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Hi, I was interested to read your story. I have suffered from insomnia for about three and a half years now, and like you and many on this site, I have not been unable to find any satisfactory cure. From your shift pattern you sound like a fireman. If you are, you might be interested to know that I am one of the six Scientific Advisors to London Fire Brigade and understand the workings of the fire service quite well. Getting enough sleep to be able to function well at work is always a challenge, but I have to say that after all this time my body has adapted to much less sleep – I think you will find that too, although sound sleep is a dream we all pursue.
Anyway, perhaps we can speak again. Hope you find sleep somewhere – a last question – do you think your shift work has had something to do with your insomnia? Take care.
My email is [email protected] – drop me a line sometime.
Nigel
'1949Molly' wrote on '27:Insomnia may not be a disease like Cancer with a direct consequence, but it's a disease of a thousand tiny cuts, leading to depression, anxiety and all the rest. I'm in a particularly down mood today because I'm SO TIRED. My family doctor recommended that I double my Seroquel from 25mg to 50mg with nothing short of disastrous results so far. At least she takes my insomnia seriously. I think that's good?
It is certainly tough going coping with insomnia. I found in the early days on my insomnia that I worried a lot about getting to sleep in case I could not function the next day. As time has gone by, I have found my body has adjusted to much less sleep and I am able to cope some what better now than 3.5 years ago when my insomnia first became a real problem. Are you able to have a nap at lunch time so you can survive the afternoon? I have also found going to bed much later i.e. 1 or 2am without worrying about the effect that might have tomorrow, has helped me a cope better and has played a small part in helping some sleep pattern to return. i do hope you find some success in your struggle.
Nigel
'wonderhussy' wrote on '28:I was looking into Sleep Tracks. Before I blow another $70, I'm just wondering if:
a) anyone has had any luck with it?
is it the same thing as Pzizz (pzizz.com)…which I've already tried and found zero success with?Any feedback is appreciated!
I have tried sleep tracks and found it did not help at all. However, I have found Yan, the founder of Sleep Tracks, to be a very caring an honest man who appears to have a genuine desire to help insomniacs, because he used to be one. Yan would be the first to say it does not help everyone. His principle is to produce a CD with speaking and music on it that carries a particular low frequency beat in the background that supposedly stimulates certain wave functions in the brain that enhance sleep. I guess the theory sounds OK, but not sure how that translates in practice. I could probably email you one of his tracks to listen to and if you had some success with it, it might be worth your while buying the whole package. I am on holiday for a couple of weeks but happy to do it when I get back if you send me your email. Email me
Hi xdunlapx,
I have a friend with Bipolar disorder who finds it very hard to cope with his shifting mood swings. Like you he can exhaust himself very easily – sometimes just by having a conversation that goes on for too long. I wish I had great wisdom to share with you that could help your life, unfortunately, I have nothing to offer, except I hope that by taking to people on this site you may find some comfort in discussing issues with others who suffer and therefore understand what you are going through. Nigel
You know you need more sleep when you nod off at a red traffic light and you are thankful that the car was at a standstill!
