Insomnia? Welcome to Team NoSleep.

[Angie]

My shrink has reduced my Clozapine, and now I am experiencing insomnia. I only got around 4 hours last night. I was prescribed melatonin today and am hoping that fixes it.

Good luck with the melatonin!

 

[Angie]

My sleep is so weird. I think the technical term is bi phasic. That means I sleep in two phases. One early in the evening, then awake for several hours, then again around 4 or 5 am

I've been this way for years, but I didn't know there was a term for it until the last year or so.

Good luck everyone on sleeping!

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

I just saw this resource from @Lara_C

https://www.suicideforum.com/community/resources/sleepio-uk-free.68/

Free in the UK. Has anyone used it?
Have you ever tried any app to help sleep/rest?

 

[AvidFan]

I just saw this resource from @Lara_C

https://www.suicideforum.com/community/resources/sleepio-uk-free.68/

Free in the UK. Has anyone used it?
Have you ever tried any app to help sleep/rest?

Not really, I'd be willing to give it a go but I have a huge distrust of the usual CBT-I techniques as I'm in my 50s and nothing has ever worked, I've tried the whole increase sleep debt, sleep hygiene etc, when I get up my body just says "OK, we're up now, let's get on with the day." Maybe I'll have a look at it.

Like today that was at 4.30am. Got up for a bit. Went back to bed. Nope, we're awake now after maybe 2 hours' "sleep". Let's make coffee and get up.

 

[Angie]

Well, shit.

I slept 2.5 hours and now I'm awake.

 

[Jezah81]

Well, shit.

I slept 2.5 hours and now I'm awake.

Sorry to hear that. Its hardly surprising though , you have so much on your plate right now. 😔

 

[puffymilk]

When things are bad, I would go full insomniac again. My sleeping pattern is so messed up.

 

[Angie]

When things are bad, I would go full insomniac again. My sleeping pattern is so messed up.

Mine is too

 

[Jezah81]

1:40am and no sleep in sight. Think I might be watching the sun come up

 

[seabird]

This night was the 3rd with being woken up in the middle of nightmares.

 

[puffymilk]

Can't sleep. It's 1 AM, I still have the heavy weight in my chest. I think this time it's because I'm scared of not having a job.

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

@seabird - that’s awful. do you get nightmares a lot?

@puffymilk I hope your start feeling calmer.

 

[puffymilk]

@seabird - that’s awful. do you get nightmares a lot?

@puffymilk I hope your start feeling calmer.

Thank you. I'm afraid that this stress will eventually kill me

 

[puffymilk]

What do you guys usually do to help sleep faster?

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

What do you guys usually do to help sleep faster?

If my sleeplessness is related to migraine, I will try an antihistamine- called diphenhydramine in the USA.
I try reduce any things the irritates me. depends on the day- things like Noise, light, smells, temperature, etc.
sometimes I have to physically exhaust myself to sleep.
I watch tv too.

 

[seabird]

@seabird - that’s awful. do you get nightmares a lot?

I only get them when I've reached a certain level of anxiety or have been stuffing my feelings. The last one was horrendous - something about, oh, nevermind it's too gross. lol

 

[FlamingoWrangler]

I only get them when I've reached a certain level of anxiety or have been stuffing my feelings. The last one was horrendous - something about, oh, nevermind it's too gross. lol

I love gross! remembering it is likely painful. So no need for that. I hope you you can get some good rest.

 

[LumberJack]

What do you guys usually do to help sleep faster?

Quetiapine

 

[LumberJack]

I haven’t gotten to bed before 4:00 AM since Saturday night. I always get up between 9:00-10:00.

 

[seabird]

@LumberJack that's pretty severe. I am sorry that it's like that.

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