Welcome!

So sorry you have been struggling with insomnia for so long.

Hope you are able to get some good restorative rest soon.

Thank you and it hasn't been constant, for a few months I did get some normal sleep.

Welcome! Not getting good sleep is the pits.

LOL thank you and yes it is

Hi..new to this group too. I have dealt with chronic insomnia for years and I swear I’m a walking encyclopedia re all the causes ...eveything from nutrition to sunlight and production of melatonin to the panic anxiety issues , high BP , high heart rate and insomnia to the fear of sleep because I have constant nightmares. There are scary otc sleep aids that can put you on a hamster wheel .
I have Fibromyalgia and it can cause sleep issues as well. That’s when my insomnia started
Cortisol levels too high is instant insomnia ... so right now my goal is to lower cortisol , up my sun exposure and stay off my iPad at night lol...which is funny cuz it’s 11:23 and I’m on my iPad!!!
I have a rule I shut it down to black screen at 7 pm and it’s helpful
Anyways ...you’re certainly not alone ...so so many issues cause insomnia the lists are endless
Blessings

Hi there, I've been experiencing insomnia for about 2 months now. It started slowly, with me only missing a couple of hours sleep at first. Now I'm lucky if I get 1 or 2 hrs a night. At about the same time as the insomnia started I'd been put on a beta blocker for high blood pressure and heart palpitations. I've just heard beta blockers can cause insomnia, so I'll be getting my doctor to review this next week. Has snyone else experienced this?

For women in perimenopause and menopause, poor sleep can be a huge issue. Many of us women don't realize this. Our doctors don't know what to say or do. I have found reading a good book on menopause with information about herbs or supplements to be the most helpful. I don't have any perfection but figuring out what works for me has taken a while. Also, use a non-google web search engine (like duck duck go) and use the term help for insomnia and more naturally oriented articles and websites will pop up. Google now censors naturally oriented websites.

Also, Debrina, you can google the side effects of the name of a medication. Try to get the original paper from the manufacturer. It will have information about how it works in the body, and what the research showed for side effects. I was taking a reflux medication and have terrible insomnia. Then I looked it up, and yep -- insomnia was a side effect. My doctor didn't really believe me and I brought her the printed out "report" from the manufacturer. Some reflux meds do give me insomnia, the others make me tired but I am choosing tired over not sleeping.