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
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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
Today, my insomnia wins. I'm too wired and awake to sleep, but too stoned on my sleeping pills to get up and do something productive. FML
Today, I found that I have a rare side effect to the hydrocodone prescribed after surgery. One pill keeps me up for almost 24 hours. Either I'm in tremendous pain and try to sleep, or I'm not in much pain and stay awake. I can't win. FML
Today, it’s the fourth day in a row I’ve laid in bed for hours with my eyes shut, wide awake, then watched the sun rise. All my parents have to say is, “Insomnia isn’t real. Just go to bed earlier.” FML
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
Today, I haven't had any real sleep in 4 days because I am an insomniac. My father is also an insomniac but he takes Ambien to get his rest. Me? I'm stuck staring at the ceiling for hours because he won't let me take any kind of medication, because he doesn't want me "getting addicted." FML
Today, while sleeping as soundly as I could on a plastic mattress, the night shift nurse in the psych ward woke me up in the middle of the night so that I could take my sleeping pill, which was prescribed as "if needed". FML
Today, I reached a total of three doctors, one therapist, one psychiatrist, and five prescribed medications, all because my body refuses to let me sleep. FML
Today, I'm doing the school run. I went to bed early and took a sleeping pill for my insomnia so I could be productive. Even if I could sleep past my partner snoring like a cave bear with sinus infection, it turns out that my sleeping pills make me hyper. The next person who says ADHD is fun is getting slapped. FML
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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ESE_gutty 18
Try weed.
Zebediabolical 45
Look on the bright side... Only 16 more sleeps till Christmas!
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ESE_gutty 18
Try weed.
suosi 21
haha beat me to it
sanchogrim 18
Or lay off the meth one of the two.
Xion0014 20
I hear it causes bladder or testicular cancer roflmao
IronMan_Mk43 20
#85 weed has been proven to kill cancer bro
Rababco 29
#96 I thought weed only helped reduce pain for people under chemotherapy treatment, not kill the cancer itself.
shannon.elizabeth 13
cannabis has been shown to reduce or even fully treat basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common skin cancers (some studies say it successfully treats 92% of cases) not to mention other cancers
Otherhats 20
Take less or switch doctors? Maybe ask for a different prescription if that one isn't working. There's a lot of options for you to get the sleep you need :)!
booze_n_bitches 37
Why switch doctors? If a particular medication doesn't work for OP, he can just go back to his regular doctor and say. The doc isn't going to do an evil laugh and tell him he must 'stay on the same pills and never sleep again'.
gabimk23 13
he can try melatonin, and its something you can buy anywhere. that wouldnt keep him up.
Rkikkas9713 25
Melatonin doesn't make you sleepy, it helps put you in a deeper sleep once you're already asleep.
Askavi 37
Can't buy it in Australia. I ordered it off eBay to try it, gave me very weird dreams.
golfdude25 3
melotonin makes me sleepy as ****.
davidpropert 32
48, whenever I've taken melatonin it makes me extremely sleepy, so idk where you heard that.
ChristianH39 30
I still use melatonin sometimes, it does work well for me but it always makes me feel tired the next day.
Zebediabolical 45
Look on the bright side... Only 16 more sleeps till Christmas!
MBielefeld 20
Wow I'm sorry about that. Have you tried running before you go to sleep. That's what always works for me.
shesgotmoxie 10
If you do ^^ get indica, not sativa! Otherwise you'll be even more wired! Lol! And do you have anxiety? I do, and whenever they tried to give me sleeping meds, they had the same effect on me. When I can't sleep anxiety is usually the root cause. Now I only have to take medication a couple times a month (if that) for anxiety, and have no trouble sleeping- way better! I'm not a doctor, but just another possible option since you're having a tough time and I've had a similar experience. Best of luck! ??
ourtneyc 14
that doesn't sound right OP. your doctor probably put you on the wrong stuff since everybody's body reacts different to different medications. I hope you find the right medication for you. good luck!
may14th 26
A lot of times with medications like that you need to find just the right combination. Wishing you luck!
raaron773 19
Damn :/
Tripartita 45
Shit @(0..0)@
XPhoenixFire 17
**** :(
kurodansei 16
Bollocks
sparkledoge 29
People react differently to medication, my mother once had to take some vitamin C because it helps staying awake and active and it has the opposite effect on her, it makes her tired and sleepy. Just try other things, you'll eventually find the right one.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
You might be part of the very small amount of people where medication has the opposite effect. Try some OTC meds that are supposed to keep you awake. If that works tell your doctor and he can change your meds.
Brair 3
yeah I am one of them. Many pain meds either don't work or have a reduced effect on me. Many meds that are supposed to make me sleepy don't. When I was a kid I had a broken leg and needed a phone pin in my leg. The shot did not work so I had about 8 people holding me down as a pin was pushed through my leg.