Insomnia Support Group
Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...
My insomnia is really weird. I will go 2-5 weeks with perfectly normal sleep. Going to sleep within 20 minutes of laying down. Occasionally waking in the middle of the night but it never lasts more than 15 minutes. I usually wake up anywhere from 7-9 hours later. Around September I started having bad insomnia problems every night up until November when I started sleeping normal again. I'd sleep normal for a few weeks and then I'd have 5 or 6 days of trouble.
With me it's late insomnia. I hardly ever have trouble falling asleep but I would wake up usually between 4 and 6 hours after WIDE awake. I'd feel restless, anxious, a heavy pressure in my chest and there is NO going back to sleep. It's hard to enjoy my life and it would haunt me daily. I am just glad it comes and goes.
I had been sleeping so good lately. I didn't But recently, last night to be exact, I went to sleep at about 11:00 and woke up at 2:00 and COULD NOT go back to sleep. I did everything the websites tell you to. I laid in bed and tried to return to sleep after about 45 minutes I got up and fixed myself some sleepy time tea watched TV for awhile and took a hot bubble bath with lavender soap. At this point it was probably about 5 and Iaid down again until 7 nothing.
I really don't know what to do. I hope it goes away in a few days. I really want to avoid the whole medication thing. I am fine with over the counter natural pills on occasion and as far as prescription I really don't want to become dependent on them.
It's just so weird. I don't know what causes this. I have mild depression problems and mild anxiety problems but I don't understand why I would be able to sleep fine for 3 weeks in a row and then go through 6 or 7 days where I can't sleep at all. And my depression hasn't been that bad at all lately. It's the best I have felt in the past 6 months. So I don't understand why my insomnia came back all of a sudden.
I heard the early morning awakening insomnia has something to do with my unconscious. If I went to the doctor and do you think I could figure out if there was something wrong with me or will they just hand me a prescription to ambien?
With me it's late insomnia. I hardly ever have trouble falling asleep but I would wake up usually between 4 and 6 hours after WIDE awake. I'd feel restless, anxious, a heavy pressure in my chest and there is NO going back to sleep. It's hard to enjoy my life and it would haunt me daily. I am just glad it comes and goes.
I had been sleeping so good lately. I didn't But recently, last night to be exact, I went to sleep at about 11:00 and woke up at 2:00 and COULD NOT go back to sleep. I did everything the websites tell you to. I laid in bed and tried to return to sleep after about 45 minutes I got up and fixed myself some sleepy time tea watched TV for awhile and took a hot bubble bath with lavender soap. At this point it was probably about 5 and Iaid down again until 7 nothing.
I really don't know what to do. I hope it goes away in a few days. I really want to avoid the whole medication thing. I am fine with over the counter natural pills on occasion and as far as prescription I really don't want to become dependent on them.
It's just so weird. I don't know what causes this. I have mild depression problems and mild anxiety problems but I don't understand why I would be able to sleep fine for 3 weeks in a row and then go through 6 or 7 days where I can't sleep at all. And my depression hasn't been that bad at all lately. It's the best I have felt in the past 6 months. So I don't understand why my insomnia came back all of a sudden.
I heard the early morning awakening insomnia has something to do with my unconscious. If I went to the doctor and do you think I could figure out if there was something wrong with me or will they just hand me a prescription to ambien?
Maybe trying some medication would be worth it. You don't have to take it all the time. Just two or three days in a row when you're having problems, then don't touch it again for a few weeks.
Also, have you tried melatonin pills?
The Xanax will give you relief. Yes, it's important not to get strung out on it, but it's worth taking just for a few nights in a row if you're really having bad problems.