Insomnia

[nicola1723]

Hi all

I'm 3 weeks out now and suffering badly with insomnia. Falling asleep about 11 but awake again around 2am. Anyone else? X

 

[Rainbow1233]

Oh poor you, luckily I do not suffer from this but I know what it's like cause I've had it before. Hope it passes soon.

 

[Lincs Lass]

I'm suffering at the moment. I fall asleep just after midnight and wake up about 4. I'm going crazy now!!

 

[Neisie]

I've been suffering for years. Melatonin helps sometimes as does Advil PM. My doctor has me on Ambien now; it doesn't make you drowsy the next day. I only take it for 2-3 days at a time to get my body back on a schedule. I've had about a month now of good sleep where before I was falling asleep at 3 and waking at 6 when the alarm goes off

 

[Lincs Lass]

Thank you for those tips xx

 

[chrisa]

I go through spates where I sleep well and then nights where I don't sleep at all. Get a soduko book after an hour or so the brain and eyes go and you reqady for sleep gain xx

 

[femfrankie]

Me too Nicola. No problem falling asleep but morning after morning I'm awake 3.30 and no matter what I do or don't do for that matter I can not go back to sleep. It's driving me batty.

 

[sarahrob]

I have been insomniac on and off for years. My issue is falling asleep - once asleep I can sleep for Britain, but it can be 3, 4, 5am before I doze off.
I've tried most things, gave up caffeine for 18 months, doused myself in lavender... Not much works outside prescription meds for me. A hot water bottle and a hot milky drink can help a wee bit on a good night.

 

[Matra]

I have read that peppermint tea is suppose to help insomnia and it's also gentle on wls tummies??

 

[Val]

I have always had trouble sleeping so much so that I now have a good selection of audio books
I listen to them for hours...I know when I am not going to get any sleep I just feel so wide awake

Right now Im desperate to go to sleep, but very often I sleep for about 40 mins then wake up as though I have been asleep all night

I just give in and listen to my stories :/

 

[Kimberly]

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[nicola1723]

Yeah Kimberly, it's not quite so bad now. Got 6 hours last night

 

[Kimberly]

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