Insomnia

[[Bu...]]

Hi All,

Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents here.  I just came out of the most brutal insomnia.  I don't have much memory for about 2 1/2 months.  I do remember, however, that during the worst of it, I felt so miserably sick, nauseated, dizzy, everything hurt, etc.  I didn't think before that experience that a person could live on that little sleep.  But you can, and you will get through it.  I now generally get about 4-5 hours in a 24 hour period, sometimes as much as 9.  I tried magnesium glycinate, which I think helped a little bit.  I considered trying doxepine, which I had heard some people had success with.  I started sleeping a bit better the week that my doctor sent the script in, so I decided not to.  But it is an option.  I definitely agree about the microsleep.  I read ThEwAy2's success story and found it really helpful and inspiring, especially as regards to sleep.  

[[Br...]]

@[Br...] - This may be something you've tried bit I thought I'd throw it out there in case you havne't and it's worth trying.  I had severe insomnia only for a month or so early in withdrawal so what helped me may not touch yours.  Some people don't respond well to it but I was helped by making a very strong infusion using 2 or 3 bags of Chamomile tea.  Also very warm baths with 2 cups of Epsom salts and an essential oil, in my case, lavender.  These two things helped give me at least a couple hours of sleep.  Epsom salts are essential magnesium and it's thought by some that your body absorbs some of the magnesium through the skin.  I found I couldn't take magnesium because it gave me diarrhea (sorry).  I hope you get some relief soon.

[[An...]]

Do you exercise Bree? If you can, try to time it 1-2 hours before bedtime. Make sure it is not too intense and 20-30 minutes in duration. Indoor Stationary bikes are perfect for this. I would at least try all the things everyone has mentioned before caving and using Ambien. If you have to use Ambien,  I would try to use it only intermittently during really bad episodes only while trying things that will allow natural sleep.

[[Th...]]

Fatal insomnia is a hereditary condition and you cannot develop the hereditary type that is EXTREMELY rare.  There is also an EXTREMELY RARE sporadic type.  You'd have a better chance of being struck by lightning underground on a sunny day than having fatal insomnia.  In addition, there are also several other neurological symptoms that accompany that.  I can guarantee you that you DO NOT have fatal insomnia,  although almost everyone that has gone through Benzo-induced insomnia believes they have it at some point?

[[ma...]]

On 17/10/2023 at 1:22, [[[...] said:

@[[E...] Tomé hidroxizina como ayuda para dormir durante algunas semanas y le daría una C-. Me ayudó un poco, pero sentí mucha resaca por la mañana. También tuve un grave problema de insomnio después de mi reducción, y especialmente cuando dejé Ambien. A decir verdad, descubrí que Unisom Sleep Tabs es mucho más eficaz que la hidroxizina. Pero finalmente dejaron de funcionar. Luego probé melatonina (1 mg) y estuvo bien por un tiempo. La marihuana CBD funcionó mejor que todas. Pero . . . buenas noticias . . . El sueño natural volvió y ahora no necesito tomar nada.

 

On 16/11/2023 at 2:57, [[B...] said:

@[or...] Literalmente no puedo sentir sueño ni cansancio en absoluto, sólo estoy enfermo, pero mi cuerpo nunca colapsa a pesar de que me siento tan enfermo que es horrible. Tomo melatonina en dosis bajas, apenas hace nada. Probé Unisom en el pasado cuando tenía problemas de sueño menos horribles y no funcionó en ese momento, así que dudo que lo haga ahora, lamentablemente. No puedo usar marihuana, me da mucha ansiedad, pero ¿el cbd es diferente? 

Hola, la marihuana a mi me ayudado muchisimo, el tema es buscar la mariguana que produce somnolencia, no todas las cepas son iguales, debes elegir indicas, cuanto mas mejor y usar muy poquita cantidad, en infusion con leche o agua al que le añadas aceite de coco o mantequilla.

Yo me la cultivo asi me aseguro la variedad y la maduracion al cortarla, debe estar bien madura.

Yo estoy usando la cantidad de 0,05 mg no me produce tolerancia y siempre uso la misma cantidad, el cbd lo probe y tambien me fue bien pero en mucha mas cantidad, por lo menos un gramo.

Tambien he de decir que en el momento agudo de la abstinencia ayudaba pero no fue como un milagro.

Igualmente me sigo despertando muchas veces y aveces me vuelvo a dormir y otras no.

Uso tambien pero solo de vez en cuando la doxilamina 25 mg.

Y tambien me funciona bastante bien.

Animo.!!