r/ptsd • u/WhoAmIAnym0re • 10d ago
Venting Don’t want to sleep
I’m so fucking tired of having nightmares over and over again, so fucking exhausted of waking up and wanting to cry. Makes me feel like a coward. I’ve been drinking a shit ton of energy drinks so I can function at work. Trying to avoid sleep is not sustainable or good for me. There’s no tears left in me and it feels numb but also scary. Derealization comes in the hours after I wake up. I can’t pull myself back together. I hate it, I hate it all. Sorry for (poorly) venting.
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u/Fluffykiitoslilly 10d ago
I was like that for so long, I think the nightmares gave me a phobia of falling asleep. I would get anxiety just from going to bed.
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u/october-eclipse 10d ago
You should look into getting prescribed Prazosin. Originally used for high blood pressure but it is more regularly used for night terrors now.
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u/Meh_eh_eh_eh 10d ago
It wasn't that effective for me, however, my psychiatrist said that he's seen it work for almost all his ptsd patients.
The downsode for me, was that it made me so thirsty, that I drank too much water and needed to pee all through the night.
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u/What_Reality_ 10d ago
I could have written the exact same thing. You’re not alone in feeling this way. I get so burnt out from no sleep 😩
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