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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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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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Oragami 16
Try something that would keep most people awake.
clair_brodie 35
If they are doing the opposite thing of what they should, go the other way and try stimulants.
vb68_fml 28
Not a good advice, how can you suggest to play with someone's health like that!!! It an have serious consequences!!!
vb68_fml 28
Change Doctor! Obviously this guy doesn't know what he does. Taking so much medicine is definitely not good specially with those side effects. Seriously, take a second advice at least...good luck
Xion0014 20
Try zquil xD it works!
mccrightp 29
Stop taking the pills and call your doctor!
GrapeJuice67 17
Uh, OP you might want to change medication soon. Not sleeping for that long is not good.
zombrie20 5
You must have adhd or something most people that have it have the opposite reaction to energy drinks and sleep pills so I'd say try an energy drink or red line unless you know those give you energy cuz that happens to me haha I just fall asleep
goodfeelingsgone 7
Meth is a hell of a drug.
hun3y206 23
Ambien works for me!! Ask for that; not being able to sleep is the worst.
wuellmar 18
That sucks. Im sorry. Try Melatonin, you can get it at most supermarkets in the Vitamin section. Its all natural, and has no side effects. Melatonin is produced by your Body and makes you drowsy. By taking Melatonin you are just helping your body.