Does insomnia drive anybody else crazy sometimes?

[donheld]

I took Nyquil last night, bad idea, it had the opposite effect on me, wide awake all night. Tonight I took 10mg of Diazepam. nothing. :grr:

[murielm99]

1. Yes, it does drive me crazy sometimes.

I have tried Nyquil. The same thing happened to me. I don't know what Diazepam is, and I don't think I want to find out. Years ago, I tried various pills the doctor gave me, but they all had limited effectiveness. And I don't want to get addicted to anything.

People who don't suffer from insomnia don't understand. Do they think we WANT to run around all day after just a few hours of sleep? Do they think we volunteer to go thirty-six hours without closing our eyes?

My insomnia goes away sometimes. I hope yours does, too.

You are not alone. Just do the best you can.

[donheld]

2. Mine comes and goes.

Diazepam is valium generic. This round of insomnia started with a scratchy throat. Took Musenex and got terrible head aches. theas n took the nyquil last night as the cold, allergys whatever got worse. then no sleep

[Skittles]

13. try being me

chronic insomniac who works 12 hours night shift - try sleeping in an apartment during the day

[BikeWriter]

3. I drink whiskey and vodka or any other alcohol I can buy.

Sometimes I pass out, then I rest a while, wake, and do it again.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I've had insomnia, off and on, since I was in high school.

My doctor recently prescribed Trazadone for me and that seems to work, most of the time.

NyQuil also works for me, have taken it recently since I've had the worst sinus congestion ever. I don't mix it with the sleeping pills, though. I don't get sick often, so hadn't taken it for years, but I can remember it making me feel hyper, back then. My friend told me that we needed to take a little less, since we weighed less than average. That did make a difference. :-)

[femmocrat]

5. Nyquil does the same thing to me.

Sometimes I take Tylenol PM, but they make me groggy in the morning.

The most effective thing for me is white noise and counting. I usually fall asleep eventually.

[Orrex]

6. It sounds nightmarish, if you ask me

The first time I heard someone claim to have that reaction to Nyquil, I'm sorry to say that I flatly disbelieved her. After all, Nyquil induces coma in just about everyone, at least as far as I knew.

In the years since then I've met a bunch of people who suffer that same effect from Nyquil, so now I feel sort of like a dolt for doubting her.


If you can find them, read a few of Dr. Strange's posts here in the Lounge. They'll put you to sleep in short order.


Otherwise, best of luck to you--insomnia sounds totally dreadful!

[RagAss]

7. Try Melatonin....read about it and try it.

[donheld]

9. I've taken it for a few years. sometimes it's still no help.

Do you know. Do you have to take it every night or just now and then?

[csziggy]

14. I've found it helps to take it every evening

But then I get into a period when I just don't want to take any more pills and I skip it. The last two weeks I haven't taken it and I'm averaging five hours a night sleep. I guess I need to start again.

One thing that helps me better than white noise is soothing music. For me, some "New Age" stuff works, sometimes soft jazz, usually soft with a slow tempo. I prefer music that has long sequences, so there are not a lot of changes in tempo or mood. It induces a sort of hypnotic effect during which I visualize things that help me relax - instead of lying in bed fretting about not being able to sleep or worrying about stuff that I cannot do anything about at 2 AM.

[RagAss]

17. I have every night for 25 years....works like the first night I tried it.

[david13]

8. No, I use self hypnosis, which I learned in high school days, when

the issue first presented itself to me.
dc

[applegrove]

10. Twenty years ago, when I was under great stress I suffered from insomnia. Lately I've

had a few nights where I couldn't sleep so I've taken clonazepam for it and it works.

[RushIsRot]

11. Just a little insomnia, it's nothing to lose sleep over.

I've discovered Hydroxyzine Pamoate.

Sure beats the vodka I used to use to get zonked out.

[Terra Alta]

12. I've had chronic insomnia since 6th grade.

It used to be really bad; I would lie in bed for hours before falling asleep... and wake up the next morning with only a few hours of restless sleep feeling very groggy.

I am on medication for depression now, and my doc recently switched my dosage from a morning dosage to a nighttime dosage.. and I've been able to sleep a lot better since. It still takes me a while to fall asleep, but not nearly as long as before; and I always wake up feeling refreshed.

Good luck to you, and I hope you find something that gives you many good nights' sleep!

[hyphenate]

15. add melatonin to your regimen

It has saved me. The Ambien wasn't doing diddley, but when the melatonin was added, it was the best choice I could have made. I'm still up until 3 or 4, but now, at least, I sleep through for 9 hours, once I do get to sleep.

[libodem]

16. Did you

look at the moon?

[Aristus]

18. I have insomnia like clockwork one or two nights a month.

It's compounded by the fact that my wife is a very light sleeper, and has difficulty returning to sleep if I wake her up. If I toss and turn, she won't be able to sleep either. I have two options. Read in my library until I'm sleepy enough that I know I'll fall asleep, or sleep in the guest room.

[travelingtypist]

19. I work overnights, usually get done around 7:00 am.

Sometimes I'm still staring at the clock at 9:00 or 10:00. Tylenol PM usually knocks me out. It's worse when I forget like a dumdum and drink a 5hr energy drink a couple of hours before I'm done.