1. Community
  2. Symptoms
  3. Sleep Problems

Insomnia for over two weeks and still going!

Posted , 21 users are following.

shavon11567
shavon11567

Hey guys I'm new to this forum but I wanting to seek help and advice to somewhat calm my thoughts and hopefully find a resolution. I never had a sleeping problem, ever. Then one day I felt a little ill for two days and went to the ER where they just found I was dehydrated and low off potassium. I thought I was ok after that but the the next day I was feeling sick again and threw up (I think it was my nerves) and I ended up having a panick attack and had the EMT come thinking it was a heart attack. I wound up at the doctors and being diagnosed with and anxiety and give lorazepam to calm them. I took those pills daily (.5 mg) up to three times but split in 4's (so 3 1/4 tablets a day) I mostly used it during the evening as I noticed my anxiety heightened somewhat. But after two weeks I decided to stop on my own because I heard of the addiction. Well three days after going through shakes and weakness my life changed. Aug 23 was the first day I had insomnia and it's going on now. I literally can't sleep no matter how physically and mentally tired I am. I've gone 2-3 days/nights a time where I don't sleep at all and when I do sleep it's because I took medication. And even then I'll wake up a few times. I'm so scared of this killing me, I'm 29, married, with two beautiful girls and I can't imagine not being around for them. I'm so scare because it's so new to me and I just want this to go away. I was prescribed hydroxyzine and it gave me this horrible rush over my face before I fell asleep and then had vibe dream, I still woke up about every hour. Now I mm prescribe trazadone and I'm scared to take it because it's an antidepressant and I don't know how it's going to react with me. Last night was the first night I slept in 36 hours because I took a lorazepam(I still have some left) I woke up twice but still feel tired of course from losing sleep the previous day's. I do t know what's goi g on by I'm terrified. I tried melatonin and nighty nighty yea as a natural remedy which made me sleepy but not enough to fall asleep. I want me life back and I try to have faith in my God but I can't help but to feel scared of the future

2 likes, 21 replies

21 Replies

Prev
  • Blio2000
    Blio2000 shavon11567

    Posted

    Hey,

    I'm in the same situation right now. I had a rough week last week and home and at work, then insomnia hit me. It's been a week now and I've only been able to sleep with zopilcone(4 nights) I actually went a couple night without the pill and didnt sleep more than 2 hours a night. I've been in this situation before and somehow just snap out of it when I'm at a low. For me it's the fear of not sleeping and the affect on my health. I know this because when I'm trying to doze off I'm sweaty just thinking about it. In no way can I doze off. My body is really tired after this week even with the sleeping pills and I'm not sure what to do next. My family and I (wife and 2 kids 7 and 2) and grandparents are going down south on vacation next week. I think this is affecting me in the back of my mind as well. I'm worried about not sleeping there. Any advice at this point? I'm not sure whether I should cancel my trip on account of this..I would hate to upset the family. Anyway, I get really scared about not sleeping and this is the first time I've ever posted about it. Any advice?

    • bemmeh
      bemmeh Blio2000

      Posted

      Hi,

      Read a book (The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night) which I have bought and helped me. You will then know what to do. The author is Guy Meadow. I can write more here but it won't be enough. It's really not a big deal smile

    • amanda66718
      amanda66718 Blio2000

      Posted

      Hi, I suffered with insomnia for months , it had such a detrimental effect on my life . I too was prescribed zoplicone and although they worked was only allowed to take a couple a week . Some nights I had zero sleep and no matter how tired I felt I couldn’t sleep . I dreaded going to bed I was so anxious . The doctor told me to read the sleep book by guy meadows and I really didn’t think it would work I walked out annoyed !! But I gave it a go and can’t stress how much it helped me . I’m now sleeping 7/8 hours at night . Good luck 

  • emma13726
    emma13726 shavon11567

    Posted

    Hi, it’s nice to read that others suffer with a similar thing! This has come from nowhere for me and it’s been three weeks now of barely sleeping, some nights I feel like I get non because I’m worrying so much about not being able to get to sleep that my heart races so fast. It’s ridiculous! I have been taking 5mg of amitriptyline but it hasn’t been sending me to sleep any easier, maybe I need a high dosage? I have been through this before and got through it so want to avoid stronger if possible!

    Hopefully someone has some advice for me 

  • ku95329
    ku95329 shavon11567

    Posted

    My Psychiatrist told me to do not use Bed in Day time. Do not even sit on Bed and do not sleep anywhere in Day time.

    Use Bed only when you are going to sleep and do not use Mobile, etc while sleeping.

    Now I can sleep quickly.

Back to top
Prev

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.