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Posted by tina on January 10, 2001, at 22:56:33
Hi all
Just me, lurking cuz I can't sleep again. Nothing interesting to say except this place has been kinda quiet lately. Isn't this time of year particularly bad for depressives like us?? Statistically I mean?
Oh well, maybe it's just me. Nevermind. Just babbling.
Later
Tina
Posted by judy1 on January 11, 2001, at 0:22:59
In reply to Me again!!!!! Can't Sleep, posted by tina on January 10, 2001, at 22:56:33
Hi Tina,
Just curious- you mentioned your mind racing with the insomnia- if I told my pdoc that he would say I was having a mixed episode- has bipolar disorder been discussed?
Take care, Judy
Posted by stjames on January 11, 2001, at 0:41:24
In reply to Re: Me again!!!!! Can't Sleep » tina, posted by judy1 on January 11, 2001, at 0:22:59
You should let you doc know anout this unless it almost never happens. Sleep greatly effects the mental state of mind.
James
Posted by Rach on January 11, 2001, at 8:24:14
In reply to Me again!!!!! Can't Sleep, posted by tina on January 10, 2001, at 22:56:33
Bad week. Cannot sleep. In new place, strange, even harder to sleep. Different bed, sadness in my heart, mind racing over events, stressing about action taken and consequences.
Feel sick from bingeing, but want to eat more than anything.
Yuck heat (40 degree Celsius) makes it harder to sleep. Wishing I could sleep through the next few weeks until things get easier.
I loathe being hurt and causing hurt.
Posted by tina on January 11, 2001, at 11:31:40
In reply to Hi Tina - me neither!, posted by Rach on January 11, 2001, at 8:24:14
>I hear that Rach. Same exact things I'm feeling.
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Bad week. Cannot sleep. In new place, strange, even harder to sleep. Different bed, sadness in my heart, mind racing over events, stressing about action taken and consequences.
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> Feel sick from bingeing, but want to eat more than anything.
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> Yuck heat (40 degree Celsius) makes it harder to sleep. Wishing I could sleep through the next few weeks until things get easier.
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> I loathe being hurt and causing hurt.
Posted by mars on January 13, 2001, at 1:18:56
In reply to Me again!!!!! Can't Sleep, posted by tina on January 10, 2001, at 22:56:33
Hi Tina -
Meant to add this earlier, but I'm not functioning too well ;-)
After I had a bad reaction to my first SSRI (Prozac, in 1989, first med I'd been on in ten years), I've had a horrendous problem with insomnia - had to be hospitalized once because I literally didn't sleep for a month. I tried herbs, (valerian, passionflower, etc), which helped at first then stopped helping. I was eventually put on carisoprodol, then Klonopin, which I became addicted to. (Boy, that was fun.)
My current pdoc is a bit wiser than the one I had back then and won't prescribe anything addictive, except lorazepam in small quantities now and then. The weird thing is that the med I just started, Provigil (Modafinil), has had a really beneficial effect on my sleep.
I'm taking Provigil for level of energy, not narcolepsy, but I've found that at the end of my day I actually nod off to sleep now, instead of tossing and turning for hours. I'm even recalling some dreams, which I haven't done for at least a decade.
I realized after I posted my thing about the mantra that when I was having my worst insomnia I wouldn't have been able to use it to help myself at all. But now that I'm getting at least a little bit of sleep every night, I'm able to try to learn something like that to help myself.
Good luck. I'll be thinking of you.
mary
> Hi all
> Just me, lurking cuz I can't sleep again. Nothing interesting to say except this place has been kinda quiet lately. Isn't this time of year particularly bad for depressives like us?? Statistically I mean?
> Oh well, maybe it's just me. Nevermind. Just babbling.
> Later
> Tina
Posted by super on January 24, 2001, at 15:51:57
In reply to Hi Tina - me neither!, posted by Rach on January 11, 2001, at 8:24:14
I hate this time of year. I'm just barely making it through every day. I hate living like this. I feel like everything will get better as the days get longer and the weather warms up. Personally, I think I go through this every winter and I hate it every time!Anyone live somewhere sunny?
> Bad week. Cannot sleep. In new place, strange, even harder to sleep. Different bed, sadness in my heart, mind racing over events, stressing about action taken and consequences.
>
> Feel sick from bingeing, but want to eat more than anything.
>
> Yuck heat (40 degree Celsius) makes it harder to sleep. Wishing I could sleep through the next few weeks until things get easier.
>
> I loathe being hurt and causing hurt.
Posted by tina on January 25, 2001, at 10:16:49
In reply to Re: Hi Tina - me neither!, posted by super on January 24, 2001, at 15:51:57
>I know what you mean about this time of year. It's always bad for me too. This year adds a separation from my husband and an impending divorce so my sleep patterns are really messed up. Plus, he's been severly depressed and suicidal and I'm worrying about him a lot. Guess I kind of ask for the sleep problems huh??
Wishing you sweet dreams
Tina
> I hate this time of year. I'm just barely making it through every day. I hate living like this. I feel like everything will get better as the days get longer and the weather warms up. Personally, I think I go through this every winter and I hate it every time!
>
> Anyone live somewhere sunny?
>
> > Bad week. Cannot sleep. In new place, strange, even harder to sleep. Different bed, sadness in my heart, mind racing over events, stressing about action taken and consequences.
> >
> > Feel sick from bingeing, but want to eat more than anything.
> >
> > Yuck heat (40 degree Celsius) makes it harder to sleep. Wishing I could sleep through the next few weeks until things get easier.
> >
> > I loathe being hurt and causing hurt.
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