[Lisa]

Hi Everyone.   I’m in another round of insomnia.  This happens every couple years after a health scare.  I’m taking 15 mg mirtazapine, and 3/4 of a .5 clonazepam each night, but it has started to not work, especially after a more stimulating day.   Once I am stable, I will taper the meds, which I have done 3 times before.   I am also doing CBTi (cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia) with a therapist to try to retrain my worrying hyper-stimulated brain to not catastrophize and stay in the present moment.  That is really slow going.  I’d like to know if any of you have had success with CBTi.  Thanks!

[dreamtsleep]

Hi Lisa. I too will be doing the CBTi -at local sleep clinic -my appointment is five months away though!!! They are ‘busier than ever’…  I wonder how it’ll go, whether it’ll be another short term solution my personal demon or whatever the hell it is -will over-ride. It’s supposed to be the ‘gold standard’ in the sleep solution though and should give us long-term mind skills. I think the key thing is us gradually winning our personal battles over the fear of it -at least in my case. But sort of forced ‘living in the present’ is very hard, I think it has to be a very gradual built-in procedure that we really believe is ours. Good luck -all my empathy -let us know how it goes x

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to the forum, Lisa. CBT-I often takes a few weeks of dedicated, consistent practice before you experience truly recognizable results. What kind of CBT-I techniques are you following at the current time, and how long have you been doing CBT-I?

CBT-I is the gold-standard treatment for insomnia and is effective over the long-term because CBT-I teaches skills that can be used for the rest of your life. So, if sleep problems ever return in the future, you will be armed with all the techniques needed to get rid of them and improve your sleep again without needing any additional solutions or treatments.

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