I cannot handel insomnia and I will take xanax tonight.What I can expect?

[[Ma...]]

I have problems with insomnia.I do not sleep at all.During the day I feel psychotic and totally dp/dr.Nights are pure torture and I cannot handel this anymore.I tried everything I could there is no help.I just do not sleep.I have neurological sickness and this everything is to much for me.

What will one xanax do or not do after 6 and half monthes out?

[[Ge...]]

Can you take something else? 

[[Ex...]]

I have problems with insomnia.I do not sleep at all.During the day I feel psychotic and totally dp/dr.Nights are pure torture and I cannot handel this anymore.I tried everything I could there is no help.I just do not sleep.I have neurological sickness and this everything is to much for me.

What will one xanax do or not do after 6 and half monthes out?

 

That's what I was thinking Masha. We are going through the exact same thing. I'm getting better, but during the day I'm crazy dp\dr as soon as I wake up, and at night I have to take something to sleep. I was thinking of going back on. Did you take any, and if so did it help?

[[Ma...]]

What else?Mirtezapam and melotonin dose not help.Exsistentialspeaking do you have total insomnia too?Not jet but tonight I will I lost totaly ability to sleep.

[[Da...]]

I don't know about you but I don't have another WD left in me. I could never go through this again. I believe you should do your best to not take benzos, if you take it tonight are going to another one tomorrow night? My sleep is off and on, sometimes I sleep for 14 hours but that is after being awake for 36 hours. In my first sixty days I barely slept at all. Have you tried OTC meds like Nyquil and sominex. Those make you drowsy so you can fall asleep. Maybe try a drink or two. I had a few drinks over the holidays and it did not make things better or worse. I suggest you do anything except take a benzo. My mind is reverted back to the first grade since I quit, every pill you take is taking away more of your brainpower. I know it sucks not to sleep but it also sucks having no memory, no concentration etc.

[[Ma...]]

I don't know about you but I don't have another WD left in me. I could never go through this again. I believe you should do your best to not take benzos, if you take it tonight are going to another one tomorrow night? My sleep is off and on, sometimes I sleep for 14 hours but that is after being awake for 36 hours. In my first sixty days I barely slept at all. Have you tried OTC meds like Nyquil and sominex. Those make you drowsy so you can fall asleep. Maybe try a drink or two. I had a few drinks over the holidays and it did not make things better or worse. I suggest you do anything except take a benzo. My mind is reverted back to the first grade since I quit, every pill you take is taking away more of your brainpower. I know it sucks not to sleep but it also sucks having no memory, no concentration etc.

But from one benzzo nothing hard can happened or?My problem is nit leck of sleep when I do sleep few hourse per night.My problem is when i do not sleep.I have nerological sickness so when I do not sleep I am not funtcional next day.Now I have 2 night of no sleep and I hardly can write this We do not have this medicals that you mention here in Germany!

[[Gi...]]

Also at six months, also recentbly contemplated a benzo for sleep and sanity after a wave of insomnia from stressful events. My doctor prescribed me trazadone which is not addictive. I haven't tried it yet because things have gotten a little better and so many meds make my heart race but that's one you might try. It's an older antidepressant that also makes one drowsy. Good luck.

[[Ma...]]

Also at six months, also recentbly contemplated a benzo for sleep and sanity after a wave of insomnia from stressful events. My doctor prescribed me trazadone which is not addictive. I haven't tried it yet because things have gotten a little better and so many meds make my heart race but that's one you might try. It's an older antidepressant that also makes one drowsy. Good luck.

thank you.Did you have nights with 0 sleeop and how was your sleeping I mean how long you did not sleep.I will try it.If it  is something like mitrazapam then it not works.At ne just xanax worked for sleeping.

[[Be...]]

I would NOT take it. I barely slept any the first year. Two ways you can do this: one is take something else: Trazadone, Elavil, You said Remeron did not help you. Number two: wait it out. Wait and you will sleep when you need to, your brain will shut itself down when it needs to sleep. Right now it is trying to reach equilibrium. Sorry this is a long process.

 

Good luck - let us know if we can help you in any other way.

 

 

[[Ex...]]

What else?Mirtezapam and melotonin dose not help.Exsistentialspeaking do you have total insomnia too?Not jet but tonight I will I lost totaly ability to sleep.

 

I don't have insomnia, but I struggle with extreme anxiety and dp/dr which makes it hard for me to drive to work, the dizzy spells are horrible. other than dp\dr and the feeling so disconnected, and the stiff neck and head sensations I don't have any other symptoms, but the ones I have are so debilitating, I guess I will try these supplements I have before I go back. I'm trying everything. I'm almost 7 months out, so I'm tired of dealing with it, feels like it's never going to end. But I will give it a little longer.

[[Ma...]]

I would NOT take it. I barely slept any the first year. Two ways you can do this: one is take something else: Trazadone, Elavil, You said Remeron did not help you. Number two: wait it out. Wait and you will sleep when you need to, your brain will shut itself down when it needs to sleep. Right now it is trying to reach equilibrium. Sorry this is a long process.

 

Good luck - let us know if we can help you in any other way.

i feel like i lost ability to sleep.i have no clue how you people could make it so long.

[[Ge...]]

I was sleeping with Flexeril but it stopped working.  I tried trazadone this weekend 25 mg didnt work... and 50 mg worked last night but I feel really rough today...worse than if I would have if I only got a few hours sleep.  I am not sure what to do either...I think if I could just sleep more I would feel significantly better... but I can't.

[[Tr...]]

I don't have insomnia, I am sleep OK, but I have other horrible symptoms. I really hope that you not take Xanax. Have you tried meditation/deep breathing exercises...take a warm bath...don't eat anything too heavy...and then maybe try something safely OTC like other BBs suggested...I would do anything but hopefully don't take another xanax...Xanax is my enemy now....even paxil is my enemy...I can't go through another withdrawal...

[[Tr...]]

Some meditation videos on you tube for sleep... I find the music is very relaxing and easily make me to fall asleep....try it..

[[Ma...]]

I was sleeping with Flexeril but it stopped working.  I tried trazadone this weekend 25 mg didnt work... and 50 mg worked last night but I feel really rough today...worse than if I would have if I only got a few hours sleep.  I am not sure what to do either...I think if I could just sleep more I would feel significantly better... but I can't.

I cann function on few hours of sleep.My problem is total insomnia.That I cannot handel.You can be happy if you can sleep few hours. I am sacred I have FFI.

[[Ma...]]

I don't have insomnia, I am sleep OK, but I have other horrible symptoms. I really hope that you not take Xanax. Have you tried meditation/deep breathing exercises...take a warm bath...don't eat anything too heavy...and then maybe try something safely OTC like other BBs suggested...I would do anything but hopefully don't take another xanax...Xanax is my enemy now....even paxil is my enemy...I can't go through another withdrawal...

I trided.Hypnotic meditation that worked fine befor.Now do not work.Breathing, walking, working, no handy, no computer, going to sleep in same time geting up in same time...Everything stoped working.

[[Ma...]]

Some meditation videos on you tube for sleep... I find the music is very relaxing and easily make me to fall asleep....try it..

Not working I tried.

[[Ge...]]

I was sleeping with Flexeril but it stopped working.  I tried trazadone this weekend 25 mg didnt work... and 50 mg worked last night but I feel really rough today...worse than if I would have if I only got a few hours sleep.  I am not sure what to do either...I think if I could just sleep more I would feel significantly better... but I can't.

I cann function on few hours of sleep.My problem is total insomnia.That I cannot handel.You can be happy if you can sleep few hours. I am sacred I have FFI.

 

Ugh I can't imagine how awful total insomnia is.  Wish I had answer..  I don't think Xanax is a good answer though if that's what got you in this situation.

[[ca...]]

Simply, DON'T DO IT! Insomnia is something I didn't experience until I went into withdrawal. The first month was the worst but it got gradually better. I took magnesium most of the time. I think it helped me with sleep. You may try camomile tea in the evening. It tends to have a calming effect. Xanax will only make things worse. You've come a long way whether you believe it or not. Withdrawal as I have learned is a very frustrating and unpredictable thing we go through. It keeps us guessing what is going on.

[[Al...]]

This is my 'chain of command' for dealing with insomnia

 

1. Melatonin

2. More Melatotnon, Theanine, Magnesium, Tryptophan, GABA, etc

3. Low dose benadryl

4. High dose benadryl, more melatonin etc.

5. Miss a night of sleep, repeat steps 1-4 on the next night

6. Tiny dose Ambien

7. Increase ambien doses

 

Ambien should do the trick as well as a benzo and it better preserves sleep architecture.

[[Ma...]]

Ambien is what in Germany!Melatonin do not work.I cannot handle total insomnia.I just cannot.

[[Al...]]

Ambien is a Zdrug(=BENZO) that attempts (but fails) to target only receptors involved in sleep.

 

The generic name is Zolpidem.

 

HAve you attempted BENADRYL, chamomile,  psychotherapy, sleep hygeine, seeing an allergist, etc?

[[Ma...]]

Ambien is a Zdrug(=BENZO) that attempts (but fails) to target only receptors involved in sleep.

 

The generic name is Zolpidem.

 

HAve you attempted BENADRYL, chamomile,  psychotherapy, sleep hygeine, seeing an allergist, etc?

 

I tryed everythinh you said but nothing worked.Why should I go to allergist?I trided Zolpidiem it wokred to nights than again nothing.

[[Wi...]]

I think your logic is that no sleep is making your wd worse and if you do just one xanax it will allow you to sleep one night and then alleviate your withdrawal but you are doing the same toxic drug to achieve sleep that you are withdrawaling from to begin with-so instead of alleviating your wd it would actually have the reverse effect of what you are trying to achieve making sleep possibly even more difficult. I did that for six months before i finally stopped for good ie i would take one ativan per week so as to sleep and its a dangerous habit to get into because your withdrawal doesnt really start until you do zero benzos. Yet again-if you literally could abstain and do just one it most likely wouldnt have much of an affect ie a "resue dose"-but are you sure you could limit it to just one? What if after you do one you dont sleep for another two weeks?-then what will you do given you did a xanax the last time this happened? When will it stop? Personally-i have a zillion times a week thought to myself "dang it!-if i do just "one" ativan i KNOW ill sleep well or get relief from this or that symptom but then i realise that would be the most idiotic thing i could do because im feeling this badly because of this benzo poison to begin with. You gotta do what you gotta do but i can guarantee you that you arent the only one who has entertained the idea of using "just one time"-but it is a very dangerous game my friend not to mention you will feel guilty as hell for giving in which will only add to your wd symptoms. . Hang tough!

[[Ma...]]

I think your logic is that no sleep is making your wd worse and if you do just one xanax it will allow you to sleep one night and then alleviate your withdrawal but you are doing the same toxic drug to achieve sleep that you are withdrawaling from to begin with-so instead of alleviating your wd it would actually have the reverse effect of what you are trying to achieve making sleep possibly even more difficult. I did that for six months before i finally stopped for good ie i would take one ativan per week so as to sleep and its a dangerous habit to get into because your withdrawal doesnt really start until you do zero benzos. Yet again-if you literally could abstain and do just one it most likely wouldnt have much of an affect ie a "resue dose"-but are you sure you could limit it to just one? What if after you do one you dont sleep for another two weeks?-then what will you do given you did a xanax the last time this happened? When will it stop? Personally-i have a zillion times a week thought to myself "dang it!-if i do just "one" ativan i KNOW ill sleep well or get relief from this or that symptom but then i realise that would be the most idiotic thing i could do because im feeling this badly because of this benzo poison to begin with. You gotta do what you gotta do but i can guarantee you that you arent the only one who has entertained the idea of using "just one time"-but it is a very dangerous game my friend not to mention you will feel guilty as hell for giving in which will only add to your wd symptoms. . Hang tough!

 

I understand that all but cannot withoit sleep.I tried everything that i can and nothinh is working.From medicals till sleeping hygiene...What should I do?If I do not sleep symptoms of my neurological sickness come up and than I am really fucked up.