1. Community
  2. Symptoms
  3. Sleep Problems

Insomnia from psych med withdrawal, advice about sleep time needed

Posted , 2 users are following.

james43946
james43946

Hi,

I have been suffering insomnia from psych med withdrawal for a while now, however it is improving,

I aim to sleep at 9pm but usually wake quite a few times in the night and when I wake after 2am I usually find it very hard to get back to sleep, a lot of time I get no more sleep after this time,

I am using blackout curtains and blue light blocking glasses in the evening and taking a epsom salt bath every night,

Any advice on whether sleeping at 9pm is the right time? my theory is that sleeping this early gives me extra time in bed to try and get enough hours as I have to be up at around 6am with the kids,

Any advice welcome

Thanks

0 likes, 1 reply

1 Reply

  • Nixy
    Nixy james43946

    Posted

    Hi James,

    Sorry to hear you’re struggling with your sleep. I too suffer but over the last 6 months I have found going to bed around 10 -10.30 (as I to am

    Up around 6) increases my sleep drive. I still wake in the night once or twice but that’s better than every 1 1/2 hours. Google Sleep Restriction Therapy.  Hope things improve.

Back to top

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.