. at least for a while.

[Patsy33]

You could do with a holiday Nailit!

[Smowball]

Yep 40 mins all night!