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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Candace32 03/28/2018

Hello I wanted to try and not take any sleep meds to see if my body will start back sleeping on it's own again it's been almost 6 months since I been having sleep issues now it seems like I can't fall asleep unless I take something for it nor can I take a nap this is annoying I have 2 sons and I need to be well rested for them it just hurts me to be going through this I've tried sleeping pills they work but give me side effects and I took melatonin but I can't take it for that long cause It gives me diarrhea and it stops working I have to up the dose and don't wanna do that so I don't know if I should just go days with no sleep and see if I sleep or what wonder how long it will take :(

Ejf1986 03/31/2018

I feel your pain. I rely on sleeping pills and it sucks. Gel based pills make my legs restless, melatonin never worked for me.

Maybe try this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-9T184mpY4

I've been really into listen to chill, ambient sounds on youtube recently. Maybe this can help you.

Candace32 04/04/2018

Thanks

SleepyKieran 04/05/2018

Hi Candace. I was on sleeping pills last year, taking them a couple of times a week. I realised after a long time that they were only helpful for one night, and I would suffer from 'rebound insomnia'. The pills were changing the way my brain was trained to sleep so basically I could never live without them. It wasn't a solution for me as I felt groggy and lazy the day after a good night's sleep with pills.
My life improved when I stopped taking them completely and gave body and mind some time to get back to normal (around 6 weeks was needed, but this will vary for other people)
I also improved my sleep hygine, reduced stress in my life that was probably causing insomnia, and did some self-hypnosis / affirmations every evening.

Candace32 04/06/2018

Thanks alot

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