I Have Insomnia - Forum & Chat Board | Med Help

Ok I've been suffering from chronic insomnia for about 4 years and I finally just got so sick of it. When I try to go to sleep it's like I'm tired but I can't get my brain to shut down if that makes any sense. For me there's a difference between being tired and being sleepy. I'll be tossing and turning and completely unable to fall asleep. I finally just went to the doc a week ago and when I explained the whole "unable to shut my brain down" they put me on antianxiety meds and antidepressants. She put me on Xanax and Celexa but the think is one of the side effects of Celexa IS insomnia. I feel like it's not even helping at all cause I'm still right where I started being unable to sleep.  Why would she perscribe a med that causes insomnia for an insomniac? She seemed to think that the root of my insomnia was anxiety and mild depression but I don't think it is. So I was wondering if anyone had a good suggestion for me to talk to her about it. Like is there a medication or treatment I should ask her about instead? I just need something to help me fall asleep.

thats how i feel i dont have to be having anxiety to have my mind up all night, my brain can go on and on about the dumbest things and  usaully ends up thinking about why i cant sleep its ridiculous soooo fustrating and very lonely my hubby has no problems sleeping at all ever im so envious of him ! lol

Lol ya I know it's so frustrating! She thought just because I "couldn't get my mind to shut down" that it automatically meant I suffered from anxiety! But the only reason my mind wonders is because if I'm lying in a bed in the dark for hours on end with nothing to do that just tends to be what happens.It's not like I lay up stressing out over anything my mind only wonders cause its virtually impossible to sit still for hours and not think at all. I finally said the hell with it and went back.

I have to laugh at myself sometimes though cause I think of the most random things. There was one time I kept huming this old lullaby from when I was a little kid that my teddy bear used to sing to me. Then I came up with this awesome miracle treatment for insomniacs. Put a on/off switch in their brain whenever we wanna sleep we can just turn the switch off. Never thought of a way to turn it back on though once its off since we'd technically be asleep.

My doc finally came to her senses and saw that those meds were actually doing more damage that good. Cause after the two weeks that I took them I was up even later than my insomnia normally keeps me up. There was one night I didnt get to sleep till somewhere between 6-630am and that was after having got only 3 hours of sleep the previous night! She finally gave me Ambien CR! Best stuff ever. I mean I'm still tired during the day but at least I don't lay up all night and turn into a complete zombie at least. And I've stopped falling asleep in my classes.

I feel the same way! My doctor just gave me a sleeping pill with anti-psychotic because she says a lot of things runs through my mind even when I am so tired. I haven't taken it yet because I have read a lot of articles about taking sleeping pills. Is it really recommended? My doctor said the only thing the sleeping pill will do to me is to make me sleep about 30 minutes after taking it.

I have been there.  At one time, I was taking a mg of xanax, 3 mg lunesta + an anti-anxiety/anti-depressant.  My mom-in-law found this product for me and I've been using it ever since.  It's called a NightWave Sleep Assistant.  It is a little blue light that pulses and you watch it and breath with it.  After many long years of dealing with insomnia, I finally found something that worked for me.  The website is: www.nightwave.com  Also, a coupon code is: COLORADO  It is good for 25% off of your order.  I hope it works for you, too.