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...

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Insomnia2017 08/30/2017

Since december i been having insomnia and having to take pills in order to sleep. I am now taking saphris, and im finding that if i try to stop them i can't sleep and i end up staying up till 4 am (happens everytime i try to quit), after that at 4am i get scared and just take my pills and sleep because i feel that if i dont take my pills i might go consecutive days without sleeping and die. Is anyone having this problem, of trying to stop the pills, but everytime you stop, you can't sleep and stay up very late, so then you give up after 4 hours(around 4am), and just take them for fear youll go consecutive days without sleeping.Is anyone having this problem? Why is it that i can't sleep without pills? How can i conquer this and stop taking the pills and sleep naturally? Im sure someone here is like this. Any advice would be Nice!!!

Hypnos07 08/30/2017

Hi, sorry to hear you're going through this, but rest assured you're not alone. Many if not most of us in the group have experienced something similar, an unfortunate dependency -- physical or psychological -- on substances that unnaturally force sleep.

The fact that you were prescribed saphris suggests you may have other issues besides insomnia. These may be psychiatric, and may be the true underlying root for your sleeplessness.

Suggest you bring all this to the attention of your doc. There are ways to treat psychiatric issues that do not include drugs. You should consider asking your doc for a tapering strategy to reduce and eventually eliminate sleeping pills. Possibly ask for a referral to an MD who specializes in sleep.

Good luck.

Derek7 08/30/2017

Well I smoke weed to go to sleep and without I can't :/ also sometimes I take pills to sleep if im over thinking too much. I dont care about dependency. I stopped caring about addiction. I gotta do what I gotta do to survive. When i dont sleep, i cannot function and just have another wasteful day. Not sleeping has similar cons to taking pills. Plus no sleep equals no energy, no motivation, you look tired, and etc.. F*CK THAT. No more of that for me. But if your trying to stop..do it slowly..dont just go cold Turkey.

Edgar_2 08/31/2017

Insomnia2017,

Are you really only 13 as your profile suggests ? If so, your body (and mind) is going through a lot of changes, hormonal and all.

There is more than good chance that you will get over this naturally once your body settles down into a more stable mechanism.

Until then - try to stay calm and live your life as if everything is ok. Not easy, I know, but you have youth on your side. You probably don't feel the side effects of exhaustion too much so use that to your advantage and just carry on. One day you will realize that your sleep has improved and ask yourself what all the fuss was about anyway. :)

Insomnia2017 08/31/2017

No im 28 lol i just put a random birthday on purpose lol. Derek what happens when u try quiting weed, do you stay up late into the night like me? So you can't sleep without weed at all? No hypnoso i dont have schitzophrenia or bipolar disorder my psychiatrist just put me on these cause she said its like seroquel.

Edgar_2 09/01/2017

Hahahah, this made me laugh ot loud. I kept thinking you sound a bit mature for a 13-year old kid. The vase still holds - the more you think about insomnia the mkre you feed the monster. Best to try to get on with your life, ignore it and it will goo away.

Derek7 09/03/2017

Yeah if I dont smoke weed or take anything to calm my mind down then I will stay up all night or maybe get 2 - 3 hours of sleep. Not worthed it tbh.

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