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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PharmacyJoe 13
Now I'm curious to know what medication(s) they put you on. You could also try some OTC remedies if you haven't already, like Melatonin and Benadryl. Please note to talk to your pharmacist before starting new medications though, as they may interfere with medications you are currently on. Also, stay off your computer/phone/television. The blue light from the display keeps people awake longer, if I remember correctly.
FelicityWishes 32
Yup, correct on the blue light.
joshklander 11
I take Valium and Seroquel, which makes me sleep like a baby. Remeron and Trazodone are also good options. Good luck, OP. I deal with a circadian rhythm disorder caused by my blindness, so I know from first-hand experience how badly insomnia sucks.
anjie_mackney 19
seroquel is so hard to get off of... took me months mind you I was at 100mg
mfmylifesrsly 30
I really hope you don't have Fatal familial insomnia..
pandainspandex 19
Considering literally only 100 people IN THE ENTIRE WORLD have ever been diagnosed with FFI, I find that pretty unlikely. OP probably just needs new meds.
mfmylifesrsly 30
Probably. It's just scary to me. A mutual friend of mine from UT got diagnosed with it 3 years ago.
ShortieRose 30
I've read that FFI slowly kills the person with in 18 months of onset. I'm sorry if your friend has passed
MrLonelyHertz 23
Welcome to the world of medically-induced insomnia!
amsterdamgirl 20
you should go to the hospital. staying awake much longer can be really bad for you.
TheHD 12
Finally! I've been waiting for somebody who would suggest this.
manuwish 9
stop taking them :( try natural remedies and relaxation music!!! those meds get you hooked but not tired!!!!
militarybrat 21
Yeah No. Doesnt work for everyone. They really should be in a hospital not taking natural remedies.
dhiran_singh 16
There is something wrong with your brain wave patterns
TrixKae 12
Are you on any other meds OP? Cause meds can sometimes interact with each other and start to do shit they're not supposed to do. Hope you can fall into dream land soon.
FelicityWishes 32
I'm sure if just lying down with the lights off would help OP then they wouldn't have needed to take meds.
KxHoneyCombxP 24
Have you tried Melatonin?