I have literally lost the ability to sleep, and am completely loosing my memory

Hi David I posted but it didn't show up I am going through something as you but longer

Hi David,

Haven't seen you in these boards lately. I hope that means you're feeling a bit better.

HI DAVID I am so sorry u are going through this I am going through the same thing I have had MRI test done and nothing shows up. I had a side effect from a prescription drug and I haven't been the same Noe I so stressed I not even sleeping I haven't had o e good night rest in months k don't feel I know how to sleep Noe I wanted to know did things improve with you? What are u doing nke and if u have advice please share with me. Thank u

Roughly 3 years ago due to circumstances Beyond My Control in life I lost the ability to sleep.

The doctors say that I suffered a neurotransmitter shift and as a result I have lost the ability to sleep without extreme tranquilizers every night.

Trust me when I say I understand what you're going through and also needless to say if you don't get control of it with proper medications it can and will cost you your health your sanity and potentially your life. You must become your own advocate the doctors will eventually listen to you keep talking don't stop. You may have to go through a sleep study and they suck but the result will be they will find the right chemicals to help you..

Hi, I know how you feel. I have the same problem as you do during the last 3-4 years. I was in fact, posting about my 'solution' (which is not a real one, but is the only thing that has helped me) in another thread.

Here it is what I said:

'Hi everyone.

I've been suffering from this now from almost 3 years ago.

It has not been solved yet (forehead pressure, inability to sleep, poor memory, inability to retain knowledge):

This is what worked:

-SLEEP. I dropped from school. I started trying to sleep as i used and as I needed to. In order to sleep, use:

-MELATONIN. The best thing  to sleep. Currently I'm taking about 15 mg of fast delivery melatonin and 6-8 mg of prolonged liberation melatonin.

-TURMERIC. If you manage to get 8-9-10-12 hours of sleep, you're on the good road. Now I can sleep about 7-8. My simptoms are still not solved. Turmeric has helped me regain some of my brain. I cannot focus completely, but I used to not be able to even watch TV. I was not able to read or do anything meaningful. Horrible. I was so dumb that I don't even cared about my inability to do anything. In fact, I relate to quite a few comments in this thread. So, one of my best findings:

I discovered that turmeric helps. I was able to 'eat' about 48 grams (1.69 ounces) of turmeric per day during some time, but take it slow, as it damages you (for example your stomach), and it can make you sick from anemia (it makes it harder to absorb iron, so take vitamins for that while you eat turmeric). It helped me a lot. When you eat turmeric the pressure on the forehead increases, but your cognitive abilities improve after. It does also improve sleep.

-EXERCISE. I run about 9 miles a day, and that helps a lot with the symptomps too. Increases the blood that goes to the brain, and it helps you with sleep too.

-SEEK HELP. You need all possible help. You will need 5-6 years probably to solve this (I don't really know if it's solvable, hopefully it is). My mental performance has gotten better in three years, but i cannot do anything else in life aside from focusing every single day in order to make sure that I'll sleep OK that night and that the next day I'll be able to get up from bed (which I'm not always able to do).

-VALERIAN, URTICA DIOCIA (NETTLE) AND PASSIFLORA  INCARNATA (PASSION FLOWER). those help with sleep.

-FOLIC ACID (I recommend you eating legummes) and B class vitamins.

-AVOID TOXICS. Parfums usually worsen everything. Try to avoid them.

-IMPROVE YOUR DIET (vegetables, avoid onion or garlick)

-DON'T GIVE UP. THIS IS THE SADEST, HARDEST PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH. MY BRAIN HAS IMPROVED, BUT IT SEMMS THAT I NEED MORE AND MORE THINGS TO KEEP IT AS IT IS, AND MAKE IT SLEEP EVERY NIGHT. If I don't manage to sleep the hours my brain needs, I'll only go to the previous situation, and that is bad, really bad.

If we don't act, I am very worried that we will end up with some kind of dementia. Please, be strong, keep the courage in. I know you deserve it. Convince someone how big the problem is, how big your brain has been damaged, seek help in your parents, tell the doctors that you're gonna end up on the streets, with an empty space inside your skull. Be dramatic if you need to, this is no joke. We need a lot of help, because this is not easy to reverse, and it won't do unless you put all your efforts on it.

After periods of anxiety and stress, brain damages. There are parts that are 'easy' (with help of turmeric, exercise, and good sleep) to recover (by easy, i mean three years, for example). But the sleep... That's f*****g hard. My brain doesn't know that it should sleep at least 8 hours per day, so I have to make everything possible myself to make that happen. And when it does not happen, you just go run your 9 miles (the next day), eat your turmeric, and pray god that next night you'll be able to sleep.

I'm seeking new ways to fall sleep in hope that I will continue to recover from this, hopefully something does work.

God helps us. Best luck to all of you.

Blessings.

PS: Please, if someone manages to solve this problem, I would be very glad to hear how did he/she overcomed it. Specially if there's something that is effective in making your brain sleep as it should. My need for melatonin, valerian, exercise, and all that has just increased in this years. And I cannot cure myself if my brain doesn't know that it has to rest in order to recover itself.

PS2: Sorry for the tone of the post. I just didn't managed to watch all this people thinking that they're gonna die, or that they will end up with some kind of dementia. I come across this thoughts too, not too long ago, when I was suffering from anemia besides this problem. It's a really tough thought, and a very depressing one. So keep strong please. All my love and my support from here. Doctors have little clue about this. We should try to spread awareness.'

That's what I posted. This can ruin your life, and it's so sad, to become in a useless piece of meat unable to do anything. And no one understands it! People will usually treat you like you're mad, because they have never experienced such a thing, and I wish I wouldn't have either.

If someone finds something to improve, restore the sleeping function of the brain, please tell me. This is hell, I ruined my life, and I don't know how to overcome it. 

Hi david88338, I read about your problem and I am in the same situation. I lost my ability to sleep since about Nov, 2014 and I have very bad days.to date I am still looking for any solution I just don't give up. I lost my job and I am about to lose everything I have, but I am going for my third sleep study. If you found a cure please let me know