[konphusion26]

I think my husbands tug boat snoring is keeping me from getting adequate rest at night. I wake up in the middle of the night and thats it, I can't go back. Since being out of work, I tend to be exhausted and catch up on sleep during the day after seeing him off to work. And he will not go to the doctor (I think he has mild sleep apnea). So I have to endure his roaring all night. Its to the point now that my sleep pattern is all messed up. Im hoping to find a job soon, so this will not work with me staying up till 4am and sleeping till 12pm or 1pm. Not working at all.

[sugarsweet100]

Just a few things to try...

Sometimes having the TV on really low or a fan blowing can be a soothing sound without sheer silence (which I'm not a fan of).
A cup of chamomile tea or a warm heating pad can feel really good (I find the warmer I am, the easier I fall asleep)
And if by "drugs", you mean sleeping pills, you should hit up an herbal store and find something more organic to help
And make sure you get your body on a regular sleep pattern...I used to have insomnia when I was a teenager, and I'm not sure where the turning point was, but now I can sleep anytime, anywhere!! (it's probably just my lack of sleep in general)

I hope you start snoozin'

[kaylafresh]

Ugh!!!! I can't sleep. I think my body is so used to consuming 35,000 calories and red wine from yesterday it doesn't know how to go to sleep! Two things that usually work is eating yogurt at night or if I wake up in the middle of the night. Must be the calcium. There is also this MAGIC potion I wish I had in the house. It's a calcium magnesium power that you put in warm water - should be in health food stores/whole foods.

[shinyx3]

omg erinjane, i hear you. a full nights sleep would be heaven. i havn't posted in here before because my sleeping issue is not so much me as my baby. he is going on four months now and still is a terrible sleeper. (this is why i go to bed at 11 and am up on the computer, holding him, at 4) i so wish the hubby would get up just once in a while. i am sooooo freakin tired!

[lananans]

p_176: My Grandma has always told me to eat a spoonful of peanut butter and its miraculously supposed to help you sleep. I find that it helps me but I don't know if its just all in my head because its a comforting grandma-recipe. It's a lot better than taking other drugs though, I find if I take those I'm so incredibly groggy/grumpy the next day.

My boyfriend went away for the weekend and I have not been able to sleep well without him. So right now I am absolutely exhausted. I probably wouldn't have gotten up in time for work if my cat hadn't been clawing at me.

[erinjane]

My big problem lately is being woken up early and not being able to fall back asleep. I've been so exhausted lately and this is really frusturating. Last night it took me forever to fall asleep too and I woke up super early because my little niece was sick and crying. I would looooooove a few full nights sleep in a row.

[p_176]

i second that question - are there tips for quick and easy ways to fall asleep without drugs? i changed my schedule so i have to wake up earlier (and thus go to sleep earlier)...even if i take nyquil, i am still not falling asleep. it's getting really old, really fast!

[jollycatrn]

I started working nights a couple months ago. At first I didn't have any trouble sleeping at night on my days off, but now it's becoming more difficult. Tonight I kept my boyfriend up until now 'cause I was watching a movie. He has class in the afternoon and I feel horrible for keeping him up. But i feel like we don't get to spend much time together now since we're on different sleep schedules.

I need a quick and easy way to fall asleep that doesn't involve drugs. I'm used to falling asleep with the tv on, but this keeps my boyfriend up. Any ideas?

[oceangirl]

I'm going to be starting a new treatment so hopefully that will help my sleep. I really hope so!

[treehugger]

Gah, for the last week I've been waking up between 1:00 and 1:30 AM and don't go back to sleep for a LONG time. Today, I just gave up and got up. Guess it's going to be a long day. I'm going to check into some bach flower remedies, I think.

I have the "mind swirling" insomnia. I can't turn it off!

[kiss_the_fiddler]

It's a radioactive moth sort of night for me. except that i have so much fucking anxiety that i can't relax enough for the lunesta to kick in. i hate this. grrrr. . . .


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[sassygrrl]

I too have insomnia, have for years. I was engaged to a very abusive guy, and had horrible nightmares. Still do.

I'm thinking of getting back on Sonata or trying that new one out. Ambien didn't work well for me.

[jami]

oceangirl - I wish the best for you. Never knew that about Lyme.
I'm on Ambien. at first it was name brand, and now the ins co will only cover the generic. I have tried to cut down, but I wake up and can't get back to sleep. and I use the earplugs.
when this divorce started up, and he was, well, not violent, but it couldabeen - I got horrible nightmares of him coming after me. with a knife, a gun, his hands. and it wasn't too far from reality, truthfully. I would wake up, shaking and terrified. or I would become aware that I was staring at the wall, not sure if I had been to sleep at all, or how long I had been like that. doctor prescribed Ambien.
I can't take the tylenol pm or the excederin one. they draw me into a blackness that is overwhelming and frightening. the ambien is more gentle. I can't describe it any other way.
and thanks CanCan for the natural info. nice to know there alternatives that work for some of us.

[kiss_the_fiddler]

OMG, oceangirl - I cannot imagine what that must be like for you. There's a naturopathic doctor here who specializes in treating Lyme desiese. Perhaps there's someone like that in your area? Come and vent here anytime. I hope that you find someone who can help you.

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[oceangirl]

I've had insomnia for over a decade. I know that sounds crazy but it's true. I'm 27 now. My doctor thinks my insomnia could be caused by Lyme disease (I was just diagnosed a year ago after suffering symptoms for the last 13 years.) I am totally disabled now and have been since 2004. I am afraid I am never going to sleep again. I live in this twilight zone where I'm never asleep and never awake. I can't drive a car. I can't read a book. I can't function.

Just thought I would vent. Insomnia is ruining my life.

[snarky7]

it's been a bit since posts here. what is it about the fullness of the moon that seems to make my insomnia that much worse? i have tossed and turned the last several nights, though had been sleeping fairly well for me in the past couple weeks. is there any data out there to support my thought? anyone else feel the same way?

[kiss_the_fiddler]

1womanarmy1, I don't mind your rant. Sounds like you're under a tremendous amount of stress. I'm sorry your sweetie is so sick. That's got to be hard. As far as radioactive moths and other such drugs, I find they don't really help me either in the long term. I use them less than once a week when I'm desperate. I've found that something called "Rescue Sleep" helps me. It's a flower essence remedy that can be purchased at a health food store. It's gentle, there aren't any side effects, and no grogginess the next day. I hope your life settles out and you can sleep.

fiddler

[1womanarmy1]

I have a crazy schedule too, LoveMyPugs. I only have classes on two days a week this semester but I am there from 8:30 am-8pm with one hour break from 5-6. And my college is an hour and a half away from the town my fiance and I recently moved back to. I substitute teach on the other 3 days, early in the morning. I know I have insomnia. I also have a little bottle full of radioactive moths and other bottles full of other drugs to catch the ever-elusive wink of sleep, but I never feel rested when I use them and they invariably make my insomnia worse for the few days following a night when I take a dose or two out of desperation.

It's probably because of stress. My fiance is ill. Which is why we moved back here, in with her elderly uncle. Who does not know that we are together. Or that we are lesbians. I withdrew from all of my classes last semester when we first discovered she was sick, which means I won't be graduating this spring, or going to law school next year. Which isn't even important, compared to her health. But, as it turns out, there isn't much I can do for her. She'll be out on disability, getting chemo even though she doesn't have cancer, waiting on a transplant list for the next unknown number of years, acting like a child arguing with me every time I try to give her her meds. I don't blame her for being cranky, mad, frustrated. But its a weird position to be in. I'm used to her taking care of me, making love with me, holding me until we both fell asleep and again when I woke up from the nightmares I've been having my whole life. Now she goes to bed by 9:30 every night and is mad all the time. She won't let me near her, she feels disgusting. Which I understand. Its just stressful, and hard. I'm sorry, this is getting longer and longer and less and less about sleep (or lack thereof). Didn't mean to turn this into a rant that probably sounds incredibly insensitive. I need to sleep. Its been months. blah. i hope you all are sleeping better soon. I hope we all are.

[LoveMyPugs]

Crazy new school schedule this semester so I'm up half the night and wanting to either sleep in or I get up early when I don't have to.

Monday class at 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. then another at 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday class at 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday class at 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Thursday class at 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. then again at 5:30 pm. - 9:30 p.m.
Firday class at 8:30 a.m - 10 a.m.

Trying to go to bed between 9 and 10 every night but I'm used to my summer routine of going to bed at 1 - 2 a.m. Try to sleep in alittle on Tuesday and Thursday but I have homework to do in the morning and going to bed early makes me want to get up at the ass crack of dawn. Can't barely get myself out of bed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Everything is all fucked up. Went to bed around midnight and was up at 4 a.m. Think I'll try so tea and see if I can get a few more hours before I head into school.

Goodmorning/night

[kiss_the_fiddler]

So, I have been sleeping well lately. I've been going to bed earlier and (trying) to get up earlier. Except for tonight. I got so mad at my wife, so worked up that I'm still awake. Piss! I took a hot bath, ate a healthy snack, read a boring book on life insurance. And I still can't sleep. Lesson of the day: don't get mad right before bed. Duh. . .

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