Cool Insomnia Club #3

Nammu I have a feeling you're not the only one having those types of dreams. These crazy times are affecting everyone

I took 20mg of zyprexa last night instead of 10mg in the afternoon and 10 at night and I slept a lot better. I had dreams of using though. My mom said she had dreams bombs went off every time Bean meowed (he has a habit of screaming from 3am until whenever we let him out).

I was back in the club last night. Absolutely zero sleep. Brain, WTF????

Okay, it was partly my fault because I didn't get up and do things as I had planned, but laid in bed feeling sorry for myself. I did play my soothing music playlist, and I did some yoga, and I turned on public radio in the kitchen and left it playing the rest of the night. Those calmed me down, but there was no sleep, and I just laid there, disappointed.

Durn, this is getting old. Well, if I post about it, maybe it'll help somebody to see that someone survived this nonsense. If I don't sleep at all, usually I sleep very deeply the next night and wake up feeling extremely refreshed. Maybe that somewhat makes up for the sleepless night.

I just ordered a weighted blanket on Amazon. I'm also recording some Youtube sleep meditation videos, to play in bed. I'm not giving up.

I can increase the lamotrigine to where is was before on Saturday and that may help. I was in a really sweet spot, before I decided I was "over it" and didn't need medicine any more. That's happened I think 3 times now, and I think I'm convinced that I don't get over it, it's either the medicine or a short (about 3 month) remission.

I fell asleep before 7 so I woke up at midnight. I fell asleep feeling good. I had been feeling fine all day. Now I'm really anxious.

Edit: I'm still up but I feel fine now. I drank a 90 calorie mini Coke, a 20oz zero sugar Mountain Dew, a can of zero sugar Pepsi, and 16oz of water. I feel really full but I don't feel anxious.

I seem to be waking up with anxiety that quickly goes away lately.

Last night I did fall asleep, I think sometimes deeply. But I awoke from a disturbing dream that made me realize some important things. I'm so very tired physically, but I can see that overall I am progressing.

That's great, that the anxiety quickly passes. I'm happy for you.

This is good to hear too, that you slept pretty well and see progress. I hope that the important things you realized will be a help, or will be something you can work on.

As expected, I had a good night's sleep. I was SOOOO sleepy when I went to bed... I usually carry a book to bed so I can read for a few minutes, then turn on my white-noise machine and turn off the bedside lamp. So I crawled into bed about 11 pm with the book and the next thing I knew it was 5 am. The book was on the edge of the bed, the white-noise machine had never been turned on, and I'm not sure why but the lamp was off. I went back to sleep until my usual time to get up. I feel good.

The experts say we shouldn't read in bed, but I tried that and it was no magic solution. I think life is better and maybe sleep is too, for me anyway, with a few minutes of thinking about something besides my #$@! problems before turning off the light.

I think I just need to get rid of the Pepsi zero and the Mountain Dew entirely. I can handle it at 1AM but as the day goes on thats when things get tough. I can drink Coke products though without an issue. I'm in bed now but I haven't turned on my music yet. Its still a bit early. I'm hoping to sleep in at least until 3:30. If I had to work at 4:30, which is not a bad start time to be honest, then I'd have the perfect sleep schedule. I like starting work early so I can be done early.

I still woke up at 2. But whatever.

I got back to sleep at 3 something and woke up at 5. So it wasn't too bad.

Of course I didn’t sleep well. I had to set the alarm for 6am so I could get mum up for her 8am appointment. So last night I went to bed at 11:30 pm and was still awake at 2:30. Fell asleep sometime after that and my alarm blasted me outa bed at 6am! Ooo it startled me so much there’s no chance of getting back to sleep. But oh well I get to watch loony tunes. That’s always fun.

I woke up just before midnight with a really bad stomach ache and the usuaul confused thoughts on what day it is and whats going on. It actually took me until almost 8 to get to sleep. So 4 hours is nothing basically.

Mountaindeweed, have you been checked for gallstones? (abdominal ultrasound). It causes nausea and stomach ache.

Yes I have had a couple ultrasounds recently. I think its the melatonin or a possible dairy intolerance. I am going to go without dairy for a couple days to see if that makes a difference.

I got back to sleep around 2:30 and I woke up a few minutes before 5. I'm glad I wasn't up nonstop from midnight. I feel rested.

Got some good sleep last night. About 5-6 hours with cool dreams. Had the hospital dream again but it wasn’t terrible even if I was involuntary. The food was vegetarian which is my favorite and I ended up having the upper hand. I was hospitalized for a punishment of being comfortable in my own skin and ok with my weirdness. They couldn’t change my in the hospital so they let me out. Then that dream sequel was me as a man in a mens club in the 20’s. There was number one from Star Trek as the valet! Lol 😂

@ Nammu Nice dreams !

5 or 6 hours is a win in the Insomnia Club.

Yeah I think so! Whoo 5- 6 maybe I should play the lotto today!

I fell asleep around 7 something and I slept until 4:14 which I thought was awesome. Then I found out we switched the clocks. Its still good though compared to other nights.

Then I ended up falling back asleep for a bit until about 6. This is the first time in I don't even know how long I slept good and pretty much through the night, and when I woke up at 4:14 I was not massivly nauseated or anxious or confused and I took my normal melatonin and geodons last night.

I’m sleeping rather well lately. I won’t question it much.

Hope with the time change people will be able to sleep

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Springing forward has never been a problem for me, it’s that fall back and the instant darkness that gets me.

My weighted blanket came... I know Mountaindewed has one, and I think someone else, but anyway, I'll post about how it works when I use it. But lately I haven't had much of a problem. Not since I ordered the blanket... hmm...

I still look in here to see how folks are doing. I guess somewhere along the way I started to care.

Hang in there.

Great, dude!

I don't question it either. Like, if we tiptoe, maybe we won't draw unwanted attention to it.

Still crazy sleep times & lots of dreaming. Really tired & sad.

I know.

Fell asleep around 11, woke up at 3:30. Ugh.