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...
Should I start take melatonin about 16 hours before bed like I did last summer or did i remember reading on someone else's topic that people said a different time of day was better?
Oh and has anyone tried the 16 hour fast to reset your body clock?
I think I'm starting to sleep but it's quite strange, it feels like stage 2 ( a step above totally light sleeping) sleep characterized by a dream at the very end...honestly I've felt more tired and crappy with that then either not sleeping or sleeping in the super light state. I feel really groggy if you guys know what I mean.
I wasn't able to get an appointment till the 29th and these are the only 2 things I could think of trying while waiting. If I don't start sleeping the way I want in 3 days then I'm quiting with the no naps, consistant wake up time, no day time sleeping, etc. I'm tired of having a horrible head ache, feeling groggy, feeling dizzy and having fever spells. I think it's sleep related and i'm tired of torturing myself.
Oh and has anyone tried the 16 hour fast to reset your body clock?
I think I'm starting to sleep but it's quite strange, it feels like stage 2 ( a step above totally light sleeping) sleep characterized by a dream at the very end...honestly I've felt more tired and crappy with that then either not sleeping or sleeping in the super light state. I feel really groggy if you guys know what I mean.
I wasn't able to get an appointment till the 29th and these are the only 2 things I could think of trying while waiting. If I don't start sleeping the way I want in 3 days then I'm quiting with the no naps, consistant wake up time, no day time sleeping, etc. I'm tired of having a horrible head ache, feeling groggy, feeling dizzy and having fever spells. I think it's sleep related and i'm tired of torturing myself.
Stress management and reduction of excessive anxiety will also likely help you get to the true underlying basis for insomnia.
No, you shouldn't torture yourself, and yes you should try to get to the true roots of the problem. In the case of insomnia, the true root is not sleep. That's only the symptom.
It would not be in the least bit surprising if you are experiencing quite a bit of sleep state misperception. Many if not most of us with insomnia do, and frankly it feeds the problem.
If you are dreaming then there's a good chance you are benefiting from all the deeper slow wave sleep phases that normally precede REM sleep. Sleep studies show that our mind-body systems usually prioritize NREM over REM.
Hang in there. Would be interested in hearing what your doc says.
I'm curious what he'll have to say as well. The true root of my insomnia was the summer heat but then i adjusted and did good for a short period and then inexplicably it came back for no known reasons.
I think the dreaming I'm talking about is happening around 5 or 6 am though. I suspect I am lightly sleeping and then drip off to a deeper sleep around 4 or 5.