News of Insomnia Forum

Hi, this is my first post. I'll be as brief as I can.

- I'll be 68 in August, have had sleeping problems for at least 30 years, off and on, but worse as I got older.

- Struggled with OTC pills until I finally went to doc in '04 and got a 'script for Ambien. They worked pretty well for a long time, but eventually not so much. Last couple of years I've had ...

Been an insomniac all my life it's so bad that I'll go a week at a time without sleep partly because I suffer from night terrors in my sleep as well and what's worse I've isolophobia so I've got to keep my mind occupied otherwise I go into a panic attack and I just dont know how to cope anymore... meds dont work ive seen every movie I own a thousand times I'm out of ...

I always felt I was more anxious than the normal person then I was diagnosed with Anxiety. But it wasnt until 3 years ago that a new symptoms manifested from my anxiety, Insomnia! I have been suffering on and off from this painful bouts of spells called insomnia. The past 1.5mos have been rocky and this week has been misery. Laying in bed begging God and my brain to give me just straight 4-5hrs sleep ...

** just after some greater understanding** **not looking to be formally recommended or diagnosed** hope it is okay

Warning: lots of jargon!

Hi there,

Could you consider sedation/sleep and anti-anxiety to be on a common neurological spectrum?

I'm asking in regards to the effects of benzodiazpines, and am trying to rationalise the physiological reasons why diazepam is an anxiolytic, yet temazepam is a hypnotic.

If temazepam is shorter-lasting, does it somehow affect different neurological centres? ...

hello,i would like to tell my story a get any help anyone has to offer. I will make this as consise as possible,10 years ago I was hit in my left eye at work, that is the only eye I have sight in.when I went to the eye doctor he said I should get a lot of rest that night,long story short I didn't sleep a wink, because I kept looking at the clock I ...

Hi Everyone,

I have had insomnia for three weeks now and usually get around 4-5 hours of sleep per night, 6 on a good night. It has taken its toll on me and has affected EVERYTHING in my life. I am actually taking a leave from work for a month to try to get my sleep figured out and manage my anxiety that's probably causing it!
I do have pretty bad sleep anxiety now, and ...

I eat right, I exercise, I stay away from screens before bed, I sleep in a dark room, I dont drink caffeine or consume any other drug, I dont lay in bed or even go in the bedroom when I'm not sleeping, and basically every other routine they say "helps."
So medication? Trazodone makes me agitated, ambien doesn't work, ativan/klonopin/etc don't work, melatonin does nothing, diphenhydramine products (Benadryl, Zzzquil, tylenol PM, etc) do nothing, my ...

Hi
I suddenly developed severe insomnia 12 years ago. It came out of the blue, I had no issues before that. I ended up on sleeping pills for 3 years, which inevitably lead to being even worse as I came off the pills. Now I take no medication but instead practice CBT and sleep restriction therapy. I never stay in bed more than 6 hours, no matter what. However, 12 years later, Im still struggling ...

Hi! Hope you're all doing well. :)

Very recently my insomnia has been kicking off much more aggressively, and it's really affecting my performance at work. While they are fully aware of the condition and how it affects me, they can't be dealing with my poor performance, and they're considering dismissing me. I am getting more and more concerned about my finances, as I would be spending ...

I can't sleep without weed. Or a downer or something. All through childhood I had terrible insomnia, and then I discovered marijuana, and suddenly I could sleep peacefully, naturally without worry. I've always had a lot of anxiety and "loud thoughts" (to put it mildly). I went through some weird almost psychotic-break-like episode a few years ago where I went off pot, became a raging alcoholic and destroyed my life. Since then I got back ...