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My insomnia started about 3 months ago. It came out of nowhere. I am up pacing around most of the night. I might sleep a total of one to one and half hours a night. I was prescribed trazadone, zanaflex, seroquel. Did not help. I have been in the ER twice with my problem insomnia. They gave me Ativan while in there both times. It did put me to sleep in ER but don’t know if it would help solve my insomnia. I don’t know where to turn with this. Thank you for reading.
Hi Nickey, it sounds like you are really going through the mill right now. And insomnia can feed itself to where we start panicking about it. Totally understandable–and also counterproductive, which I am guessing you know logically. But who can stay logical?
Maybe one way would be to see if you can preface your thoughts within an observation. Instead of “if I don’t sleep I am going to go out of my mind” rather: “I’m having the thought that if I don’t sleep I am going to go out of my mind.” This is all about mindfulness, which is treated superficially as a fad, but also has been around for centuries. A couple of free websites: mindfulness.northwest.com and palousemindfulness.com
Martin’s emails are a really good source, which may lead you to consider his course, which emphasizes, among other topics, our attitudes toward sleep.
Take care, you are not alone.
Welcome to the forum, Nickey! Have you looked into cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I)?
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