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Question: What should i do about my insomnia?

(Posted by: on 2012-01-24 00:02:50)

Basically since high school it's been very difficult for me to fall asleep before 4am, (I'm a senior in college now) ... the past two weeks it's been impossible for me to sleep before 7am, and sometimes I'm not able to sleep at all. Last night I actually was able to fall asleep at 2am (after laying in bed for an hour) and woke up at 315. I had felt like I slept for 6- 8 hours, yet it was only an hour. Naturally I wasn't able to fall back asleep, and have been up ever since. I attempt to sleep early and nothing ever works. I just toss and turn, millions of things run through my head and I feel like an absolute mental wreck. I haven't been able to sleep for longer than 3- 4 hours at a time in a while, and the only time I'm able to sleep is during the afternoon. However, doing this just perpetuates my inability to sleep at night. I've tried forcing myself to stay awake so I'm tired enough to sleep at night, but when it comes time to sleep I'm just unable to, and I end up being awake deep into the morning once again. I've been awake for periods of 24- 30 hours straight, and sometimes even more. I'm mentally and physically exhausted, yet I'm still unable to sleep. I've tried physical activity during the day, changing my dieting habits, sleeping in different rooms, yet no matter what I do I just can't stop thinking about my insomnia and dreading the time of day when it's time to sleep. I'm really considering seeing a doctor at this point, but I'm not sure who to see; a sleep doctor, a psychiatrist, etc. I don't smoke or drink, and I'm kind of scared to be prescribed any type of sleeping pill for fear of becoming addicted (since my insomnia's been a problem for a while) .. I don't know if it's just a matter of bottling all my frustration up or if I really have some sort of health issue, but I need to take action soon because I can't keep going through sleepless night after sleepless night. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for reading.

Posted by: i lalalove u ♥ on 2012-01-24, 00:09:06

I would definitely suggest seeing a doctor. No need to worry about getting addicted to sleeping pills or anything like that; just be sure to take the prescribed amount of pills before bedtime and I'm sure it'll do the trick. I've honestly been in your situation before and I just started going to bed around 10 and I usually fell asleep by 12 or 1. Another thing that may help u sleep is music. I constantly listen to some soft music while I'm in bed and that usually puts me right to sleep. But if all else fails, i'd recommend seeing the doctor. Only they will know exactly what you'll need to fall asleep. Best of luck.

Posted by: daisy321 on 2012-01-24, 00:15:58

I would see a doctor. There are awesome sleep clinics that you can go to and they can monitor you with a over night stay. If I were you i would not waste another day. Call your doctor. Good luck.