where do i stand, what do i do?

Hello rene,

I'm sorry to hear you are going through this. It sounds scary and confusing. If it is beginning to interfere with your daily life (the fact that you're missing work is an indication that it is) and if you suspect you may be hallucinating (it doesn't matter whether you are or not, just that you think you are is enough), I urge you to seek out a mental health professional as soon as possible or go to your doctor who can refer you to a mental health professional.

Kind regards,

S

lat night i tried everything, it was the longest night of my life. i jogged in the flowered fields, even fought in the military with the invincible bubble. ive done everything to set myself apart. i hate when i reach that nano second where yo goto sleep, and your body kicks you wake. so i have to get up at 4am then, but soon before the clicker is on, and every night

I use to have that "startled feeling just at the point of sleep", it was horrible, for me it was worse when
i was having panic attacks, that reaction seems to be generated by "Fear", Peace

Larry ***

Rene:

You say, "but when i goto sleep at night i cant, i have ame symptoms you all do and today is 3rd dasy i havent really slepts im so tired, im missing work, im hallucinating i think,any good advice, im really at my wits end here"

I’m sorry you’re having trouble with sleep I used to have trouble with that, also.

What has helped me and some others on this site is “Melatonin” supplement from the Health Food Store, or from the net.

I take 1 mg of that a night and it puts me to sleep. And it’s not a doctor’s sleeping pill. It's not habit forming, that I've found in years of taking it. You simply won't go to sleep if you stop taking it, from my experiences.

Of course, as a bipolar, I also take Lithium (for the bipolar) and Mirtazapine anti-depressant, both of which help me sleep, also. So, I’m not going to sleep with 1 Melatonin pill if I don’t have those other 2 psychiatrist pills.

But, I’m also not going to sleep if I don’t take the 1 mg. of Melatonin, along with my meds.

Melatonin comes in 3 mg. pills, also, so it must be OK to take 3 mg. Melatonin also comes in 5 mg. pills, so it much be OK to take 5 mg. of Melatonin.

You might start with 1 mg. of that, and if that doesn’t work, a few hours later, you might take another. Or wait until the next night and try 2 mg. of Melatonin. And the next night 3 mg. if 2 doesn’t work.

You decide. These are my opinions.

Some say on this this board, you should check with your doctor or druggist to see if they think Melatonin is OK with the meds that you take. They say it can cause difficulties with some meds. So you might want to check with your doctor or druggist.

My psychiatrist says she doesn’t mind me taking Melatonin for sleep, but doesn’t like some of the other health food store sleep aides.

You might also try sleeping with a heating pad on your pillow.

Lay your ear down on the heating pad, and see if it doesn’t help you go to sleep. You decide on how high to cut on the heating pad.

I also use a heating pad on my chest, which helps my heart not to have to work as much, because it expands the blood vessels.

It‘s like a kid sleeping with a Teddy Bear, which helps him sleep. It’s warm.

I keep my heating pad plugged in next to my bed, and just simply cut it on every night.

Exercise during the day, 30 to 60 minutes is good, but any amount is beneficial, helps me sleep at night.

Some or all of these may help you sleep better.

These are all my opinions.