I have stopped sleeping, nearly all together for several months now. I hardly ever eat, I am dizzy all the time, and my head hurts. I have been put on ambian, but that didn’t help me at all. I have 2 little girls to take care of and I am worried that if i don’t get this under control I may pass out or even die while I am alone with my 2 year old and 10 month old. I want to be able to sleep, but I just can’t. What can I do?
I have insomnia and wasnt sleeping for weeks at a time. i tried many different kinds of medications that my doctors put me on. none of them helped. But if you go to your local drug store try a medication called Melatonin. It is a natural supplement. It is what your body produces. It helps me. I take 2 every night about 45 minutes before i plan on going to sleep. Then listen to a classical cd to relax my mind. once the cd is done. i am almost always asleep. i wish you the best of luck!! hope this can help you like it helped me.
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2008 Nov 11
i’m sorry. welcome to the club
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2008 Nov 11
I have insomnia and wasnt sleeping for weeks at a time. i tried many different kinds of medications that my doctors put me on. none of them helped. But if you go to your local drug store try a medication called Melatonin. It is a natural supplement. It is what your body produces. It helps me. I take 2 every night about 45 minutes before i plan on going to sleep. Then listen to a classical cd to relax my mind. once the cd is done. i am almost always asleep. i wish you the best of luck!! hope this can help you like it helped me.
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2008 Nov 11
i have heard that there are sleep clinics… that may help…
im sorry, im not a Professional!
i believe that they somehow will be able to get you to sleep…
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2008 Nov 11
Exercise, but not within 2 hours of bedtime. Have a warm bath, or shower, an hour before bedtime, then a glass of very warm milk, possibly with Horlicks, or one of the herbal teas, below, and use dimmer lighting. Put your mind in a position where it wants to shut itself off, and sleep. See insomnia treatments, in much more detail than can be included here, in section 3, at ezy build, below. Use one of the relaxation methods, in bed, after lights out, on pages 2, 11, 2.c, or 2.i, but they can take some time to learn, (progressive muscular relaxation excepted) so learn and become proficient in their use during the day.
An alternative is to use the EFT, in section 53, and pages 2.q, and 2.o, saying to yourself: “Even though I currently have a sleep disorder, I deeply and completely accept myself.” (or choose your own wording) while you use the acupressure tapping. Some more; quick, and easy to learn, are at http://www.umm.edu/sleep/relax_tech.htm The progressive muscle relaxation, (most easily learned) guided imagery, and mindfulness breathing are known to be effective.
Find out which works best for you, in the daylight hours, so you will be prepared, come bedtime. For many people, a good idea is to develop a set “wind down” routine for the last hour before bedtime, so your subconscious mind learns that it is time to put thinking aside, and prepare for mindfulness, (awareness, without cogitation/purposeful thought) or the EFT, in preparation for sleep, but the idea with mindfulness is to not even think about sleeping: just drift off, naturally, during exercising those techniques.
Avoid TV, computer, or anything exciting in this hour, although reading a BORING! book is a good idea. I suggest that you try using the EMDR variant, below, prior to the mindfulness, or the progressive muscular relaxation, but after the EFT, if that method is chosen. Experiment, to find which combination works best for you. In section 3 at ezy build: INSOMNIA: PAGE O - INSOMNIA: A COMPREHENSIVE POST a variant of Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing therapy is shown, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from insomnia, depression, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and anxiety. It is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective; although it is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case. I learned it from a book by a published clinical psychologist, on depression insomnia, and now use it every night, and find it works well.
No coffee, tea, or other caffeine (see list in section 7) within 6 hrs of bedtime! Try a cup of chamomile herbal tea, an hour before bedtime, and employ many of the techniques in section 3. Others may prefer Sleepytime, by Celestial Seasonings, Relax, Be Sleepy, or valerian root (valerian “hangovers” possible), from supermarket tea, or health food aisles. Milk, or cream should not be used with herbal tea. http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Sleeping tablets shouldn’t be used for more than 3 weeks. If the above doesn’t work, you may need to attend a sleep clinic (locator in section 3).
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2008 Nov 11
Sleeping medication is only a temporary solution and not a fix. Your insomnia will most likely be due to your stress or things happening in your life or maybe big change in your life or something you not knowing but happened and deep down your heart it is effecting you and consciously you dont know it, you should see a psychiatrist and talk to the doctor and he and you will get an answer at the end when you say all the things in your mind and you both will get a very clear picture and then you can start there.. I hope you can really improve your life and please really do seek help, i wish you luck.. i know how you feel.
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2008 Nov 12
Try visiting this website http://powerofstemulite.com.
The above lady talking about melatonin was correct. I had similar problems, and went from meds for anxiety and insomnia, to deciding to get off them, and with Stemulite, not only did I find my peaceful sleep again, I felt better, with no anxiety.
I tried going to melatonin after taking Stemulite, and found that Stemulite did it, so I’m back on it.
The straight melatonin did not work as well, however it could be the way it was manufactured. Stemulite, is pricier but well worth it.
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2008 Nov 13
Being honest, that is quite worrying. Do you notice any problems moving your muscles? If so, did it come before the insomnia? How old are you?
Do you have any family history of things like this? I really hate to say this, but it sounds like fatal familial insomnia. Few people seem to know about it. I advise having a blood test to see if you have the gene. It's related to mad cow disease and scrapie. FFI usually appears at middle age, from 40 to 60. I really hope this isn't the case. Here's the wiki article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomnia
Of course, I could be wrong. But talk to your doctor about it and mention FFI. Only about 28 families have the gene worldwide. I really hope that's not it, though. Good luck.
Here's another link: http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jcthomas/JCTHOMAS/1997%20Case%20Studies/AAkroush.html
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2008 Nov 13
Try these home remedies to fight insomnia:
- Use 2 teaspoon of valeriandried leaves per cup of boiling water and drink this tea just before bed.
- Heat milk to the point just before it boils and then add 1 teaspoon of honey. Stir very well and drink while hot.
- Use 2 teaspoon of chamomile dried leaves per cup of boiling water and drink this tea before bed.
- Place a satchel containing herbs such as Lavender, Lemon Balm, and Cinnamon under the pillow.It will release the pleasant scent sleepfulness.
- Mix 1 tsp of honey to 1 glass of warm water.
For more info, check this site:
http://www.nature-medicine.info/insomnia.html
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