The cool insomnia club #2

Leaning HARD on my Xanax right now... But I have to get some sleep !

I’ve been sleeping ok since moving. You can get some crazy high doses of melatonin on Amazon that aren’t sold in the stores. I had a 20 milligram bottle but it didn’t work. I would fall asleep fast and then wake up 3 hours later and be up half the night. I also have a 12 milligram bottle. Which isn’t the greatest either. 9 milligrams (3 of the 3 mil) seems to work best for me. Tonight I don’t really have the patience so I’m just relaxing now. I drank bedtime tea with the melatonin. I haven’t taken my Geodon yet. When I take that I’ll probably really be knocked out. I’m out of the 3 mil and I gave my 20 milligram to my brother in law who’s used to things like that. My new T said 20 is too much and I don’t want to start this fiasco with her too. So I just have the 12 mil right now. I’ve been sleeping good but I always sleep good for about 2 weeks and then the rest of the month is bad. I think it’s my hormones.

I've been taking my bedtime meds, including 12.5mg of Seroquel, but not taking any melatonin or ZzzQuil. My sleep has been decent - and not one bit different than it was with the "sleep aids." Now the challenge is to give up the Seroquel altogether.

I slept ok. Although I woke up pretty early. I was just glad it wasn’t 2 hours after I went to bed. I had a couple weird dreams and I woke up with the song Tinman by America stuck in my head.

I took my usual 80 milligram of geodon. I kinda wish I taken a 60 because I’m not sure I can get back to sleep and so I may be exhausted all day.

I woke up a couple hours after falling asleep and I’ve been up for about an hour. I took a melatonin but they don’t seem to work anymore. Any strength. I don’t know what to do.

Sleep is horrible. Melatonin doesn't work. Have been taking Ambien and it was really helping. Now the last 3 days I've only been able to sleep 4-5 hours on it. Up an hour early today. Got tired of tossing and turning.

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God no sleep, none and I have an appointment with the doctor today! God my blood pressure will be up from no sleep. Started out fine, being able to lay there quietly then the tossing and turning started. Now my bed needs to be remade. The. Sheet is totally twisted and the blanket messed up. On top of that started getting heartburn, don’t know why tho only ate twice and early. Was so frustrating that I was hitting the bed so decided to get up.

I took a shower and used my sleep lotion. I doubt I’ll sleep well though. I need to get more 3mil Xanax.

For weeks, I haven't been taking anything besides about 11mg of Seroquel to assist sleep. My sleep has been quite good. Tonight, here it is just after 1 a.m. and I'm awake. I just took some ZzzQuil; hopefully that will help me to sleep until dawn.

As usual I fell asleep around 7:30. I woke up wide awake at 10 thinking it was close to 5. Now I can’t get back to sleep and I probably won’t until 2:30. I’ve cut way down on the caffeine. I don’t know what else to do. I woke up nauseated but I’m ok as long as I’m by my fan/

I woke up at 2:30am after sleeping for five hours. I feel fine and frisky!

My sleep I think is a big part of things for me. If I’m waking up at 11 and not falling asleep until 3:30 that’s not helping a lot of stuff. For one it’s probably screwing with my metabolism. Also I take my Geodon at 1AM to help me fall asleep and then I go without it again until 6PM. So that’s probably screwing with my anxiety and moods. I don’t know what to do. My melatonin sucks and unisom and Benadryl causes increased hunger.

@Mountaindewed and all:

Have you tried herbal tea? I like 'Sleepy Time with Extra Tranquility.' It has valerian root in it, a powerful natural sedative. I just get it at a common grocery store.

It zonks me right out, tho i take it more for relaxation as i have a bladder the size of a grape.

I start winding down in the evening with the tea, no TV, no radio, no computers or phone, no socializing, only soft familiar music and of course snuggling my dog!

Be careful tho, the tea really packs a punch. Don't drink it if you think you might need to be active in the evening.

You're right that being a 'morning person' is better for overall health tho. It's much easier to eat healthy in a long early day than a short late one.

Hope things improve, the early bird gets the worm!

I drink a lot of tea. Usually stress relief or decaf chocolate tea. I should have gotten some sleep tea the other day but I forgot. I drink it I’m just out of it. I like the Sleepy Time vanilla kind.

Oh I wish I could get more than an hour or so of broken sleep.. I have some Ambien but I hold off taking it.. I dont like that hang over feeling.

Heres to all of us finding some Zzzzzz's tonight

I took 20mg of melatonin on top of everything else to help me sleep. I fell asleep for 25 minutes and I’ve been wide awake since then. I hope I get to sleep soon. Lots to do tomorrow.

Wishing everyone rejuvenating sleep.

Jennifer I hope sleep finds you quickly

Thank you! I hope you were able to get some rest.

I'm awake and feel like I cannot fall asleep. This is not good.

I finally fell asleep around 3-4 am and had little kid revenge dreams. You know where in your mind their shoestring breaks and they accidentally hit their head. That’s all I really remember, oh one nasty kid got caught by his mum! Ha ha

Last night I woke up at 3:45. I was just happy it wasn’t between 9:30-11:30 at night. I had planned on just staying up. So at 6 I went to watch the news and instantly got tired. I went back to bed and I fell asleep and when I woke up I thought it was 7 and only 15 minutes had passed But I had actually been asleep for 1.5 hours. Which was pretty cool. I rarely get back to bed after 6 anymore.

I can't sleep without 300mg Seroquel. I've experienced being awake for 48 hours because I forgot to take it.

I slept good last night. I was under all my weighted blankets for the first time in awhile. It was cold in my room. I woke up at 8 again. I’m glad I can sleep in later even if my sleep itself isn’t always consistent.

You can do it. I was on 25mg of seroquel to help me sleep and I didn’t like the after effects.

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That’s a lot!

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