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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rebeccabyram 15
Get a medication called Seraquel. that bitch will knock you out
saffy66 34
So stop taking them. I was prescribed temazapam once to help me sleep when I was on permanent night shifts and couldn't sleep one really long hot summer. First time I got four hours sleep. Second time, 90 minutes. Third time - and mind you, these weren't consecutive days - 30 minutes. Fourth time, I stayed awake two whole days. The pills were flushed down the toilet and I went back to the fitful dozing that passed for sleep in those days.
topper78 2
Mark
ThrottleJockey 36
Ahh, the old "wired and tired". Been there. Try some shots of Mountain Dew syrup if you can find it or chug a two liter of Mountain Dew soda. Oh, wait, you're trying to fall asleep, never mind. Try some chamomile tea and a good wank.
BaccaBossMC 7
You should bet tested to see if you have ADHD, as many pills will have opposite effects compared to someone without ADHD.
ThrottleJockey 36
Two Percocet and a night cap always works for me.
militarybrat 21
Thats not how insomnia works. I could literately stay awake all night with the lights off. Ive tried everything otc, and prescription. Literately the only thing that works for me is ambien er. And that doesnt work after awhile.
P_Game 3
sounds amazing
ermrodgers 1
You might have paradoxal syndrome. I do and it is really hard to deal with.
Britt125 16
Stop taking them and go back to the doctor to get a different prescription. I hope you can find something that works soon though OP, I've never lacked that much sleep but I do have sleep issues so I have some idea of how awful it can be.