News of Insomnia Forum

Hi.

I am going to tell nothing but the truth here, hoping for nothing but an honest answer.
For the past two or so months (my sleeping patter has always been messy, but it has become a concern now) I have not slept at all once before 4am. In the summer holidays, this was not a problem, but because I'm 17 I have just started College again this September.
The amount of sleep I get ...

I heard somewhere that a drug called alteril cures insomnia with out giving you any side effects. Has anyone here used or heard alteril? Any information will be appreciated.

To be frank and concise ever since I was little it's always been a struggle for me to go to sleep.Last night for instance I stayed awake well into past 6 .a.m before I decided to doze off and wake up at 12 pm today.

For the past few days esp. I've had a load of trouble going to sleep even with a helpful sleeping mask that I now own.It's like I cant go to ...

Hello.

Looking for a bit of advice if possible...

I have acute insomnia. It’s not as bad as many on here (although I haven’t read too many threads for a fear of letting all this get in to my head and making it worse).

I started having sleep issues when I was a student. The reasons for this was obvious and probably what you might expect...no body clock , alcohol, living in my bedroom etc...I ...

Okay so I've had insomnia and sleep deprivation for like 1-2 years now, I'm 16 and going through high school so getting barely any sleep is common due to study, computer games etc. I've been setting a bed time and wake up time for weeks now and have stuck to it, so I'm starting to get more sleep. I've so far been waking up at 7am every morning (even weekends), and going to bed around ...

The past 3 weeks about, I have been having trouble staying asleep till morning.. I go to bed fine with no problem, like 10pm. but i keep waking up 3 a.m. in the morning and not able to go back to sleep. this happens everyday. a few days i got lucky and was able to push to 5a.m. but that's because my entire body was physically exhausted and beat. And I do exercise every morning ...

Certain events led me to having high anxiety which caused me to lose sleep, and that eventually started making me paranoid, which lead to me having a nervous breakdown. Medications did not help, I ended up getting addicted and suffuring side effects like heat issues that would wake me up. I would go days at a time with no sleep, and then weeks with only 1 or 2 hours. all this while I was working ...

I suspect myself of having something similar to Delayed sleep phase disorder.

For my entire life, It has always taken me 1 1/2 to 3 hours to fall asleep after going to bed, and lately it seems like going to bed very late (3-4 AM) allows me to fall asleep much faster.

I function much better If I wake up around noon. It's like 4-5 hours of sleep, and waking up around noon is twice ...

I exercised before bed and then later on took medication. I'm always thinking about something lately, mostly silly things. Like a movie or a TV show. Then I can't sleep because my mind is racing, no matter how tired I am. I've been sleeping well lately, up until tonight. When I can't sleep I worry that I won't sleep the next day. I've noticed if I don't naps during the day, I'm actually less tired ...

Hi all, just wondering if anyone has experienced something similar and if they have found any solutions?

I'm not one of these people who can crash the second they hit the pillow. It usually takes me 10-15 mins on average to fall asleep, sometimes up to an hour, sometimes 3-4 hours. But whenever I get to sleep I never remain asleep the full night. I will usually wake at about 3am, have to go back ...