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...
I keep posting here every couple of months saying my insomnia comes back but after a while it goes, but right now, it's worse than ever. I have littearly gone since last Friday night with barley any sleep, I went at least 3 nights without sleep and it's absolutely hell on earth, it is just so horrible I want to die. I have been having to take medications to help me sleep but they aren't doing anything right now. I have been taking over the counter melatonin for the past couple of months, avanza and largactil for the past year and took Mogadon my g.p perscribed to me last night. During the middle of the night, that's when it's the worst, I have high anxiety, my pulse rate and heart rate are really high, I cannot lie still, ii cannot relax what so ever, Sometimes if I try to relax i sometimes jolt, I feel like I am just going to go insane like I will break something or scream so loud the whole world will hear it. For some reason I just don't feel tired though yesterday I had heavy eyes but by the night I didn't. If I am falling asleep at all, it will be after 6-7am. This morning I fell asleep at around 7 am but woke up ar 10 and right now my heart doesn't feel right, I am still having a hard time relaxing. I went to my g.p yesterday and all he did is give me a mogadon script as I took it last night and it didn't do much, he also told me not to think about not getting to sleep and think about that I will sleep that night. I did also fall asleep around 9:30 or 10 pm but woke up from a bad dream at around 12:30 am and had a panic attack.
I don't know what to do, i am just going through agony right now, even if it's just been a couple of days, it's horrible, I really feel killing myself during the nights. I wish there was some kind of magic that would send me to sleep straight away and never for me to have problems sleeping again. I say to my self I would play a million dollars just to sleep right or I would do anything in the world to fall asleep for a deal.
My mum is recommended to go to a sleep study but I'm scared being awake the whole night during it with all that stuff attached to my face.
What can I do??
I don't know what to do, i am just going through agony right now, even if it's just been a couple of days, it's horrible, I really feel killing myself during the nights. I wish there was some kind of magic that would send me to sleep straight away and never for me to have problems sleeping again. I say to my self I would play a million dollars just to sleep right or I would do anything in the world to fall asleep for a deal.
My mum is recommended to go to a sleep study but I'm scared being awake the whole night during it with all that stuff attached to my face.
What can I do??
Certainly sounds rough. For what it's worth, many of us have experienced something similar. And survived. You will too.
You are taking some potent anti-psychotics and anti-depressants, and not sure if that means you're taking them only to sleep, or if you have been diagnosed with any psychiatric disorders that are affecting your sleep.
The key to making this better, as I see it, is to identify and treat the true underlying issues that are affecting your sleep. Because sleep itself isn't the real problem -- sleep is only the symptom. Yet sleep is what we focus on, even obsess about, because that is what we so desperately want and need.
Be reassured that your mind and body absolutely will get at least the minimum amount of sleep needed. That's because the biologic pressure to sleep cannot be resisted, and indeed is more powerful than your insomnia.
You might benefit by asking for a referral to a medical doc that specializes in sleep. A multi-pronged strategy that included both drug and non-drug therapy (such as CBT) may be just the solution you need.
So hang in there, and try to let go the worry for a little while. Sleep will come.
I've had similar experiences of utter despair and understand what you are going through. I used to live in the U.S now live in India and
I've been lucky to learn a few things along the way.
You may have a problem with your nervous system like me, and you can try these techniques:
1. Breathing through left nostril alone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_...
2. Hand gestures called mudras:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSv...
3. Pranic Healing - This you will have to google.
4. Acupressure
If you are very tired, don't overwork - try Acupuncture, Massage and Swimming to feel calm and then practice the techniques mentioned above.
Lastly, Don't feel isolated, talk to people, and share.
Let me know if I can help further.
-Deepak "
Here are the solutions I'd reccomend.
1. Breathing in and out through left nostril: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6_4UK8ZWRU
or
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11585755/Simple-4-7-8-breathing-trick-can-induce-sleep-in-60-seconds.html
2. Hand Poses called Mudras
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSvOiFfCQ-g
3. Pranic Healing - Google it
4. Acupressure - There are some points that will help if you go to a good practitioner
5. Earthing Sheet - This is very interesting although less effective for me.
-Deepak