The cool insomnia club

~Christina · Feb 25, 2020 at 12:40 AM

Thanks Tucson

Polibeth · Feb 25, 2020 at 12:51 AM

Busy night at work but I'm home and ready to chill.

I am also binging on ER episodes

Tucson · Feb 25, 2020 at 12:54 AM

How about exercise before bed, like maybe a long walk. I walk the dog for about one hour. I also run with her.

Polibeth · Feb 25, 2020 at 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Tucson

How about exercise before bed, like maybe a long walk. I walk the dog for about one hour. I also run with her.

It's a good suggestion but I get a ton of exercise at work (I'm a security guard that walks and/or runs my entire shift) and my legs and feet won't hold up to anymore. A lot of times I'll have a bunch of surges of adrenaline during my shift and them I'm awake for hours.

I'm feeling sleepy tonight so I'm hopeful I'll be out soon. Hope everyone else sleeps or at least finds something to occupy their time.

~Christina · Feb 26, 2020 at 01:58 AM

Well last night zero sleep but I literally accidentally fell asleep this afternoon. My eyes were soooo dry from binging Er all night . I put eye drops in and closed my eyes Boom ! woke up a few hours later.

My husband was outside doing something and apparently I scared him because I have fallen asleep in my chair only one other time. He said he rushed over to make sure I was breathing.

Hope everyone is catching some good Zzzzzz ‘s

childofchaos831 · Feb 26, 2020 at 02:20 AM

So far no sleep herr

*Beth* · Feb 26, 2020 at 05:47 AM

I have to admit...I don't have insomnia (at least, with meds I don't), but I tend to sleep (segmented) for 10 to 12 hours. I am exhausted. I'm in chronic pain, have been for months; I guess it's wearing me out.

The pain is from an achilles tendon injury that has developed a bone spur. I'm going fairly nuts from the pain. On top of that it looks like surgery is unavoidable. Uggggh.

~Christina · Feb 26, 2020 at 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by childofchaos831

So far no sleep herr

I’m sorry your just unable to find any consistent sleep.. what is your Pdoc doing about it? It’s impossible to find stability if your just not sleeping much.

~Christina · Feb 26, 2020 at 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BethRags

I have to admit...I don't have insomnia (at least, with meds I don't), but I tend to sleep (segmented) for 10 to 12 hours. I am exhausted. I'm in chronic pain, have been for months; I guess it's wearing me out.

The pain is from an achilles tendon injury that has developed a bone spur. I'm going fairly nuts from the pain. On top of that it looks like surgery is unavoidable. Uggggh.

I’m sorry your facing surgery. But chronic pain is just awful

Moose72 · Feb 26, 2020 at 08:41 PM

Interesting fact: People used to not sleep 8 hours at once. They would have "first sleep" and "second sleep". They'd go to bed when the sun went down, then several hours later get up and eat, or read, or have sex, or do whatever they wanted and then after a few hours, go back to sleep for "second sleep".

~Christina · Feb 26, 2020 at 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Interesting fact: People used to not sleep 8 hours at once. They would have "first sleep" and "second sleep". They'd go to bed when the sun went down, then several hours later get up and eat, or read, or have sex, or do whatever they wanted and then after a few hours, go back to sleep for "second sleep".

Very interesting ! Thanks for this

Polibeth · Feb 26, 2020 at 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Moose72

Interesting fact: People used to not sleep 8 hours at once. They would have "first sleep" and "second sleep". They'd go to bed when the sun went down, then several hours later get up and eat, or read, or have sex, or do whatever they wanted and then after a few hours, go back to sleep for "second sleep".

This is how I sleep these days.

*Beth* · Feb 27, 2020 at 05:31 AM

^^^ I sleep that way too, but sex has nothing to do with it

Ugh. Slept for 12 hours Wednesday. It felt so refreshing. Paid for it tonight, can't sleep for sh it.

childofchaos831 · Feb 28, 2020 at 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Christina

I’m sorry your just unable to find any consistent sleep.. what is your Pdoc doing about it? It’s impossible to find stability if your just not sleeping much.

I have trazodone but some nights it just doesn't do anything. I also take Benadryl with it.

Nammu · Feb 28, 2020 at 03:17 PM

Ooo I slept so good last night. Dropped off and when I opened my eyes it was 9:15, just over eight hours of sleep!!!!!! The dream was all jumbled tho. Something about Holloween and putting up jelly like curtains that fastened to a shooting range and four wheels were mixed up in it too, and oh yeah something about a sheriff there were ghosts too.

~Christina · Feb 28, 2020 at 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Nammu

Ooo I slept so good last night. Dropped off and when I opened my eyes it was 9:15, just over eight hours of sleep!!!!!! The dream was all jumbled tho. Something about Holloween and putting up jelly like curtains that fastened to a shooting range and four wheels were mixed up in it too, and oh yeah something about a sheriff there were ghosts too.

Yay ! I’m glad you got some much needed great sleep ! Nice dream

Polibeth · Feb 29, 2020 at 02:00 AM

Tonight is my first night totally off of Seroquel. I'm sure I won't sleep that much even though I'm now on Vraylar (we've been tapering down on Seroquel). Seroquel also gives me RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) and makes me eat - so I think this is a good move even if I don't get much sleep for a few nights

Breaking Dawn · Feb 29, 2020 at 06:04 AM

My sleep times are so crazy these days. Basically just a few hours in the early or late evening. I bought some melatonin. It says 3mg with 1mg of B6. Is that good? I haven't tried it yet. How soon should I take it before I try to go to sleep? Thank you for any suggestions you can give.

~Christina · Feb 29, 2020 at 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Breaking Dawn

My sleep times are so crazy these days. Basically just a few hours in the early or late evening. I bought some melatonin. It says 3mg with 1mg of B6. Is that good? I haven't tried it yet. How soon should I take it before I try to go to sleep? Thank you for any suggestions you can give.

I always take 10 mg usually 30-60 mins before I head to bed.

Polibeth · Mar 01, 2020 at 04:29 AM

Day 2 of no Seroquel and I'm wide awake at 3:30am.

I'm just chalking it up to a lost night and hopefully tomorrow night will be better

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~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Feb 25, 2020 at 12:40 AM #401 Thanks Tucson __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Feb 25, 2020 at 12:51 AM #402 Busy night at work but I'm home and ready to chill. I am also binging on ER episodes

Tucson Grand Magnate Member Since Jul 2014 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,105 9 16 hugs given	Feb 25, 2020 at 12:54 AM #403 How about exercise before bed, like maybe a long walk. I walk the dog for about one hour. I also run with her. __________________ Dx: Bipolar I, ADD, GAD. Rx: Fluoxetine, Buproprion, Olanzapine, Lamictal, and Strattera.

childofchaos831 Elder Member Since Nov 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 5,037 7 15 hugs given	Feb 26, 2020 at 02:20 AM #406 So far no sleep herr __________________ Diagnoses: PTSD with Dissociative Symptoms, Borderline Personality Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

Beth catches the flowers Member Since Jul 2019 Location: Downtown Vibes, California Posts: 15,701 (SuperPoster!) 4 23.7k hugs given	Feb 27, 2020 at 05:31 AM #413 ^^^ I sleep that way too, but sex has nothing to do with it Ugh. Slept for 12 hours Wednesday. It felt so refreshing. Paid for it tonight, can't sleep for sh it. __________________

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Feb 29, 2020 at 02:00 AM #417 Tonight is my first night totally off of Seroquel. I'm sure I won't sleep that much even though I'm now on Vraylar (we've been tapering down on Seroquel). Seroquel also gives me RLS (Restless Leg Syndrome) and makes me eat - so I think this is a good move even if I don't get much sleep for a few nights

Breaking Dawn Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 4 42.2k hugs given	Feb 29, 2020 at 06:04 AM #418 My sleep times are so crazy these days. Basically just a few hours in the early or late evening. I bought some melatonin. It says 3mg with 1mg of B6. Is that good? I haven't tried it yet. How soon should I take it before I try to go to sleep? Thank you for any suggestions you can give.

Polibeth Poohbah Member Since Jun 2014 Location: Earth Posts: 1,193 9 2,235 hugs given	Mar 01, 2020 at 04:29 AM #420 Day 2 of no Seroquel and I'm wide awake at 3:30am. I'm just chalking it up to a lost night and hopefully tomorrow night will be better