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Old Aug 21, 2012, 11:06 AM
TheInattentiveType TheInattentiveType is offline
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I hear you on the insomnia. I've struggled with it since I was a kid and so far I haven't found any legit answers. First they told me it was the depression and that treatment would help me. Not exactly. In addition to getting the depression treated, I've tried benzos, zolpidem, trazodone, melatonin, antihistamines, mirtazepine, Rozarem, CBT, soothing sounds, sleep hygiene adjustments, etc, etc, etc. The only thing that ever helped was Seroquel, and even that just reduces the number of times I wake up from every two hours to, say, every four. I've gotten in trouble more times than I care to remember for being late to school or work because I just couldn't drag myself out of bed. I don't have the typical risk factors for OSA but I'm finally considering caving in to the repeated urgings of my doctors and colleagues (I am myself a psychiatrist) and finally going in for a sleep study. I'm sick of living my life nocturnally.