[Marie72]

I feel your pain Mamatoboys I too am suffering like you so your certainly not alone!! It can be so lonely and no one really understands, unless they have suffered too.

Do you feel tired during the day? I certainly don’t which I find very odd certainly after very little sleep.

Last night I had a particularly bad night…who’d have thought that something is supposed to Bev so natural can cause some people such heartache ?

[Marie72]

Hi Edgar,

I had a few things happen over the summer, I’ve always been a worrier but this time the worry led to no sleep. I had suffered before, some 8 years ago but that sorted itself out naturally after a couple of months & I just put it down to rebound insomnia after taking a week of sleeping tablets. I didn’t even think about this period in my life just boxed it off never dreaming it would return… my sleeping habits returned to normal, 8 plus hours a night sleep was not an issue, I didn’t even think about it until three months ago…insomnia back with a vengeance!!!!

This time unfortunately is different, because it’s been for longer and is starting to have an impact on my life…which I have to say is a wonderful life, great kids, great husband lots of friends and a job I enjoy…if I didn’t have insomnia life would be pretty good.

I’ve learnt a lot about myself these last few months, you have a lot more time to think! I am a little obsessive which I don’t think is helping right now as sleep, or lack of it has become all consuming and I tend to think about it A LOT

Have tried ACT and to be fair it was working ok however I had a set back & anxiety got the better of me. I’ve just started taking antidepressants to hopefully calm the anxiety (bought on by no sleep) so I will start to practise ACT again. SR not really for me as I found it made me more anxious.

I just keep praying I get hold of this soon before my family, work & friends start to get really hacked off with me!! It really does suck…plus I think I’ve aged five years in the last three months & I worry how the stress of it all is affecting my health ?

[Marie72]

Hi Edgar,

I’m feeling your pain. Insomnia is relatively new to me, 3 months. The last week I’ve been surviving on 2 to 3 hours sleep and can never sleep do during the day…it’s all that adrenaline rushing round our body. I’m very anxious about it all and a little obsessive too. Massive impact on my life; family, work, friends. I hardly recognise myself compared to the fun loving lady I was done 6 mths ago.

You’re not alone though so please don’t let this beat you. It’s about taking control again

[Marie72]

Hi Deb,

How bad was your insomnia? I’m so worried as only getting a couple of hours sleep a night for the last month, before that not much better. I e just started taking Citalopram which I’m not sure is helping.

When your insomnia was bad how much slept were you getting?

[Marie72]

Thanks Deb, I definitely need help just so costly. I was so reluctant to go the tablet route but felt no option as my sleep had been so bad and worried what doing to my health 2 to 4 hours sleep some nights. May come off the AD today as they’re just making sleep worse and have a few days on sleeping tablets to get some much needed sleep. I worry so much what this is doing to my body also my blood pressure is getting high…thanks for your support? Not sure people understand if not been there themselves

[Marie72]

My anxiety is totally about sleep, I’m constantly thinking about it, a little obsessed as just so desperate to get it cured.

My antidepressants seem to have made the situation worse also as they ironically give side effect of insomnia!! I just seem to take one step forward and two backwards!!!
It’s starting to ruin my life, I feel desperately low

[Marie72]

I’m incredibly anxious all the time about my insomnia as it is having such a negative impact on all of my life. I’ve been struggling for 3mths and it scares me that this is how it’s going to be (I’m used to 8 solid hours sleep) Reluctant until now to take medication but have had sleeping pills last four nights as I just needed sleep…which I did get but know not that answer…although my mum can come off sleeping pills no problem.

I’ve just started to take antidepressants to help with my increasing anxiety.

Just have a constant worry, hows it’s affecting my job, family and general life…& constantly looking tired!!!

[Marie72]

It’s just awful, when I say to people I don’t sleep there like yeah I wake up at 4 or 5 am, only get 5”6/7 hours…I wish!
Are you looking st any medication Davy to help with anxiety?

Thanks
Marie

[Marie72]

Kimmiek,

I’m so glad you have recovered and thank you for sharing your experiences. I’ve been suffering for 10 weeks now and it’s really starting to take its toll, on occasions, like last night I get as little as 2 hours sleep.

I want to ask about the antidepressant you were taking. I now have very bad anxiety bought on by sleep deprecation, my doctor had prescribed me some antidepressants but I’ve been reluctant to start them…strangely one side effect is insomnia? I’ve now got to the stage I think I need to as had a panicky attack last night in bed.

Do you feel the tablets helped? I hear the first two weeks can be hard too.

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