http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/feed http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/feed en-us Copyright (C) MDJunction.com. All rights reserved. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:26:43 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/lounge/1231858-tell-us-a-bit-about-yourself/limitstart/10#10697716 Always been in Melbourne suburbs in Australia, I study professional writing and editing... When my issues let me attend missed yesterday after 7-8hrs total sleep in 5nights... It's now 3:15am and I can't sleep... Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:40 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10581147-no-sleep-again-body-aches-hope-someones-up#10647672 Could be from lack of sleep but maybe go to the doctor? I would also suggest finding a good movie or tv show lol. I can't sleep either I only run on 2-3 hours sleep a night. I have been to the doctor about it but I don't really like depending on sleeping tablets. Hope you feel abit better soon :)... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:58:14 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/lounge/10637598-where-is-everyone-from#10637598 Hi there, Is anyone else awake? I'm too nervous about tomorrow I start my tafe course so am finding it extra hard to get to sleep. Where is everybody from? I'm from Adelaide, South Australia... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:12:58 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/10619609-new-here-and-suffer-from-bipolarchronic-paininsomnia#10619609 Hi, I have suffered of insomnia for for about 10-12 yrs now, I also suffer from Bi-polar and Chronic pain (life is grand) http://cdn.mdjunction.com/components/com_joomlaboard/emoticons/dizzy.pnglol. I try and keep a sleep/wake diary for the Dr regarding the Bi-polar and the last time I did this it for a 14 day diary. Within that 14 days I only got 22.5 hrs sleep. My stay awake time can range anywhere from 3 to 5 days before I literally crash. I won't even drive after day 3 as the exhaustion kic... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 22:56:49 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/10613469-insomnia-vs-internal-clocks#10617866 yes, I agree. But since we can't change the number of hours in the day, I have adapted my sleep schedule to 4 hours of sleep and 20 waking hours.... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:39:26 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/lounge/10538833-time-change#10538833 I absolutely despise the time change. As of last week, I had been getting up at 4:30. Since I am not adjusted to the time change in one day! it will be like getting up at 3:30! Can anyone say ugh! I woke up at 1 slash 2 this morning, and one of the things I did was contact my congressmen. Anyone else who feels motivated, you can gripe to your congressmen by finding their e-mail addresses at, well crud, all my links would be for my state. I found the pages by googling contact congressman/my stat... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:21:18 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10422119-my-husband-goes-days-with-just-a-few-hours-of-sleep#10504209 Hello.. Your husband sounds like me.. I too am bipolar.. I have tried 3 sleep studies with no success, because I was unable to fall asleep. I take 300 mg of trazadone, and have tried every med there is. I have been on a sleeping med since I was 13. I have been up for 36 hours, and mine comes and goes too. I also get social security for that. I thank God I dont have to get up and go to work everyday, because I make silly mistakes, and am not supposed to drive if I have been up for over 24 hours..... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:47:21 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10011323-2am-and-i-cant-sleep#10382052 I am ment to take my depression tablets when I go to bed but I am still awake 2-3 hours after taking them. I went to the doctor and he normally gives me Temazepam but he doesn't like giving them to me all the time cause they are apparently easy to get addicted to and I don't really like relying on tablets to make me sleep all the time, but think I might need to make a trip back to the doctor though... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:02:36 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3682548-help-finding-a-good-sleeping-pill/limitstart/10#10372826 Lunestra gave me the same taste and smell like you described. Not only that but the smell kept me awake all night. After Lunestra I bought a natural sleep aid on amazon (I'm not sure if I can quote brands here, so let me know if interested) and it worked out great for me without any addiction or discomfort. Now I don't even need it anymore, but I guess the effect varies depending on the case.... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 03:26:24 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10013856-not-a-lot-of-support#10331899 Hi there, I am new to this support group and hope that I can help. Hopefully the slowness is as Kissietina says, that everyone is finally having some snoozes, I hope this is the case. :D... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 15:02:58 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10261792-dont-sleep-enough#10331718 I hear ya. I feel the exact same way. Its a struggle enough working a 40+ hour week on 8 hours a night! Never mind only 1-4 hours a night. I really hope you can get some relief soon and maybe see a doc to get some prescribed meds? I am on some other meds which seem to help with the lack of sleep. Ive heard trazadone sp? is good for sleep issues. The thing to remember is that there are ways to combat the symptoms of this crappy disorder. All the best :)... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:23:17 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/medicine-treatments/10011042-question-about-insomnia-meds#10321286 I have had to start staggering my sleep meds as my body becomes accustomed to them. so my doc has me go for a couple of weeks on one, then has me switch to a different type. if one lasts for longer. i will stay on it for more than the two weeks. but when it starts to loose its effectivness. i switch. maybe this will help some of you..good luck.... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 02:09:05 -0800 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/introductions-personal-stories/3965610-um-im-new#10229724 CharlaG i hear where you are coming from yet as for me i have NO circadian rhythm, and doing a week long sleep study serial EEG all night for a week ,with the use of sleep meds i average 5-7 minutes of REM or deep sleep per night my brain asleep looks like a normal persons brain awake. I have taken anesthetic doses of many many drugs that would have made a normal person unconscious for days and rather than a peaceful slumber they have video tapes of me juggling 5 balls and telling jokes to the n... Sat, 03 Nov 2012 18:57:01 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10068824-new-to-this-group-not-to-mdj#10090780 :) Greetings- Last night was one of THOSE nights-no nap yesterday, AYCE buffet since it was my birthday at Cici's contributed, a million things on my mind, getting over sinus infection, stomach not just right and all day pain that painkiller did nOT help, along with headache I've had for a few days so by 1, knew it might be late night...STILL NOT TIRED... Took my muscle relaxer and vicodin at 11, so I wondered what the hold up was...why aren't I tired as I had long day planned for today.... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 05:53:16 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3995041-additional-supplementsdoctors#10068872 Seem good ..but have no ins, so I'm just going to stay awake all day after another sleepless night..Hope it works!!... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:20:30 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/10068766-i-feel-like-i-act-like-a-kid-about-going-to-sleep#10068866 Zaria...I feel the same way..and here comes the sun..LOL Not slept but 2 hours at most..but still wide awake at 6 am.. This is just not the way I want to be at all..I want a normal sleep pattern back Some how, somewhere , Any where???... Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:15:20 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3962108-i-wake-up-in-painmy-insomnia#10049598 I feel your pain.As it's 5:01 am in Nj.I have an a/c believe me it doesnt help either. Most of the time its on only because it hurts so much to get up and turn it off. I don't take any real painkillers for my Fibro.I'm afraid to become addicted to it.I take flexeril but that only leaves me weak and unstable on my feet.I have had insomnia for years.I'm so tired I could scream... Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:06:32 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3981390-looking-for-support#3984740 Hi akelnme, I don't know what new advice I could offer you. From your post, it appears you've already heard all the advice. I feel sad for your situation. I'm a recovering insomniac. My battle only lasted about 1 year....not since I was a child. So although I know what it's like getting very little sleep for months on end...I still wouldn't be able to relate to what you are going through. I suppose you have seen behavioral sleep medicine specialists? These are different than sleep me... Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:28:54 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3956922-how-i-treated-my-insomnia#3956936 Well on second thought, I guess she actually did say she treated her insomnia with a sleeping medication but I still think the title misleading.... Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:20:14 -0700 http://www.mdjunction.com/forums/insomnia-discussions/general-support/3951386-extreme-dysania-inability-to-get-up-in-the-morn#3951386 Hi guys, I've suffered from insomnia / sleep issues nearly all my life, but my issue doesn't seem to be addressed anywhere I can find, I am completely unable to get up in the morning, even sometimes when I have sufficient sleep, as a result of this, I have missed out on things like job interviews, welfare payments, important meetings, not to mention all the friends I've unintentionally flaked on. I don't suffer from depression, though I did at one point, and I have slight social anxiety, thou... Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:06:20 -0700