The Insomnia Thread - #TeamNoSleep

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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I posted this before, but try Sonata. I guess it doesn't stay in your system as long as Ambien so if you wake up at 3 you can take it and when you get up in the morning, you don't feel all drugged out.
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    Is Sonata prescription? Or OTC?
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    Sonata is prescription.
  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    PJ_Soul said:

    JWPearl said:

    oftenreading said:

    I've slept for years with ear plugs because I tend to be a very light sleeper and if I'm woken up by noise in the night I may be awake for hours. In fact, as strange as it may sound, I have custom earplugs (made by an audiologist) that are super comfortable. I feel like I'm in a quiet little cocoon. This won't work for people who are freaked out if they can't hear what's around them, but it works for me.

    Do you have a dog ? What if somebody breaks in while your sleeping? sorry to sound like a downing but was just wonderin
    Yeah, there are definitely safety issues with that. Fire is the thing that came to my mind. Would hate for anyone to sleep too long during a house fire because of earplugs!
    Yes, I have a dog. That's part of the reason why I sleep with ear plugs - she's not the quietest sleeper. I know without a doubt that I'd wake up if our smoke alarms went off - the ear plugs are good, but not that good. And I guess I'll just accept the exceedingly small risk that some stealthy person will break in as part of life.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Nope...Can't sleep. Don't want to take any valarian now otherwise I'll sleep till noon.
    I have a 'relax and sleep' app on my phone that lets you make your own custom sound machine noise. It has something like 20 different sounds, and you can adjust each sound for the perfect 'blend', I usually pick 'hard rain' and mix it with thunder, ocean waves, seagulls, and campfire. It also has a timer so it doesn't run all night. I have discovered that a certain someone's snoring can actually drown out the app, even with ear buds. :neutral face:
    Now I just need to make a headband that will hold my ear buds close to my ears, but not annoy the fuck out of me. (i also have that weird fear of hearing something when I wear ear buds with a combination of generally not liking wearing ear buds...I'll post my creation when I finish making it.)
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    What do you do when you've taken a pill, but it doesn't put you to sleep, but it still makes you stupid & slow & bumping into things & ď dizzy/groggy an hour and a half after consumption?I don't do drugs because i dislike being high but ambien seems not to care about that.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    ldent42 said:

    What do you do when you've taken a pill, but it doesn't put you to sleep, but it still makes you stupid & slow & bumping into things & ď dizzy/groggy an hour and a half after consumption?I don't do drugs because i dislike being high but ambien seems not to care about that.

    When I had ambient, my doctor said I had to be 'in bed' not walking around otherwise it wouldn't work. Have you tried drinking a warm cup of tea and getting into bed?
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    Ha! I wish these things worked for me!! My oldest sister lays her head on a pillow and she's OUT! I lie awake tossing and turning.. A fly farts and I wake up! ( I have super retard sensitive hearing! I can hear -15 dog whistles!) but I can't stand having ear plugs.. I do have to have a fan on.. I hate sleeping meds cause I feel like a zombie the whole next day. I used to take 1600 mg of Seroquel for sleep, but I'd still wake up, and feeling drunk no less, plus, developed Diabetes from it.. So no more Seroquel for me! Now I just have to find something that works to keep me from freaking out during the day.. I have horrid social anxiety on top of insomnia. So as soon as I find something that works.. I'll share it. Until then.. I just lie as still and quiet as I can, listen to my cat purr and wait for sleep. Good luck to us all!
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    ^^ have you tried custom sleeper molds? They're made of softer material and might take a bit of getting used to. Most hearing clinics can make them for you.

    As for just laying there waiting to sleep. Are you tired when you go to bed? Do you exercise? If not, maybe that'll make you sleepy. Also, reading might help.
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  • PJSiren
    PJSiren Salem, OR Posts: 5,863
    My husband left at 4am this morning for elk camp and i've been awake since then...unfortunately I had some inomnia when he woke me up to say goodbye...he'll be gone for a week so of course I wanted to say goodbye, but damnit all, I needed to get back to sleep...and then our dog didn't help matters any...he's attached to my husband at the hip and he knew something was up and that dad wasn;t just going to work and he whined and whined....
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    edited October 2014
    Yea I had been in bed for a couple hours b4 I resorted to the pill. I stayed in bed for another hour and a half before I got up for water. I fell asleep shortly thereafter. I must've just been frustrated when I posted this. It's just annoying I up a dozen times or so but still couldn't manage 8 hours. Oh AND I'm late for everything now.

    Also sorry for posting while Ambien high. I can't not have the phone next to me so sometimes I end up saying stupid shit on the internet.
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  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    would be nice if i could sleep all through the night i only get 2-4 hrs sleep every night, im sick of it
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,664
    I've been resorting to Ativan lately out of desperation. I told the doc I didn't want to get used to doing that (addiction), and he wouldn't come up with anything better when I asked... it's like he was too lazy to help me any further. :|
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  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    my doctor wont give me any sleeping tablets bc i think she thinks im going to try and od on them again lol, and restavit over the counter sleepers make me sick and i want to faint for some reason really horrible feeling and last time i thought i was going to die on them with the nausia and faintish vertigo i got from them. so its all natural for me only, i would like to change my medication
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    edited October 2014
    don't worry Ident...we're all in the same boat for trying to sleep. I have some ambien from like 5 years ago...sometimes I want to take it, and then I'm afraid of what would happen if I did, would I just be all ambien high instead of sleeping?

    I could sleep better if someone wouldn't snore so loud! I got a sound meter app on my phone so I could show them how loud they are... 75db image
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,664
    RKCNDY said:

    don't worry Ident...we're all in the same boat for trying to sleep. I have some ambien from like 5 years ago...sometimes I want to take it, and then I'm afraid of what would happen if I did, would I just be all ambien high instead of sleeping?

    I could sleep better if someone wouldn't snore so loud! I got a sound meter app on my phone so I could show them how loud they are... 75db image

    @-) It's giving you hearing damage!! %-(
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  • whispering hands
    whispering hands Under your skin Posts: 13,527
    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    ^^ have you tried custom sleeper molds? They're made of softer material and might take a bit of getting used to. Most hearing clinics can make them for you.

    As for just laying there waiting to sleep. Are you tired when you go to bed? Do you exercise? If not, maybe that'll make you sleepy. Also, reading might help.

    I am
    Usually exhausted by the time I lay Down.. But my BODY is tired.. My brain is NEVER tired.. It never stops.. I listen to the cat purr or music. I'm hoping my doctor can help
    Me soon!! I hate not sleeping! And as of now, I work seriously hard core machinery at work. I can't be all brain fuddled, like most sleep meds make me feel in the morning. So I am
    Just waiting to see what the doc says.. Sad, the only thing that's ever worked made me sick.
  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    RKCNDY said:

    don't worry Ident...we're all in the same boat for trying to sleep. I have some ambien from like 5 years ago...sometimes I want to take it, and then I'm afraid of what would happen if I did, would I just be all ambien high instead of sleeping?

    I could sleep better if someone wouldn't snore so loud! I got a sound meter app on my phone so I could show them how loud they are... 75db image

    aaaaaaaaaaand that's why i'm never sharing my bed with anyone on a nightly basis. Even my cat gets on my nerves when he's in my bed every single night.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,664
    whispering hands said:

    The Waiting Trophy Man said:

    ^^ have you tried custom sleeper molds? They're made of softer material and might take a bit of getting used to. Most hearing clinics can make them for you.

    As for just laying there waiting to sleep. Are you tired when you go to bed? Do you exercise? If not, maybe that'll make you sleepy. Also, reading might help.

    I am
    Usually exhausted by the time I lay Down.. But my BODY is tired.. My brain is NEVER tired.. It never stops.. I listen to the cat purr or music. I'm hoping my doctor can help
    Me soon!! I hate not sleeping! And as of now, I work seriously hard core machinery at work. I can't be all brain fuddled, like most sleep meds make me feel in the morning. So I am
    Just waiting to see what the doc says.. Sad, the only thing that's ever worked made me sick.
    Yeah, that's the thing about insomnia. It's not about not feeling sleepy. It's about being insanely sleepy and not being able to sleep anyway. It's awful. :-q
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  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    PJ_Soul said:


    Yeah, that's the thing about insomnia. It's not about not feeling sleepy. It's about being insanely sleepy and not being able to sleep anyway. It's awful. :-q

    SO awful. I feel like I'm drowning today.
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