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Originally Posted by despondent18
Community,
I'm curious if anyone has experience with being very neurotic, overthinking, analyzing everything to the point that it can drive you to paralysis or needing external validation. Sometimes it reaches anxiety levels where HR elevates and I feel jumpy.
My most immediate concern is sleep - I've spent the past 3 decades with subpar sleep (due to CPTSD hypervigilance making me a light sleeper). I've had enough and despite exercising, going to therapy, etc. I'd like to try medication.
I can get to sleep but have difficulty remaining asleep. On a good night I'll get 6-7 hours of light sleep, toss turn, wake up 1-2x and fall back. On a bad night, as of late, I will fall asleep and be up within 2-3 hours and almost never get back to sleep.
Are there medication specifically for those who can fall asleep but not stay asleep that is related to anxiety/overthinking/analyzing as a result of trauma, etc.?
Any thoughts/experiences with medication and sleep?
Thanks in advance!
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i could write a book re my sleep issues which presented themselves only about 2 yrs. ago. diagnosed in my 30's and now a 72 yr. old female, bp2, hypomania but no depression.i overthink every darn thing in my life and research the hell out of everything; anxiety is on my bp spectrum; after much trial and error w/all meds for sleep, over-the counter as well as rx, this is what works best for me:
25 mg. seroquel
15 mg. temazepam
and just past few months taking 200 mg progesterone every nite instead of only 10 days each month as i'm still on estrogen==the quality of sleep is so much better since adding progesterone nightly for some reason.
ambien puts me to sleep, doesn't keep me asleep; tried zzzzquill ; hydroxizine combined w/xanax per psych nurse who almost overdosed me w/this combo; anti-anxiety meds do almost nothing tho i take 1/2 klonopin daily in a.m. and if i'm really anxious by afternoon, will take another 1/2; wear blue-light blocking orange glasses from 6pm til bedtime while watching tv or on computer and keep exact bedtime 7 days a week; 1 glass of alcohol a week around 4pm and i find sugar and any italian carbs for dinner (lasagna, spaghetti, pizza) take me much longer for body to process and thus keep me awake; moving to 2nd bedroom if i then need another 1/2 25mg seroquel usually helps as well...just changing the location seems to work. good luck.