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Posted 6/11/2014 3:59 PM (GMT 0)
shakehead sleep issues again. wee hours again. sc gave me a link on some wonderful binary music will down load some soon. so tired. booo!!! so much to do, it never ends. i certainly pull my weight but even this aint knocking me out. i guess it is still early days without the seroquel as well. i am wrecked but just can't shift into sleep. bugger. i have always been a night-owl but i need my z's nowadays. insomnia, and the severe form i have is one of the cruelest things out there. people don't realize the other by-products attached to it. (depression, confusion, aggitation, massive fatigue, thought disturbance, and this is just when your awake!!!)

nono obviously my sleep hygiene at the moment is all upside down. i wish i could get into that routine, but due to massive anxiety and chaotic thoughts and mind numbing depression i just can't do it. as many shrinks have alluded to with me, i am a basket case with that red rubber stamp that reads, 'TOO HARD BASKET'. i like to think i am a work in progress, a renovators dream, which really means please bulldoze this property asap as it is being condemned. lol. it is all good.

shocked this is how i look at the moment.

confused shakehead cry mad skull nono devil these resemble how i feel at the moment.

got tunes playing. early start. sis taking me shopping for some new duds, some shorts and a pair of jeans for the trip and i need to pick up some meds as well. take care my dear hw friends.
Posted 6/11/2014 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
It's not surprising that sleep deprivation is used as a method of torture! Insomnia is horrible and difficult to break out of. I hope you find your way to a decent sleeping pattern. Sorry that I have no good ideas for you, only much empathy, commiseration, and best wishes.

You do have a wicked sense of humor, which I so admire. "Renovator's dream" is a great way to describe how I feel many days...well done! :)
Posted 6/11/2014 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
yeah
Posted 6/12/2014 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
H.T.

Hope you kicked that devil insomnia in the arse last night!!

Many peace filled and restful thoughts being sent your way.

You are champion the way you keep postive, and continue to rise to the challenges that come up.

Talk soon,

S.C.
Posted 6/12/2014 11:26 AM (GMT 0)
never surrender sc!!! cheers mate.
Posted 6/12/2014 12:33 PM (GMT 0)
Insomnia since I was a child, I feel your pain! It's an awful feeling, I'm sorry you are dealing with this...

Hugs...
Posted 6/12/2014 1:52 PM (GMT 0)
and healing thoughts to you as well. it sucks. :(
Posted 6/12/2014 7:26 PM (GMT 0)
Hello HT,

I too suffer insomnia ever since last year when I had labyrinthitis for 3 months. The insomnia never left and stays with me. I am honestly lucky if I get 4 hours of uninterrupted rest. Ever since I've developed the anxiety disorder, my health care partner has mentioned to me to take a shower or bath just before bed and read children's bedtime stories. I have a five year old girl, so this wasn't too difficult to take on, but it has definitely helped half the week where my sleep patterns are a bit better. Might be because of the headache I'm dealing with during the day too, but who knows, it's worth a shot. The whole concept behind it, is children's readings are simple, positive and clean so it doesn't clutter your head with a million thoughts of real life just before bed. It helps to remove this. Hope you get some sleep soon.
Posted 6/12/2014 7:44 PM (GMT 0)
cheers rmb. i hope you get some relief too. healing thoughts i send. it seems anxiety / insomnia are quite good friends. might have to break them up!!!
Posted 6/12/2014 10:33 PM (GMT 0)
Dear Turtle,

While I empathize a little too well with the problems with insomnia, I have to confess,....the way you worded your post so wonderfully and colourfully,....well, you added some well-needed giggles to my day! And I thank you for that. Please know my giggles are inspired by the empathy I have...

I also have severe insomnia, and one of the many side-effects can also be hallucinations, and I've had my fair share. Visual and auditory. Way too vivid, not to mention extremely bizarre! So I'm with you on how much this takes out of the "living life" part of, well, you know,....."living life."

We can commiserate on the late-night insomnia channel! ;)








M.
Posted 6/13/2014 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
see you all there on the late night channel. 'no use in crying when you can laugh.' that's what my partner and i say to each other. we enjoy, excuse the term, like taking the piss out of each other!! i do it to myself. the hallucinations.........wow, i think i am tripping out!!!!

cheers guys. :-)
Posted 6/13/2014 1:59 PM (GMT 0)
got a few hours last night. been awake all day too. this was a challenge. it is midnight here. been to the chemist, walked dog, done some cleaning and stuff and other things; so i hope i am ready for a crash. it sure feels this way. i will go and try. be good. see you all soon.
Posted 6/13/2014 2:21 PM (GMT 0)
Pulling for you HT! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ may you have the rest you so deserve.

Reepin cool
Posted 6/13/2014 2:33 PM (GMT 0)
Morning HT,

I do not know your whole combo of meds but wondering if your Dr. has ever mentioned Trazodone for it's side effect of drowsiness ? 

Trazodone, an antidepressant sometimes used in treating bipolar disorder, is often prescribed to treat insomnia because its most frequent side effect is sedation.

At 50-150mg (low dose) it is used  for insomnia.  I have been on it for quite a while now and found the first couple of nights it did not seem to be working but by the third night I slept and rarely do I have insomnia now.  Like you, I worried about how I was going to be able to survive with a mere restless 2 hours of sleep.

The usual dosage for treating depression is 150 to 600 mg per day, and the starting dose is 150. Anecdotal evidence suggests some people may need to start with a lower dosage to avoid side effects. The dosage may be raised gradually by your doctor. As a sleep aid, the dose is generally 50 to 150 mg.

I suspect you are really getting excited about your trip and your adrenaline is remaining in the high zone which is keeping you from sleeping - now wasn't that words of wisdom from  not so famous Dr. Kitt-Katt - rolleyes eyes idea ?

Keep in touch with your Dr. as we want you to feel as good as possible.

Blessings,

Kitt

Posted 6/13/2014 4:44 PM (GMT 0)
thx reepin, thx kitt.

kitt, doc (psychiatrist) will not put me on anything for sleep. this is the cruel to be kind method. he and i are now very minamalistic, less meds, more self positive and continued development, and best care management. i mean i have asked about using a sleeper and he rightly says then you will never be free to sleep unaided. i have less reliance on my shrink and therapist, and even my p, thus i continue just to push through it. i have for many years now even been denied sedatives for my panic / anxiety. boy did i do my nut at him a few times thinking he was a cruel bugger but i have realized that he by doing this has made me stronger. but i have gone through some real hell though.

happy days to be with my lady again!!! :-) yes all exciting and adrenalin pumping. will have a sore bum again. i am forever practicing my sitting down to toughen up my back-side. lots of hours flying from australia to the uk. i hope everyone has a good day. keep being strong my dear friends. see you all soon.
Posted 6/13/2014 5:13 PM (GMT 0)
I'm glad that you are happy with this approach to wellness and that it has been working well for you. We're all at the same amusement park but we're on our own ride! :)







M.
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