Insomnia

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I don't sleep any longer than 5 1/2 hours any night. It's 5.50am and i've already pegged the washing out and sorted my son's lunch for school, that's how stupid it's getting. I've never been a particularly good sleeper but it's getting worse and starting to affect my mood and energy.

Anyone got any suggestions please?
 
Ludovico said:
That's not insomnia.
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Yes, it is. Insomnia is the inability to either fall asleep or stay asleep but let's not split hairs. I'm far too tired for that!

Thanks for your suggestions people. 🙂

I'm thinking about trying Nytol to see if something as simple as that could make a difference, although the booze kinda sounds attractive. 😀
 
Ive had insomnia since I was around 7 years old.
I tried everything
warm milk..not watching tv or playing on the comp in my bedroom..etc etc
I go would go days without sleeping.
or sometimes I would get 4 -5 hours of sleep but that amount of time doesnt actually get you into or past the REM where you're in a deep sleep and wake up refreshed.
Ive tried prescription sleeping pills and finally after all these years I found one I can tolerate...and it doesnt have the "drunk" side affect in the morning.
But I also tried advil pm and that worked too
reading a book when you're laying down helps too.

but if this persist I would ask your doctor about mirtazapine aka remron.
within minutes of taking it you're out for at least 8 hours.
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Constant Reader said:
I don't sleep any longer than 5 1/2 hours any night. It's 5.50am and i've already pegged the washing out and sorted my son's lunch for school, that's how stupid it's getting. I've never been a particularly good sleeper but it's getting worse and starting to affect my mood and energy.

Anyone got any suggestions please?
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In the week i'm the same regaurding getting lunches ready .. Washing ect ... Us mums are on a time scale 🙂
But I would'nt class myself has having issues ... And I don't sleep many hours in the week but I sure make up for it at the weekends when my son is away.​
 
I take Clonidine HCL 0.2mg each night before bed.. You may look it up and it says for heart and breathing issues but I assure you its also for sleeping 🙄

As jenna said this pill doesnt make you feel drunk it just relaxes you into a nice sleep.
 
[[ Sunshine ]] said:
In the week i'm the same regaurding getting lunches ready .. Washing ect ... Us mums are on a time scale 🙂


But I would'nt class myself has having issues ... And I don't sleep many hours in the week but I sure make up for it at the weekends when my son is away.​
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Lucky you, Sunshine. 🙂 I don't catch up and i wake up over and over again all night. I get up as knackered as i went to bed. Grand total of 4 hours last night.

Thanks, Jenna and Catty. 🙂 I had temazepam a few years ago but it gives me a hangover and i stopped taking it, so i'll look into the others.
 
I have the same problem, I find it hard to sleep at night, sometimes I find myself still awake at 7am and then sleeping for about 3 hours and feeling like crap for the rest of the day.
For a while I was staying awake 38 hours every few days and It wore me out, I was moody, Weak, I Felt sick all the time... I didn't even get that drunk for my 18th, the day I turned Legal, because of the fact I wasn't sleeping and completely messed up my sleeping patterns.

I'm slowly sorting it out now. Monday night and the whole of Tuesday, I stayed awake. When it came to around 10pm tuesday night, I took a Nytol, waited half an hour and I was out for the count.
I ended up waking up at 8am Feeling great.
I don't always take sleeping tablets 'cause I try my best to avoid tablets and stuff, but it got to the point wwhere I needed to.
If you don't want to do that, theres other ways of helping you fall asleep easy; Staying up and being active throughout the whole day will tire you out, Having a hot bath with candles (helps you relax and weakens you that much, you feel you need to sleep), and even though Im not much of a reader, reading a good book will definetly get you to sleep fast. It worked for me.
If you're still having trouble, you should see a GP, they'd help you
😀
Good luck! 😀
xo
 
cant sleep

cant sleep

i've never been a good sleeper... i can stay awake 3-4 days in a row.. then collapse and sleep for 17 hours straight..ambien doesnt even work, try a warm shower and a cup of chamomile tea before bed..spray lavender spray on your pillow..if that doesnt work.. there is Benedryl which sometimes works for me.. other than that i dont know ...just know you;re not alone in this problem..my whole family is like this ... we;re all high energy people... :dontknow:
 
🙂 I've been having insomnia problems for years, I wake up four or five times every night and some times I can spend up to two days without any sleep, and when I do, I usually sleep over 8 hours. Been taking Unisom and Night Time Sleep Aid. but they don't do much for meh, and I don't want to take any other strong medicine since I don't wanna become a crack head :lol:
And like Lizard, I am very high Energetic :shy: ffs
 
Whiskey Lizard said:
yeah it;s a pain not being able to sleep... my husband could sleep through a bomb drop... :reallysad so unfair....
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Haha, My dad's exactly the same.
My mum though, she can sleep properly, but she'd wake up at the sound of a pin dropping 🙄 It's just not right :reallysad
 
🙄 If i'm not so that forgetful, i remember one song named insomnia, a nice song...Fortunately i don't have any problem like that, i can sleep even to lunch time!!😉😉
 
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