News of Sleep Disorders

Hi, I've had insomnia for about 4 years now, and I've tried various OTC sleep aids and now recently it's got so bad and detrimental, as I am at university and need all the sleep I can get that I've been taking Nytol for over 2 weeks now. When I bought my second packet the lady told me to wean myself off them as they are for short term use.

My concerns are with having ...

Hi,

I have had a sleeping problem all my life.
For 36 years I have been on Elavil.

I don't like this drug, so I have tried a lot of other drugs.
Now there are only two meds left for me to try.

Trazodone
The official antidepressant of Sleepy-bye Land (crazymeds.us)
Dr Posternak about insomnia in ”The Carlat Report”:
- I often start with Trazodone, because it is safe, it generally doesn’t lead to tolerance, ...

Well, Im pretty sure everyone hates laying in bed awake thinking about thier day, recent regrets, worrying about what tomorrow brings, etc. In my case this got so bad Id end up laying in bed tormenting myself of thoughts and worries I dreaded going to sleep. So to combat this I would end up staying up to the point that I couldnt take being awake anymore, hit the pillow, and automatically go to sleep. The ...

I don't really know if what I am experiencing is insomnia or not.

I go to bed at about 9 or 10 every night. I basically lay there until about 12:30 before I finally go to sleep. (I lay there with my eyes closed.

Then I wake up every 1 or 2 hours, look at the clock, and it takes me another 30 minutes to an hour to go back to sleep.

It's really driving ...

Hi, I am trying to wake up at 9am. I currently get up at 4pm and sleep around 6am. So I sleep from 6am to 4pm - almost the exact reverse of what I want to do.

I don't work and receive disability but I want to get up earlier because sunlight is good for my depression and so is interacting with the waking world. Can't get as much done, either.

My therapist suggested forgetting ...

my name's violet and i have insomnia and noctophobia. i can't be up alone at night. it scares me to death. my poor husband kindly stays up with me as long as he can but it barely helps. i find that what happens is that as night creeps up, i start worrying about whether or not i'll be able to sleep and that worry keeps me up all night long. i'm already on geodon, lamictal, ...

Almost every night that I go to sleep I end up getting a nightmare. So I would avoid going to sleep because eventually for some reason I would have trouble telling the difference between reality and a nightmare. Now I have to go one this seroquel because it forces me to get to sleep. But I just don't want to have to go to sleep. What should I do?

hi! i am catherine and i have isomnia. i have had it for acouple of years. now i take sleeping pills or id never be able to sleep.

Hello. I have a really important question-I hope someone has some experience/knowledge with this.
For about three weeks I had taken Luvox CR and Lexapro before bedtime and this made me develop insomnia over several weeks. Now I have started taking those meds in the mornings and my sleep has gotten a bit better. But I am still very tired in the mornings at work-I literally fall asleep at work several times a day, and ...

ok as long as i can remember i have always had great difficulty in getting to or even staying asleep, i can easily lie in bed for two to three hours before getting back up with no sleep. i can do this for normally about 3 days before i basically pass out on the couch or at the dinner table or something. i usually can work out how long i have been there for but ...