too much albuterol can make you jittery. any albuterol for that matter. I normally do not feel it anymore when I take it from the inhaler, but when I have my duonebs,,,,forget about sleep....I have sleep issues too. anxiety/ PTSD. I have used OTC sleep stuff like Tylenol PM and it helps I can get to sleep. Maybe try something OTC or head to the Dr and see what they say could be the issue or what might help.. Doesnt sound like its your COPD as you described having no symptoms...so unfortunately it sounds like a mental health issue....

It does sound like it's your anxiety that is keeping you awake and have you talked to your Dr about this? I tried prescription sedatives and they made me feel worse but they do help thousands of others. My Dr told me to just take Melatonin three hours before sleeping - 3 to 6 mg- and it's a natural substance that our body produces less of as we get older. It doesn't leave you feeling hungover

When I can't sleep, I have to get up and do something quiet like read or play games on the laptop for awhile. As much as I tried to force myself to sleep, that never worked. Warm milk with a little honey has helped in the past too. We each react according to how our body functions though.

Keep us updated. l Hugs, cindy

sorry you can't sleep. i've given up trying and am just grateful when i can get slee.
funny, my body seems to want to drift off around 3 or 4 am.
now that i don't work & have nothing i have to do, i have just succumbed to it & watch netflix until it bores me to sleep ;) and then i darken my room so i can sleep in late in the mornings.
it is so frustrating, my thoughts are with you and i hope you get some sleep soon.
i had the insomnia, long before the COPD, but i was young and healthy & didn't mind going on just a few hours of sleep---now it sucks, so i definatly relate; unfortunatly i have no answers for you.
i tried the melotonin also & it set my hormones weird & had me hot flashing all night---so count your blessings cindy, i'm so glad it works for you.

I feel its anxiety too...I get by on around 5 hrs sleep max...but it takes ages to drift off even if you feel dog tired..Suppose its hard to still a racing mind even with pills....

Peter

I can't speak to the copd but I can speak to the anxiety end of it. I've had bouts of insomnia that have lasted as much as six weeks where my body inhaled any drug thrown at it to calm it and still gave me no more than about 2 to 3 hours sleep a night. The thing is when this happens is to stop thinking that the body/mind needs 8 hours or so of sleep or you will somehow turn inside out, die, freak out, whatever your mind is telling you. It's not so, it's just the panic talking. Start thinking naps. If you only can get a couple hours or even 45 minutes sleep at a clip and only in the day time then get as many of them as you can until the dam breaks. You will eventually sleep. Also just spend a lot of time laying still, letting the body recuperate while your brain watches the TV. You may find you get a bit of sleep doing that too. Me for some reason couldn't sleep at night, but as soon as the sun came up I could sleep sometimes. Just get what sleep you can and try to remember that no one has ever died of a lack of sleep. It's a pain in the arse, not fun, but not terminal either. Don't let the tranq's get the best of you either or they won't work when you most need them too, or they will at least require a bigger and bigger dose.
Hope it helps. I know it's not much to run with but hey, that's insomnia for you. The only good thing I've found about it, is I've occaisionally got so exhausted it was almost like being drunk. I'd giggle and laugh about absolutely nothing. I'd see little floaty things in the air that weren't actually there but were really minor visual halucinations. This is about the point where you know your body is going to finally shut things down and you'll get sleep no matter what. I haven't been that far often but a coupla times. Lol

I really like the melatonin, as well. If I get antsy in the night, I get out of bed and read or play on my computer- seems the distraction sometimes helps me unwind and fall back asleep-

Two glasses of red wine and a double dose of OTC benadryl will knock your buns for a loop . . . but it works . . . you'll sleep at least 7 hours and maybe not want to get out of bed . . . seriously, I'd try 1 benadryl and a 1/2 glass of wine and you'll sleep the night way /hank/

In fact - I wake up in the night and if I can't breathe well I do an auto hit of 1 time on my rescue inhaler (XOPENEX) and gargle with water and go back to sleep but dream the rest of the night . . . best from /hank/

wow...you all rock..some good ideas on how to sleep..
I have me a bowl or cold cereal and milk..puts me out like a light.
but I too have a hard time sleeping if I do not eat some kind of a snack.
bliss you and sweet dreams now.