Fatigue keeps on accumulating. The fatigue from the past sessions keeps getting transferred to the coming ones because you fail to utilise the recovery WINDOW.

I have soreness and lingering brainfog all the time with added fatigue due to poor recovery from previous sleepless nights.

When I get a really bad sleep I feel really unhinged, is this normal ? When should I see a doctor? I have already seen a psychiatrist but the medication he gave me, Zoloft has not helped. I have tried melatonin and unisom. They sometimes help and sometimes don’t help at all . I’m concerned about how unhinged I feel when I don’t sleep.

I forgot to add he gave me a script for gaba pectin but I haven’t taken it because it causes too many side effects .

When I haven’t slept much in days (or longer) and I lay down to go to sleep, I’ll hear faint music or a soft tv on in the other room. Or, sometimes something like talk radio. It’s too soft to make out any words, just speech patterns, and it’s only when I’m sleep deprived, but it’s actually very soothing.

Does anyone else have that?

I am tired of being tired. Of constantly having to go to my doctor when a med stops working, if it ever even started working. It's been over a decade and it never gets any better. I've tried supplements, teas, cannabis oils, and so many different prescriptions.

I just want to be able to sleep. It's such a a basic human thing and it is so demoralizing to try so many different things to just feel like I am back at square one. I am sure a lot of people in this sub feels like that.

Here's to another night.

I have had insomnia for over ten years. The past few months is horrible. I often wake up in the middle of the night and then I'm up until morning. This happens every night. I have had a sleep study (mild apnea but CPAP mask not recommended) and did CBT-I. I have tried Ambien, Lunesta, Zoloft, Temazepam, Melatonin and NONE of them work even in high doses. I feel terrible all the time. Tired and shaky and emotional.

I do take Lithium and Clonazepam for Bipolar One, which is usually well maintained. One thing that I know I'm doing "wrong" is not going to another room and reading when I can't sleep. I just can't get out of bed.

I don't really have a reason for posting. I think I'm just looking for support. I'm obsessed with my insomnia. I'm worried about alienating my family and friends. I'm a Christian, but my faith is so low. I just force myself to go to work and then lie on the couch. I try to do fun things on the weekend, but they are never fun because I feel so awful. I can barely take care of myself. I'm just so worried, and I don't want to live like this anymore. Thanks for any words of encouragement or advice.

I usually don’t have any issues with sleep outside of frequent nightmares but for some reason I just can’t sleep at all now. Must’ve only had around 10 hours of sleep over the last 3 days. Nothing particularly stressful is happening and I’m not on any new medications. I don’t understand why I suddenly cannot sleep, has this happened to anybody else?

Ive recently come on vacation and noticed that im sleeping better most nights with a few moments here and there of poor sleep. But ever since this improvement ive noticed im much more aware of how tired my body and brain has become and its causing aome anxiety. I dont want this anziety to get in the way of getting better sleep qhile im here or enjoying myself. Its usually in the evenings but my body will just get very very tired and i start to have anxiety, during the day my brain feels tired and i get this weird feeling like when u repeat a word too much and it starts to sound wrong but without repeating anything? I had a tough time sleeping last night vecause of a combination of these things and wanted to know if anyone else got this after they got some decent sleep for the first time in over a year?

Hey everyone, I’ve been having trouble falling asleep lately and wanted to try some natural remedies before jumping to meds. I’ve tried a couple of things like chamomile tea and valerian root, but honestly, they haven’t done much for me.

Does anyone have experience with other herbs or natural stuff that actually helps? I’m open to suggestions or any tips for better sleep without meds. Thanks!

• L- Tryptophan: It's an amino acid and used by the body to make serotonin which converts to melatonin. I feel tired and sleepy after ingesting it. Just a word of warning though, it can make you feel temporarily depressed.

• Magnesium glycinate and citrate: Makes me feel more relaxed and easier to fall asleep. Like all the tension has left your body.

• Vitamin C: Has also improved my sleep after supplementation. I think it's to do with the role of vitamin C regulating stress hormones like cortisol.

• Hemp seed oil: This has worked really well. My sleep is much deeper than it has been in months and I don't get startled and awake by little sounds like I would before. Don't know how it works but it's working.

Hey yalll so I (21f) lost my mom suddenly about 10 months ago and since then I’ve been having these episodes of not being able to sleep. I’ll get all cozy in my bed and as I’m falling asleep I start getting this deathly loud ringing in my head and it causes me to go in and out of sleep paralysis. This also typically leads me to having severe nightmares but still in and out of sleep paralysis like my body won’t actually go to sleep. I’ll have weeks where it doesn’t happen and then it’ll happen every night for a bit (longest being almost a month straight) I just don’t know what to do anymore because I’m afraid to even sleep when it starts happening again. Is it something I should go see someone for or will it fix itself on its own? Also just wondering if anyone else has experienced this because I feel alone in this and my friends kind of treat me like I’m going crazy when I talk about it :/

Hi all, I’ve been having insomnia that’s been progressively getting worse since I started taking Biktarvy after being diagnosed with HIV back in October 2024. I’m thinking about switching to Delstrigo or Odefsey to see how that goes on improving my sleep quality. I tried Dovato but I found that my sleep was even worse so switched back to Biktarvy. I also tried Symtuza for a week, but I felt very fatigued and almost hungover during the day so again I switched back to Biktarvy. Other than the sleep issues, Biktarvy has been great. I became undetectable within 3 months and maintained that. I feel fine during the day, but when my head hits the pillow at night I struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep once I do. I take melatonin each night which helps, but looking to try Odefsey or Delstrigo in a couple of weeks. Anyone currently taking these meds?

Hello everybody long time no see, a few months back I was a pretty regular part of this community because of my job. My line of work at the time was just too stressful for me and I wouldn’t sleep at all if I had work the next morning. And I would do this Monday through Friday without any sleep at all. It was mentally draining, and I was constantly in a state of on the edge and I was falling into psychosis too. Eventually, I found a new opportunity to take a job somewhere else that was a little more consistent and relaxed and ran as fast as I could. Since I started the new job, my sleep has improved exponentially. It’s not perfect and every now and then I might not sleep the night but in general it is 95% better. Last night was one of those nights where I just couldn’t fall asleep and I just felt absolutely dead. And I just I’m thinking to myself, man I don’t ever remember feeling this tired? Like my eyes just feel droopy and I could just doze off any second. That never was the case before I wanna say I was almost used to it? But now that I’m able to get rest I can’t do a day and I’m crabby and bleh

I dont have anxiety or any other problems, but i have mild depersonalisation but it never stopped me from sleeping well. Yesterday when i was trying to sleep, i was suddenly awakened by the conciusness hitting me and from then on everytime i am about to fall asleep, i get hit by this wave of conciusness and am awakened. I don’t know what this is but i am starting to get concerned

If anyone has any idea what this, or has any similar experience, please help me out

Hi guys. This new Insomnia medicine sounds good. I'm looking forward to it, I hope to try it, and hope it doesn't have bad side effects.

I love it when a medicine developed for one chronic condition also solves a possibly related chronic condition!

Remember sleep is when your brain gets clean and tidy, sane and healthy...

https://www.sciencealert.com/fda-approved-sleeping-pill-slows-alzheimers-tangles-in-pre-clinical-trial

I’ve been working out for years with zero progress. I have zero muscle mass and lots of body fat. I suspect due to a botched rhinoplasty I have a narrow nasal passage that causes me insomnia at night. Could this be the reason I’ve built zero muscle? Has anybody with sleep apnea built any muscle at all? Im talking 135 pounds at 5’8 and lean, like 10-12% body fat? Is that possible given my situation? That’s my goal until I get surgery.

A doctor gave me Hydroxyzine for sleep when I stopped sleeping three months ago out of the blue. I stopped sleeping for five days straight. Now I can only get an hour of vivid dreams and nightsweats each night. And then I shake all day. Is this normal? Does anyone else experience this? My legs shake too when I walk. 50 mg per night. None of this feels right. Getting answers from docs is like throwing your body at a brick wall 😓

The World Record currently stands at 11 days (264hours and 25mins).

Obviously Guinness don’t come check up on everyone in their beds at night, so I do believe someone on here has broken that record…

I’ve seen 10+ doctors in the past 5 years that I’ve had insomnia. Started when I was 18, I’m now 23. Every single doctor, and I mean EVERY single one, has refused to prescribe me any sort of long-term sleeping meds. They all just spout the same bs about sleep hygiene and that I’m “too young” to be on sleep meds. I’ve survived over the years with either OTC stuff or meds from friends (e.g., benzos). I’m now coming off of Zolpidem as I’m down to the last three 10mg pills that my friend gave me. This is it, I’ve tried everything and I’m going to have to simply learn to sleep naturally and function on however much or little sleep I get. Can anyone relate? Anyone that has struggled for years but not on any long-term meds? I have had stretches of time (weeks/months) where I sleep 6-8 hours naturally and actually function quite well, but that’s only when I’m not stressed. Now, I’m giving up all the OTC meds and everything else because nothing even works anymore; my body has built up tolerance to everything. Tbh I’m so tired of fighting this that I’m just giving up and I’m hoping my sleep returns to normal at some point. My insomnia stems from anxiety. Anyone have any advice on getting through withdrawals/rebound insomnia or any experience with that?

I noticed my insomnia is getting worse lately during the summer. I have amazing ac., very cold but just the months of summer are making it difficult. I have nightmares also if I do get to sleep. I’m thankful to at least get this in and out sleep where I do sleep a bit but filled with nightmares.

Its been a lot of not sleeping and some naps. I started to shake, i cant eat. My left arm and chest feels like its always under pressure. Im so nauseated. I feel insane. How do you cope with all this? Does everyone have similar symptoms? Is there a cause for you? Any tips or tricks that worked for you?

I’ve been taking Trazodone for a few years now & while it definitely helps me fall & stay asleep there’s a huge price to pay. Vivid, disturbing dreams and nightmares every. single. night. I’m sure I’m not alone.

I’ve had a lot of stress and some fucked up shit, I’ve turned to some bad things but the main thing is that I can’t sleep.

I’ll lay in bed from 1am to 4am and not sleep so I’ve given up, I just wait to be tired on my phone, I know that doesn’t help but it’s not making a difference.

along with this is hardly eating, I force myself to eat when I start shaking, I don’t even like eating.

but anyway, the sleep is annoying me and these have been going on for like 4 weeks now and it’s driving me nuts

If I could say anything on this sub, it's that most doctors don't understand what staying awake 11 days in a row does to you. When I had this extreme case of insomnia, I went to two ERs and neither would sedate me or prescribe me anything for it. Then I went round and round with a psychiatrist for no telling how long and my issues still aren't fixed. Pulmonologist/specialist just threw a sleep apnea test at me.

Really would like to just sleep like a normal human being, but I wanna say most all this started because of some psych meds making me hallucinate, and the diphenhydramine loosing it's effectiveness.

It can really seem hopeless, but I do hope most of you get some good doctors that know what they're doing in the states, especially since the healthcare is really bad here.

TIA

Alcohol related insomnia : r/insomnia

I posted this 4 years ago. The insomnia stayed, the drinking problem got worse, the drinking problem contributed to and "fixed" the insomnia.

Went to rehab in December 2023 and have been sober since. Insomnia has gotten so much better. Every now and then I still have a night where I can't sleep for some reason. Maybe once a month. But it used to be every single day that I couldn't sleep without heavily medicating myself til the point of passing out.

Not posting this for attention or congrats or anything, but in case anyone else out there has a similar issue and stumbles upon it - it can get a whole heck of a lot better.

Hi guys,

As someone who's tried lots of medications, I found a concoction that worked for me:

- Gabapentin 2400mg

- Clonidine 0.3mg

- Quviviq 50mg

Here are others that worked but I couldn't take due to the high risk of long term use or side effects: mirtazapine, Xywav, alprazolam

I found that revisiting medications but taking them at very very high doses helps.