dying
Desperate measures
Today, after four days without sleep, I took an entire bottle of melatonin gummies. Nothing happened. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
no sleep til
The healthcare system is broken
Today, I tried talking to my doctor about my insomnia several times, but all she does is prescribe me antidepressants, and tells me to take melatonin or exercise. I ate two melatonin gummies nearly 12 hours ago. I haven’t slept a wink, and my insurance won’t pay for another doctor. FML
anon
Carlsbad, United States
Today, I woke up after taking the new sleeping pills I was prescribed for my insomnia. I slept for 12 hours and had 5 missed calls from my boss. FML
Blackfell
United States
Today, I found out why I can't sleep at night. My wife switched my sleep aid pills with energy pills. FML
Anonymous
Tired as hell
Today, I have to wake up in 3 hours for work, the medicine that should've made me sleep 8 hours straight failed and I woke up an hour later, not being able to sleep anymore. FML
dead
United Kingdom
Today, I've been awake for 4 days. My doctor recently put me on enough sleeping pills to kill a small country, but when I take them it's like a shot of adrenaline. I'm wide awake and tired as all hell at the same time. FML
Anonymous
United States
It's trending again
Today, I was supposed to start my exciting new job. I knew I needed a good night's sleep to prepare but because of the excitement I was worried, so I decided to try that tart cherry juice I kept seeing on TikTok to help me sleep. It worked. A little too well. I woke up 14 hours later, missed my first day, got fired. FML
Sleepless Dreams
This FML is from back in 2016 but it's good stuff
Toronto, Canada
Ambien nights
Today, my roommates told me about all the stupid and embarrassing things I did last night, none of which I remember. Drunk out of my mind? No, I just tried a new sleeping pill after weeks of insomnia. I still barely slept. FML
Anonymous
United States
Today, I had a headache when I woke up for school. I had final exams that day, so I took what I thought were 2 advils. They were two sleeping pills. FML
Anonymous
United States
Spooked
Today, I woke up in a complete daze. It took me a few minutes to realize what had happened. Apparently my sleepwalking problems have returned, only this time I managed to overdose myself with Nyquil. As a result, I slept for fourteen hours, wet my sheets, and lost my job. FML
Lisa
Bow, United States
Diuretics
Today, my water pills are almost identical to my sleeping pills, so not only did I not get any sleep, I had to get up every 15-30 minutes to go to the bathroom. FML
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Jall8089 9
You need to get medical help. I’ve struggled with insomnia for almost 20 years, ever since my husband’s sudden and violent death left me a young widow with three little kids. So believe me, I’ve been there. I was taking melatonin, Benadryl, smoking weed, ANYTHING to try to sleep. You need prescription meds. And it may take a few tries to get the right one.
cuz803 46
Maybe see a sleep specialist if this issue persists?
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Jall8089 9
You need to get medical help. I’ve struggled with insomnia for almost 20 years, ever since my husband’s sudden and violent death left me a young widow with three little kids. So believe me, I’ve been there. I was taking melatonin, Benadryl, smoking weed, ANYTHING to try to sleep. You need prescription meds. And it may take a few tries to get the right one.
cuz803 46
Maybe see a sleep specialist if this issue persists?
mechgineer 3
if you take more than the recommended amount, it actually makes it harder to sleep
poopface82 25
If I were you, I’d go to the hospital.
Justkidding100 41
if this was a house episode it would be because you have the bubonic plague
tiptoppc 21
At which point after a lengthy 2 week stay, you’d be told to go home and take two aspirin and call him in the morning, idiot. It’s only the Bubonic plague. No wait, wrong diagnosis, it’s the tengkitsu yodeling fever you got from hiking through Karambuzet 17 years ago and you forgot about that buggeto fly that bit you with a rare disease that only exists there, in a bug that only has 50 of its kind left, in a pond the size of a bottle cap and no one will ever know the mysterious illness except house.
RichardPencil 32
Nothing happened yet. In a day or so, you're going to be hopelessly constipated. I wouldn't be surprised if you actually ingested little to no melatonin. These products are unregulated so you can't know what you are getting.
idragosani 17
Cannabis gummies would have worked better
OptimalPath 13
These made even my insomniac wife sleep! "Your life sucks"... and a doctor's help could be justified.