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Hi, a month ago I got sleep deprivation from prednisone.
I was on it longer then I should of been unfortunately. Got bronchitis and then covid. But but the last day of covid I was in full sleep deprivation in the ER a mess going crazy.They gave me serquol that has gave me a lot of side effects. I have the worst indigestion in my life and many more side effects.
Still now even taking that I wake up a hour-2 later fully awake and can’t sleep the rest of the night.At first it helped but now a month later it isn’t.
Mental health wanted my antidepressant to kick in first to try to help treat the anxiety. Yet I’m horribly worried being on this medication. I can’t just cut it straight off either I’d have to tapper.
I have a fear of sleep deprivation now and when I go to sleep I’m worried about not sleeping.
I miss the days I use to sleep easy.
I feel the way I am now I’ll be stuck on meds the rest of my life or in the psych ward soon or hospital.My health has taken a massive toll.
I’m trying to do all the sleep hygiene and medications. But still I wake up wide wake buzzing yet same time massively sleep deprived and running on a low battery.I have 4 kids and I want to have a normal life with them and watch them grow but right now I don’t know how to do this.. when I can’t sleep.. I used to be able to get up and do everything for them. Run them around to sports, go on holidays with them..now my life has been robbed.
It sure sounds like you’re going through a tough time.
It’s no surprise that sleep hygiene hasn’t been very helpful — there’s no evidence it’s effective for chronic insomnia, and it can actually make sleep more disrupted as we add more effort and rituals around sleep.
Have you shared your concerns about the medication with your doctor? You might want to also ask them if they feel you would be a good candidate for cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).
Here are some podcast episodes featuring guests who moved away from medication that you might also find helpful:
How Sally improved her sleep after 60 years of insomnia and 10 years of sleeping pills (#19)
I hope there’s something useful here.
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