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...
Hello all i'm a 19 year old male living in Australia. I started having insomnia when i graduated from school last November. Since then it has been on and off. But since the past month it has been the worst. In March i was perscribed to Avanza 15mg. That helped for quite a while, then it didn't. Last week got pushed to 30mg, no change at all. Just got pushed to 60mg yesterday.
I've also tried these sleeping pills and they've barley done anything. Tried Temezepam (made me feel a bit heavy headed, but didn't make me tired enough) and i just got put on Mogadon (which has made me feel a little tired but now i feel wide awake like i've had some coffee)
I don't understand i've tried so much. I have about ZERO caffeine, i stop being on my ipad, iphone 1-2 hours before bed, i oftenly go for long walks in the evening. IT'S ALL DOING NOTHING. Most of the time i don't fall asleep until 4 or 5 am.
and at the moment i feel so calm. No anxiety, no racing mind, no racing heart. I feel fine as a bright blue sky.
My GP recommened clonazepam but he let me psychiatrist decide. So my psychiatrist put me on Mogadon and so far it's done nothing.
I don't understand, it feels i could be awake for days on end and beat the world record.
I've also tried these sleeping pills and they've barley done anything. Tried Temezepam (made me feel a bit heavy headed, but didn't make me tired enough) and i just got put on Mogadon (which has made me feel a little tired but now i feel wide awake like i've had some coffee)
I don't understand i've tried so much. I have about ZERO caffeine, i stop being on my ipad, iphone 1-2 hours before bed, i oftenly go for long walks in the evening. IT'S ALL DOING NOTHING. Most of the time i don't fall asleep until 4 or 5 am.
and at the moment i feel so calm. No anxiety, no racing mind, no racing heart. I feel fine as a bright blue sky.
My GP recommened clonazepam but he let me psychiatrist decide. So my psychiatrist put me on Mogadon and so far it's done nothing.
I don't understand, it feels i could be awake for days on end and beat the world record.
So I'm wondering, have your doctors concluded you have depression?
You are taking some really strong benzos. If it were me, I'd really try to get to the bottom of why I can't sleep, rather than just take a pill, which needless to say could become habit forming.
Are you also getting counseling?
It sounds like you're practicing some good sleep hygiene so maintain that. Keep working closely with your doctors and stay on top of them until your insomnia get's resolved.
To find out more about sleep hygiene check out this site:
http://sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene
Good luck