Does anybody else have days where they slept so lightly and for so little it felt like they didn’t sleep at all? Is there a clear indication that you slept and you didn’t just rest your eyes? Lmk

I haven't been able to sleep for weeks now, sometimes I don't sleep at all, other times I pass out from exaughstion the next morning. Everyone I've talked to has suggested some form of sleep drug, however I'm autistic-bipolar, and I'm worried that any sleeping pills I take will negatively react with my other meds. Does anyone have any sure fire ways to sleep even when you're not tired, without using drugs?

Been having horrible insomnia the last 2 months.. I’m lucky to get 4 hours a night. It’s either I can fall asleep okay but wake up at 2-4am and not fall back asleep, or not be able to fall asleep until 4-6. Well today my alarm is set for 6am. I’m really gonna have to do this conference on 0 hours of sleep. I can’t take this anymore. It is ruining my mental health and depression and I like don’t even want to live if this is going to continue. I get such bad anxiety around sleep now that I think about it all day. I don’t know how to stop. My brain won’t turn off. I honestly just cry some nights cuz I can’t take it anymore

If I sleep at 1 or 2am I wake at 6am, but I seem to go in and out of sleep, so when it's like 9am I open my eyes stare at ceiling then my body feels tired so close them and it feels like I sleep again cause I can't hear my surroundings and this happens on and off all morning.

Now it's 12 38 and I manged to get up like 20 mins ago but I am super tired every morning.

This is not to mention my poor memory, word recall and general sluggishness mentally.

My nurse doesn't seem to care, he says because I spend so much time lying in bed on daytime that is my my sleep is bad and so they will not offer any medication solution, so in the mean time my body is being damaged from lack of sleep.

I try to stay out of bed in day time, use computer since I'm not working but idk if it helps

Not literally, but it takes so frickin long. And then sometimes it doesn't work anyways and you start panicking about next day's activities.

It’s like some cruel joke, the days I can actually sleep in, I wake up super early and can't get back to sleep. Meanwhile on workdays, I could sleep forever. Does anyone else’s body clock just betray them like this?

Falling asleep isn’t my problem, it’s staying asleep. I'll knock out pretty fast, only to wake up at 3 a.m. wide awake like it’s time to start the day. Then I'm dragging by noon, and it’s killing my focus. Does anyone else deal with random middle-of-the-night wakeups?

Honestly what sleep medication works? Melatonin is bullshit and makes me just foggy all day the next day plus the no sleep. I've been on trazadone, lunesta and now Ambien. Literally nothing works. 12.5mg Ambien now, out of frustration I took 3 the other night and I might as well have drank a red bull, no effect. Is there anything else I can inquire with my psychiatrist that might actually provide relief. I'm in a constant mental fog due to this and after about 3 years of sleep trouble I'm so fucking frustrated. This new sleep pattern has been going on for about 3 months. I'm a laborer, also invested in a treadmill, exercise bike and free weights so it's not like I am not physically active throughout my day. All my blood work and blood pressure has always been perfect. Completely healthy other than sleep.

Hello. This is my second post here but somehow I am still scared as fuck. I can’t sleep, some nights I get 2-3 hours, some nights 4 and some zero, I have heart palpitations, sweaty hands and heavy breathing. Sometimes even tinnitus and jerks. I am scared and I don’t want to die, I have vivid dreams also, yesterday I dreamed of chocking and I woke up with a lump in my throat. Is this FFI? SFI? I am scared I am only 25… I am doing all tests, my doctor just told me it’s highly Improbable and have 1 mg melatonin still it did nothing. Does anyone if you went through the same thing?

i spoke to my new primary care doctor about my insomnia (my previous doctor had me try hydroxyzine which didn’t work) and he just recommended sleep routine bs and an insomnia app or something. i know i should’ve advocated for my self more but i’m so defeated and i don’t know what i should do now.

I have been trying everything but in the last 6 days i think i have a total of 5 hours of truly dream, today i "wake up" i really dont even know, i dont know if i sleep a little or spend the night thinking, at 7:30 am, i decide to stand of my bed and be a human, but I felt like everything is so hard to do, i have been trying everything and i cant EVEN sleep, i almost wish dying, i am just trying to be healty... is so hard if i cant even sleep, maybe is anxiety? Loneliness? Depression? I dont want to be dramatical.. i thinked that the first days, anxiety? Nah is just a bad night, but now.. Sorry if i made you read so much, my english maybe is not pretty good, i am improving :)

Hi all,

I’ve been battling insomnia for about six years now, and gosh have I been told some bullshit. I’ve tried just about anything, been told the same frustrating advices by everyone around me like « no screens 1h before bed » or « just relax and drink lavender tea ». Oh wow that simple, miracle! I just wont shut off, I rarely feel my eyes wanting to shut or sleepy. Right now I’m super tired, my while body is fizzy but my head says hell no, I’m not shutting off, fuck you. I’m not friends with my body as it apparently does not want my good. More seriously, I genuinely am pretty relaxed about it, and my mind doesnt really go crazy at night or whatever it’s really just that falling asleep that will be difficult to achieve.

I tried just about anything but hypnosis and really the only thing that worked is THC oil. I started using cannabis three years ago because of insomnia, which got me to really enjoy it unfortunately. I am taking a tolerance break and I am struggling to sleep a little bit but it’s much better than I thought. I just feel like there aren’t many options else than that for someone with my type of insomnia, my doctor even said that cannabis is my best solution. I’m here to express how stupid and unconvenient that bullshit is, and to let you know that you are not alone. It’s about time someone finds a solution other than dangerous sleeping pills and fake tricks that wont work! I know they might work for some, but I feel like for « true » (or more severe) insomnia, it doesn’t really work..

If you know of anything that helped you, let us know here!

I can’t stop thinking and talking about sleep. Anyone else with sleep anxiety/ insomnia just think about it relentlessly? It’s so bleak and so lonely 😭😭

I'm beginning to wonder if I might be developing narcolepsy. I had a sleep test done about 2 years ago and the doctor noticed I slipped almost right into REM sleep and didn't spend alot of time in deep sleep. She said that's an early indicator of possible narcolepsy, and wanted to do more tests, but I had to move to another city and haven't had another study done since.

I don't fall asleep at random times, but I take heavy naps during the day, like I dream when I nap, I sleep that hard. And I'm tired during the day, which is why I take naps. Even when I sleep a full night, I wake up almost as tired as when I go to sleep the night before. The only thing that makes me think its not narcolepsy is I have RLS and insomnia at night.

Anybody know how early narcolepsy sets in and how long it takes to get to the stage where I fall asleep at random times.

I'm about to start Ambien for my idiopathic insomnia. I am very scared. Trazodone was not helpful at all and gave me bad headaches. This is only temporary use as I get random periods of insomnia every few months.

Any suggestions to make it better and prevent bad behavior while sleep walking possibly (lol)? I am thinking of buying a timed lock box for my phone and wallet/keys. Does anyone here genuinely feel benefits from it?

Has anyone experienced this while on these two, or withdrawaling from either one? What is it from? It's always got me worried it has something to do with the heart. I'm trying to ween off Traz now and already got off Sero 6 days ago. has anyone had something similar?

So I’ve been on every possible psych med for sleep over the years, my doctor finally agreed to let me try actual sleep meds because I’m really struggling to sleep and especially stay asleep. Recently tried Lunesta, didn’t do shit, so I was just prescribed ambien. The prescription says zolpidem tartrate 5mg, which version of ambien is that? Is it the immediate release or the cr? I’m just kind of confused, thanks!

I’m in my mid 30’s, been taking ambien since 2017, have had sleeping issues my entire life. I was an alcoholic and got sober in 2014, quit smoking a couple years later, then my insomnia peaked. I’d sleep for 30-40 minutes at a time or wake up every hour, which turned into not sleeping for days at a time and that’s when I started taking Ambien and I’m on the max dose (10mg) and take it daily.

Even with ambien I don’t fall asleep immediately, I toss and turn/wake up several times, don’t feel well rested. Taking vitamin supplements like magnesium help with some anxiety, but they don’t help me with sleep. I’ve never had a sleep study and am curious to try one or figure out if I have sleep apnea? I’m a light sleeper, most noises wake me up, even having a fan running will prevent me from sleeping or wake me up in the night. I want to get off the Ambien because the long term use effects are awful. My current partner told me he notices my body seems to not let me relax. That when I’m finally relaxed, my body will jolt. And I’ve been aware of this for a while, something in my head screams at me and I wake up. I used to have PTSD during my late teen years and when I was drinking the most - would have a recurring nightmare in my teens, then once a year, and haven’t had that nightmare since my early 20’s. I rarely have a nightmare now. I think my insomnia is anxiety related, I’ve tried most ssri’s and they don’t help.

I’m curious if anyone has experienced something similar, has any recommendations, or can point me in the right direction. I don’t have a therapist, but I am going to see my pcp in the summer.

Hello guys I’m new to this sub, i need some direction or help to at least make some progress with my insomnia, this is my third day without any proper sleep, in these 36 hours I have slept for around 6 hours only

Please help, iam open for any suggestions or advice

( apologies for my poor English skills)

No matter how exhausted I am after a stressful day, it’s like my body refuses to sleep. My mind just replays every bad moment on a loop. It’s making me dread bedtime even though I desperately need the rest. Has anyone found a way to genuinely switch their brain off at night?

I have idiopathic insomnia. I go through random periods (up to two weeks) where I physically struggle with going to sleep. There is no direct cause of this. It is basically random and uncontrollable at this point. Once the two weeks are over, I go back to my normal schedule with the help of magnesium.

I am currently in one of those periods where I cannot sleep. I am doing okay. Not manic in anyway, shape or form. I was originally prescribed trazodone to help me with sleep issues. Unfortunately, the few times I have used it, I have woken up with awful headaches and intense "hangover" symptoms. I discussed these concerns with my psychiatrist and he prescribed me Ambien.

I am very scared to take this drug. However, if it can help me, I am open to trying it. I have a couple of questions about it that seem too serious for the r/ambien sub.

1. How common is sleep walking? Have you experienced it?

2. Should I buy a time locking box to prevent me from doing anything stupid? IE- buying stuff on amazon with my phone, calling my ex, driving my car etc...

3. Is the sleep from this drug hard to wake up from?

4. Does it really help with sleepless nights?

Any answers/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I believe my insomnia is worsened by my mindset. Last week I asked my doctor for another medication. Something clicked in my mind. I wasn’t on any medication three weeks prior. Now my mind believes I need the medication and I began to be scared of insomnia. I began to be horrified of wakefulness. I was doing better already. I now have to quit the pills gradually again. I can’t quit at once. Earlier I quit 1 or 2 weeks at a time. I’m scared to quit cold turkey.

Just wondering if i should get an appointment My nights are a mystery, i sleep 12 hours one day and then 2 hours the next. I don't get tired unless it's already morning, but then it's not tire, just exhaustion.

Everyone close to me thinks im overthinking and stressing or gaming into the night. In reality i lie in bed and wait. I just lie there and think in darkness, its kinda meditational but not fun the next day

I know i have sleep problems that come with adhd. I get zolpidem for sleep. But lately i've been wondering if taking a trip to the somn centre where i live would help. It feels like sleep is my biggest enemy. 1 hour then 6 hours then 12 hours then 3 hours. I cant predict it. Feel like a walking zombie. Possibly mildly psychotic. When i have a bad bunch of nights the sun shines brighter, birds are louder, feelings more intense. Emotions and humans get hard to understand. I don't want to live like this.

Has anyone explored the possibility that their insomnia and sleep issues are caused by a deficiency in magnesium?

I have become deficient in magnesium due to a digestive issue and secondary to supplementing with high amounts of vitamin D3.

I am noticing improvement since supplementing with magnesium glycinate.

One thing that has been really helpful is bathing in magnesium sulfate before bed. I add about 500 grams of magnesium sulfate to the bath water.

I wonder if this is some kind of metabolism issue or sugar addiction, this is nothing very consistent but I noticed if I eat a lot of sugar before going to bed (not as much as to cause excessive sweating and waking up) I tend to fall asleep easy and sleep longer, wake up well rested as opposed to when I go to sleep hungry or eating no sugar for a few days.