I have had trouble sleeping my whole life... I have always wondered why this group is so dead at night... everyone sure sleeps well for a bunch of depressed people :P

are you able to fall asleep during the day?

Are you using a lot of caffeine or taking any stimulants during the day time hours that could be keeping you up at night? Have there been any other changes that you can identify in the past couple of weeks that can explain the change in sleeping? Also exercise should help if you're not doing it already. You might want to talk to your doctor about it if it doesn't get better soon.

At times I've had to go to sleep while watching a TV show or movie. That's usually when I'm upset about something.

I'm sometimes able to sleep during the day but not always.

I'm on Fluoxetine 60mg which I take in the morning so I think it's probably that. Side effects include insomnia and 60mg is the higher dosage.

It's just so infuriating laying there all night TRYING to sleep and then end up falling asleep during the day cause i'm so exhausted. It means I get nothing done!

As depressed people we "naturally" struggle to turn off our problems before deciding it the right time for rest. I suffered this same problem for about 30 years, but was able to overcome it, how did I?

I stopped allowing outside forces to effect me internally, I stopped allowing things I COULD NOT control to bother me, and it worked, how do I know it worked? Because every time I slip up my previous problem immediately returns.

How to aid in overcoming this problem apart from what I stated above is to only go to bed when you are tired enough to do so, avoid going to bed with an excited in whatever state of mind. A glass of warm milk works wonders, and so too does the consuming of a banana, munch the banana though because the digestive system for some reason or other struggles to break down un-raw bananas, an over working digestive system will cause you sleeping problems as well, so a general rule of thumb is never retire for the day until at least three hours after your last main meal.

A wealth of knowledge am I not? I have had 30 years of past suffering, I now know the remedy for it, well at least I find that it works for me, I hope it does for you also.

I'm here too...depressed and nothing to do. Nobody understand me , everything I do is wrong.I'm feeling like to die.

Have you ever tried taking Melatonin?

Hi there...I too have dealt with this problem...It is a pain in the brain if there ever was one...Insomnia is often a part of depression (so is the desire to sleep for days) so when your depression clears up so will the insomnia (usually)...In the meantime:
If you are on a med. that causes insomnia, take it only in the a.m.s...Get off the internet a full hour before you want to go to sleep...Try: reading a dull book, having a glass of warm milk, melatonin, valerian root, L-tryptophan, taking a warm bath, listening to soothing music, and meditation. If all of these don't work, there are sleeping pills available both over the counter and by prescription. I found also that benadryl (for allergies) knocks me right out.
Finally, if you can't sleep at night, can you rearrange your schedule so that you can sleep in the daytime? I had to do that for a while and it was fine...As long as I knew I would be able to get a good 8 hrs in, I didn't stress out that they wouldn't start until 5 am
Good luck and I really hope you can sleep soon!

Hi there, I also suffer from this terrible condition.
I don't know how you feel about medication from your GP?
But I suffer from major depression and Anxiety, and have been prescribed amytriptilin (unsure of spelling) and It makes you drowsey, I take this before bed and it really helps me sleep now, this drug can also be used to treat depression. Hope this help! :)

Yes, insomnia is horrible. I find that if I have worries, I can't sleep.

I hope you are sleeping now. I think the things that you tried are good starts, and probably staying off of the computer is a good idea when suffering from insomnia too.
(((((((((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))))

An American website titled "emedicinehealth" specialises in Sleepnessness & Circadian Rhythm Disorder, it is currently conducting a research survey (for American residences only), I recommend you pay that site a visit a.s.a.p. even though you are not an American citizen, it has loads of links that I am sure you will relate to, all the best with it.

There are a lot of things besides depression that cause sleeplessness. I have to use meds to sleep. Maybe a doctor visit could clear it up.

i used to get this all the time i spent about a year being nocturnal!!

the best advise i had was if you cant sleep get out of your bed and then do something like read or something but stay out of bed until your sleepy. you need to train your brain to know that bed=sleep time.
also i found eating earlier helped.

but if im really honest i ended up on sleeping pills

LOL deathwarmedup, why could you have not been honest in the first place? No offence intended, you provided me with a much needed giggle, I thank you sincerely.