Been dealing with insomnia for quite a bit now. Im not really into taking pills or all that…been working my ass off and even then, I can’t sleep. Been craving for some weed lately…that always put me right out. Now isn’t the time to dabble with drugs. I’ve gotten some news that is about to change my life in a few months and I cant afford to fuck around… I gotta be up in 3 hours for an appointment and then I have to work a double… I already had to go to the ER because of heart problems due to lack of sleep and exhaustion…it really took them over 20 hours to control my heart rate. Idk what to do…should I give in to sleeping pills? Chemicals? Hormones? Idk. I need to do something though. Im stressed out and my brain wants to go back to the old ways of escaping and forgetting. I don’t want that. I want to keep pushing foward. I just wish it was a bit easier.
I use vitamin B which helps me also i used relaxing music with ear phones ,and dont drink any caffeine drinks at least a couple hr before bed time wish you well
Hmm I Take multivitamins every morning. I use a babbling brook noise to sleep and I do not drink caffeine. Even b4 the drugs and all that, I’ve never been a good sleeper. Its just adding up now. I feel it.
Thank you
Don’t use weed, this is what I did to deal with insomnia, and now I’m deep in a weed dependency that is also ruining my sleep.
Also, a multi doesn’t maybe have the necessary B quantity Ray is suggesting. Do you have a doctor? Although, doctors are not always great with vitamin knowledge etc.
I coped with insomnia with napping, even on public transportation. I did everything just to sleep because being overtired is worst for insomnia. the whole, but if I sleep I wont be tired doesn’t work with insomnia.
Do you have a regular bedtime routine? this may also help.
You asked for emotional support, but I know how excruciating insomnia is. I try to take it less seriously. Best of luck.
Sorry to hear. Insomnia is the worst and adds to the stress. Have you ever tried listening to guided meditations at night? Sometimes that can be a stress relief and help us fall asleep. Have you tried the Calm magnesium drink? That can assist sometimes. Black out shades and sleep mask.
If it is racing mind, the meditation may help relax you. Another option to listen to is yoga nidra meditations. Anything that calms my mind. Figuring out how to alleviate your stress is key…or at least it has been for me. Wishing you the best, I know it is hard.
I would keep talking to someone in the medical field about it until you get it figured out it’s going to be difficult to function. You probably need to fix the sleep issue before anything else. Setup an appt with your doctor and do your best to hang in there.
Hello everyone. Thank you for all your suggestions! Im actually here at kaoser right now. Waiting to see my Dr. I just dont want to depend on any drugs or supplements. Im not gonna use weed its just a hard craving thays been pulling at me when I cant sleep (for over 6 years). Maybe it’s stress. I hope thays all it is. @mxelle I have a hard time napping, when I fall asleep…I FALL asleep lol. Its difficult for me to get up from a nap. @SassyRocks that calm drink sounds interesting. I will check it out. It sounds like a better option than zquil or melatonin.
Ive tried a few things,magnesium glycinate,5htp,ashwaganda and calms night to name some of them,im still waking up after a couple hours wide eyed though!!! There are loads of calming sound vids on youtube to try aswell.
I’m a diagnosed insomniac and unfortunately I had to start taking a medication to sleep. I highly recommend talking to a doctor, I had to because I was also hospitalized for my exhaustion and still couldn’t sleep.
I’m careful with the medication though. My doctor always wants to up my dose, but I don’t need it. It’s just enough to help me fall asleep, because I’m the same way about being asleep once I’m out.
I will just end this with adding that my life became easier once I was able to sleep.
I can relate somewhat to what ur post is about. I too struggled with sleep. My issue was more anxiety based i guess, where my mind doesnt shut off and it takes me until Im compeltely exhausted at night before I am able to get some sleep. It was effecting me tremendously. I couldnt function very well and was always tired during the day bcuz i barely got sleep. I did speak to my dr and she prescribed me a low dose of
Trazadone. It helps and it doesnt make me all groggy in the morning either. I found melatonin wasnt effective for me. Sleepy time teas didnt do much either. But the
Trazadone helps me get tired and then helps me stay asleep all night. I didnt realize how important sleep was until i actually started getting a decent rest. I found that when Im tired, i get using thoughts more often, i eat poorly, my emotions are all over the place, my relationships suffer, i dont care for myself as I should. Now that im getting sleep most nights, i do notice how much it impacts my daily life. I hope ur able to find something that works for u! Sounds like u need a real good rest
I also suffer from insomnia and have tried many things. Also did not want to use meds. My therapist also didn’t recommend it, he made me write down everything that was on my mind when awake. Getting to the bottom of it. Anxiety, worry, depression… There is a lot still to figure out. And than beginning of january I had a bit of an emotional breakdown, horrible awake nights again. Decided to go for meds, bromazepam, against anxiety. It does help. Last week I celebrated waking from my alarm for the first time since i don’t know how long. Even my therapist agreed to the meds in the end, because being so exhausted and depressed, you just don’t have energy to work on anything else.
I would like to recommend https://insomniacoach.com/, do the free 2 week email sequence. It doesn’t necessarily help you get rid of your insomnia but it can help you deal with it better.
Wish you the best!
its just a hard craving thays been pulling at me when I cant sleep (for over 6 years). Maybe it’s stress. I hope thays all it is. 
I dont want that
