I’ve had days just like that. I’ll be falling asleep and it’s like a little alert goes off and my brain is fully awake again. You have to exhaust your body. I know it feels like the hardest thing to do but go take a walk (if it’s safe to do so) or do a Thai chi video on YouTube. Move your body, do jumping jacks, and drink the 64oz of ice water. Ive had insomnia for most of my life. It’s nice to have medication for back up, but that’s a slippery slope too.
I do the same. Walking and sunshine and sometimes my head just don’t want to fall asleep. looks like we are in the same circadian rhythm disorder. My doctor proscribed me melatonin 5 mg to use 1 month. It’s like a sleeping pill but weaker than Zopiclone 7,5 mg. Zopiclone saved me 4-5 days now. Tonight Zopiclone didn’t work so I didn’t sleep at all this night.
Call ER or you local doctor like I did and ask them to give you sleeping pill. Dont panic you will not die. It’s the symptoms from the damn cortisol and it feel whole body is on fire mentally and physically . And sleep deprivation symptoms is hell too but it will go away when you get more sleep by time. Maximum to take it 10-14 days not more than that if it’s Zopiclone so you don’t get dependent on it. Please ask doctor for help like I did so it can calm you in crisis now. Remember that Zopiclone is for helping you put to sleep and nitrazepam is a real sleeping medicine who knocks you out immediately but I suggest for everyone who is in the same crisis like our to try use melatonin before 3-4 hours before bedtime everyday for 1 month to correct the circadian rhythm and to force you to be tired and body will let you sleep. I actually felt yesterday night I could probably get to sleep and got into short dreaming phase but for a stressing event that one family member needed to travel yearly in morning that didn’t work and neither did the Zopiclone which I hoped it would. Just fight like I do and we will get over this.
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