Insomnia SUCKS!

Chelle B · 11-26-2007, 02:40 AM

It never fails, just when I start catching up on sleep then comes the night where I am wide awake. Sunday nights most often, before starting the new week of work. Or just before I travel.

So I've had a wonderful and restful holiday week. Tomorrow I have physical therapy at 6am, then an MRI on my knee at 9am. It's 1:37am now, and my alarm goes off in 3.5 hours. Is it even worth the bother?

I never had insomnia until I worked at Microsoft in Redmond. Average work days were 12-14 hours, 6-7 days per week. I once calculated my salary if I were paid by the hour, and it was way below minimum wage. But I loved working there, even though I worked 7 years in a 3 year period.

Since then sleep comes and goes. When I am well rested as I am now, well no rest for the wicked I guess. It just seems unfair that tomorrow I will be tired and irritated inside, while I will be so professionally chipper on the outside. I hate the split personality routine, and I just want to go in to work grumpy wearing sweats. Not likely to happen tho, I love spending too much to risk my job.

And it would be ok to be awake if I had something to occupy my mind. Nothing on TV right now worth watching. I finished my Dean Koontz book, and I don't see anybody awake on IM.

So I will sit around here and whine to myself for awhile, while drinking a lot of water to wash down the SF fudgesicle I just finished. Bleh. Whine. Moan. Grump.

Damned Insomnia! :angry

green · 11-26-2007, 03:02 PM

I periodically have insomnia problems. My doctor gives me a presciption for Imovane (zopiclone) which I use when I am having a bad night. The over the counter sleep aids do bad things to your blood pressure. Zopiclone doesn't.

Chelle B · 11-26-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by green

I periodically have insomnia problems. My doctor gives me a presciption for Imovane (zopiclone) which I use when I am having a bad night. The over the counter sleep aids do bad things to your blood pressure. Zopiclone doesn't.

Thanks, I will talk to my doc. I went to bed around 3 and the alarm went off at 5. I am sleepy now. ;)

WASaBubbleButt · 11-26-2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Chelle B

Thanks, I will talk to my doc. I went to bed around 3 and the alarm went off at 5. I am sleepy now. ;)

Great timing, eh? ;)

Insomnia sucks but AMBIEN rocks!

I don't know what happened but a few years ago I started having insomnia. No clue why. I go through periods where I just battle it and stay tired. Then I get sick of it and get an Rx.

I have noticed that since I lost weight I don't need as much sleep. I guess I don't wear myself out carrying around all the extra weight, not sure. But could that be part of it?

Telecia · 11-26-2007, 08:59 PM

I always get insomnia when it happens to be the worst time to get it. Like having a early morning appointment. My mind starts going and I just can't sleep or I get the creepy leg thing where I can't be still. Or I have nerve damage in one foot due to diabetes that sometimes burns/itches so bad I can't sleep.

I have found OTC sleep aids don't do me any good.

As for sleep patterns being weight related. Wouldn't suprise me at all I mean its proven that weight affects hormone levels for all sorts of things like our periods.
And since sleep is affected by various chemicals in our body it would make sense.
Lack Of Sleep Alters Hormones, Metabolism, Simulates Effects Of Aging
Some links to interesting reading regarding the subject.

meghan1983 · 11-26-2007, 09:27 PM

It sounds like you have insomnia when you've got things going through your mind. I experience that and take an anti anxiety (like ativan) to help in those situations. Something to think about.

Meghan

Chelle B · 11-26-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by WASaBubbleButt

Great timing, eh? ;)

Insomnia sucks but AMBIEN rocks!

I don't know what happened but a few years ago I started having insomnia. No clue why. I go through periods where I just battle it and stay tired. Then I get sick of it and get an Rx.

I have noticed that since I lost weight I don't need as much sleep. I guess I don't wear myself out carrying around all the extra weight, not sure. But could that be part of it?

May be. I go through spells of needing little sleep then need lots of sleep. I wasn't tired today at all, so maybe I was just well rested. I will probably take some Tylenol with Codeine tonight since I am sore from physical therapy, and then I should sleep well.

Mariposa Bella · 11-27-2007, 04:30 PM

I am a cronic insomniac, have been for years. I was taking Ambien, but had lots of scary side-effects. I am currently taking Lunesta and love it. If for some reason I forget to take it early enough and it is too late to take it, forget it.. I am up all damn night, just laying there, without being able to shut my mind. Then have to get up, go on about my normal routine, with no sleep, not even a minute of sleep.. horrible, horrible.. Love my Lunesta.

StephC · 11-27-2007, 04:35 PM

I've had insomnia since I was 18 - almost 30 years! It sucks. I used to just go without sleep but found that OTC sleep aids are a godsend. I try not to use them every night, but if I have a couple nights with little sleep I'll use 'em.

On the positive side... (is there really a positive side?) I've watched some of the best old movies during these times and also read hundreds of books too. When the kids were little I used it as "me" time. LOL how sad is that?!

Mariposa Bella · 11-27-2007, 04:52 PM

I used to clean at night, I mean intensively clean and organize. Until my husband said I needed to stop that shit, he didn't need his underwear and sock drawers organized every other day.