[deblevey]

I have always had trouble getting to sleep. Even as a very little girl…my Mom would put me down for a nap, and I would lay there and pretend to be asleep. But really my mind was off on an adventure to somewhere, anywhere but the land of sleep. I have ADD without the hyperactivity feature, also mild depression and mild anxiety symptoms, probably caused by eternal sleep deprivation. Or did they cause my insomnia? Which came first…. I am a commercial writer who stumbled upon Insomnia Land while researching an article on…you guessed it…insomnia. It is one of my niche subjects because I am so familiar with it. Any way, I manage my insomnia with an anti-depressant, an anti anxiety, an ADD drug and a sleep aid which is also an anti-depressant. I wish I didn't have to take all these meds. I am almost 49 years old, a Mom to three grown kids grandma to one little granddaughter, and a grandson due any day now. My grandbaby, Ashlyn is 19 months old and already exhibiting problems taking a nap. at least once or twice a week, she has problems with bed time sleep as well. Hope we can help her fix this early…

[Martin Reed]

Welcome to Insomnia Land, Deb. Thanks for joining us and thanks for introducing yourself.

What medications are you on at the moment? Do they help you sleep? Have you tried any non-pharmaceutical solutions for your insomnia?

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[deblevey]

'Martin' wrote on '12:

Welcome to Insomnia Land, Deb. Thanks for joining us and thanks for introducing yourself.

What medications are you on at the moment? Do they help you sleep? Have you tried any non-pharmaceutical solutions for your insomnia?

I take wellbutrin and Strattera to address my depression and ADD symptoms. I take guanfacine for stress and sleep support. I take trazadone for sleep support. I also take two benedryl at night for allergies and sleep support. I also take 3 mg melatonin. These ensure a good night's sleep almost every night, without which my anxiety symptoms increase, my cognative function decreases and I am a very crabby tabby. Sometimes it's hard to get up in the morning. I have problems with motivation. We (my shrink and I) have done a lot of dosage changes and this seems to work the best.

[Mike Hooker]

Hi, Deb,

You and I have some things in common: I'm a little older–55. I've had insomnia (or rather, insomnia has had me) for 32 years come September. My wife and I have a grown daughter. She and her husband are expecting their first child in January.

Welcome to Insomnia Land.

[1949Molly]

'deblevey' wrote on '12:

I have always had trouble getting to sleep. Even as a very little girl…my Mom would put me down for a nap, and I would lay there and pretend to be asleep. But really my mind was off on an adventure to somewhere, anywhere but the land of sleep. I have ADD without the hyperactivity feature, also mild depression and mild anxiety symptoms, probably caused by eternal sleep deprivation. Or did they cause my insomnia? Which came first…. I am a commercial writer who stumbled upon Insomnia Land while researching an article on…you guessed it…insomnia. It is one of my niche subjects because I am so familiar with it. Any way, I manage my insomnia with an anti-depressant, an anti anxiety, an ADD drug and a sleep aid which is also an anti-depressant. I wish I didn't have to take all these meds. I am almost 49 years old, a Mom to three grown kids grandma to one little granddaughter, and a grandson due any day now. My grandbaby, Ashlyn is 19 months old and already exhibiting problems taking a nap. at least once or twice a week, she has problems with bed time sleep as well. Hope we can help her fix this early…

Deb,

Glad to see you on this forum. I've had insomnia for 40 years. I take 2 sleep meds and an anti-depressant. This combo used to work so well for a long time but now it's failing me. Usually I get a few hours of sleep but wake up at 3 or 4 in the morning and can't get back to sleep. Your anti-anxiety sounds good. I'm planning to go to my MD soon and see if she has an idea of what I can do now. Right now I'm just taking an extra pill to see if it has any effect. I absolutely dread going to work. My bosses have been nice until this one. And I'm 67 so I can't do alot of the warehouse work required. But I can't do anything else either. I think that this work thing is what has made my insomnia so bad recently.

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