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Another insomnia thread - sorry!
I'm sorry that I've decided to start another sleep-related thread on H&R but I've been finding it impossible to sleep over this last week. My friend has said that I should go to my doctor on Monday but I don't really want to as I have been so many times recently. I know what the cause of my insomnia is but I am finding it is getting really annoying. I don't want to go to my GP as he probably already sees me as a hypochondriac. Has anyone here got any suggestions? I am going to try hot chocolate tonight. How long is it normally before insomnia is seen as a problem?
I think you should go to the doctor. I have seen your posts and threads and what you talk about is largley related to losing sleep. Please get some help 
AverageGuyOnTheStreet
I'm sorry that I've decided to start another sleep-related thread on H&R but I've been finding it impossible to sleep over this last week. My friend has said that I should go to my doctor on Monday but I don't really want to as I have been so many times recently. I know what the cause of my insomnia is but I am finding it is getting really annoying. I don't want to go to my GP as he probably already sees me as a hypochondriac. Has anyone here got any suggestions? I am going to try hot chocolate tonight. How long is it normally before insomnia is seen as a problem?
Well, firstly, it's not your problem if the doc does see you as a hypochondriac; it shouldn't stop you from going. However, I'm not sure it'll be any use anyway. I've had periods of insomnia, and visited the GP a few times, but they will only tell you what I can do here. If you insist, they will prescribe you with something along the lines of Zopiclone, which is bad, bad news, as you become more and more dependent on it, so you ultimately can never sleep without it, but also more and more used to it, so eventually it has no effect. Also, it leaves you terribly drowsy during the day. So...
- Are you keeping to a fairly regular lifestlye, getting up, eating and going to bed at more or less the same time each day?
- Do you exercise regularly?
- Are you eating properly?
- Do you have a period of relaxing before going to bed, or do you go straight from working (even worse, on a PC) or watching television or similar to bed?
- I'd try and empty your head of your worries by writing them down and possibly writing some potential solutions down as well, then going to bed. If you lock them away, they'll bubble away in your subconscious and keep you awake. And, when you sleep, give you nightmares and cause you to jolt awake.
- Do you do many other things in bed, ooh-la-la, or do you associate your bed with sleeping? I wouldn't even read in bed.
- Try to do some unwinding exercises to relax your probably tense muscles. Get someone to give you a massage, or maybe even do Yoga. Stretch.
describe the nature of your insomnia, and every relevant lifestyle detail.
And hot chocolate before bed? How is that supposed to help? It contains caffeine and various other stimulants..
And hot chocolate before bed? How is that supposed to help? It contains caffeine and various other stimulants..
I've not slept properly for a week now. I know it is related to my depression cos I sleep for a few minutes and then wake up either crying or trying to contend with suicidal thoughts. I'm spending several hours in bed but just not managing to sleep.
As for every relevant lifestyle detail, what do you mean??
The hot chocolate thing is supposed to work. Many people have tried it and say it helps them sleep. When trying to buy some I noticed that some even say "helps you have a relaxing night's sleep" which is exactly what I need. Plus chocolate is proven to be a natural anti-depressant so it might help me not to get the thoughts which have been really disturbing my sleep. It's just that I don't want to go onto sleeping pills apart from as an absolute last resort so I am trying everything that comes to mind.
As for every relevant lifestyle detail, what do you mean??
The hot chocolate thing is supposed to work. Many people have tried it and say it helps them sleep. When trying to buy some I noticed that some even say "helps you have a relaxing night's sleep" which is exactly what I need. Plus chocolate is proven to be a natural anti-depressant so it might help me not to get the thoughts which have been really disturbing my sleep. It's just that I don't want to go onto sleeping pills apart from as an absolute last resort so I am trying everything that comes to mind.
ok, well insomnia isn't your problem, its significant depression instead. I don't know your past threads or anything.. but you probably need to address the source of the problem rather than just trying to sleep better.
Emotions are so .. argh what's the word? Well, you know - they're just dependant on various external factors that conspire to make you happy/sad/whatever. There's nothing "real" about them at all. Unless maybe you can identify some obvious cause.. Literally fixing your diet or just having something to do, can make such a difference. Last summer I was really depressed, I had been in China for a month on my own then coming back to my parent's house was like dropping into thick glue, I had nothing to do, nowhere to go, nothing to live for. It was really gay, I felt gay as ****. A few months later I went to uni (a different one) and literally overnight I was "cured", now having lots of things to do, etc..
Emotions are so .. argh what's the word? Well, you know - they're just dependant on various external factors that conspire to make you happy/sad/whatever. There's nothing "real" about them at all. Unless maybe you can identify some obvious cause.. Literally fixing your diet or just having something to do, can make such a difference. Last summer I was really depressed, I had been in China for a month on my own then coming back to my parent's house was like dropping into thick glue, I had nothing to do, nowhere to go, nothing to live for. It was really gay, I felt gay as ****. A few months later I went to uni (a different one) and literally overnight I was "cured", now having lots of things to do, etc..
In my experience, if your insomnia is really that bad, hot chocolate won't do a thing.
I'm on Zopiclone. Actually, the the above poster who mentions Zopiclone, it's not a drug which is addictive. It's more of a mental addiction which can occur, but it is rare. I am never drowsy during the day either.
If I'm really stressed it won't work for a while, so then I listen to some music or write everything down that's bothering me. I'm also using Bach's Rescue Remedy and some lavender oil. I've also taken antihistamine's on top of Zopiclone, but it's not something I'd recommend.
I'm on Zopiclone. Actually, the the above poster who mentions Zopiclone, it's not a drug which is addictive. It's more of a mental addiction which can occur, but it is rare. I am never drowsy during the day either.
If I'm really stressed it won't work for a while, so then I listen to some music or write everything down that's bothering me. I'm also using Bach's Rescue Remedy and some lavender oil. I've also taken antihistamine's on top of Zopiclone, but it's not something I'd recommend.
i have a great way to cure insomnia, it works for me if i had a bit of caffeine to late. just at 11''clock pull out a book of your hardest subject and work as hard as you can to reviisng it. i use maths. when i am on the verge as in i close my eyes and they lose focus really easily, and i mean work really hard as in you are about to drop dead. then go to sleep. i fall asleep within a few minutes.
Complete opposite for me. If I revise in the evenings my brain is too stimulated, even if the subject was difficult.
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