Can I treat insomnia without a prescription?
I have tried everything short of drugs, turning off everything and laying in bed for hours is not cutting it for me. Have tried hot teas, warm milk, exercise to wear myself out, relaxing to wind myself down, etc. I don’t have thoughts running through my head keeping me preoccupied and I’ve tried a meditative treatment.
The odd part is I can fall asleep in the strangest of places (in my home or friends) laying on the sofa watching tv but not the bedroom. I’ve noticed it can happen more if there is sunlight and everyday noise but music/radio/tv and lights on at night don’t help either. I’ve been living on an average of 4hrs of sleep each night since I was 11 (I am now 25).
I have a resistance to Lunesta, and a few other prescriptions. They have also given me nightmares and the aftereffects of the drugs make me feel worse than if I had not slept at all.
Dr has run out of ideas because I’m being ‘difficult’…so what does a ‘difficult’ person do to get some sleep and much needed rest?
Mail this post
Related Posts -
Sleep Apnea treatment: Dental device that allows you to breath through your mouth at night? I've been officially diagnosed with sleep apnea in the mild to moderate range. I also suffer from depression (probably sleep deprivation induced) and insomnia (late to bed/early to rise). I sleep for between 3 to 5 hours a night. Obviously this isn't enough sleep. I've tried CPAP, but can't get...... - sleeping problems? lately ive been feeling weird , the way i move how my brain functions i can tell. and i have a urinating problem . i cannot hold my urine in and i would have to go right when i feel it . but then i would stand at the toilet......
- Do you have any ideas for me? First, please don't answer if you are not a Doctor or other health provider. Holistic is fine also. Conditions: 5' 10" - 320 pound male (While I know the weight is a huge factor, please do not hound on it. That has been explored at nauseum) Poor Circulation – Limbs......
- Help with chronic insomnia, trouble falling asleep for over a decade.? I am 16, and for as long as I can remember I have had extreme difficulty falling asleep. Once asleep I have no problems maintaining in this state, though the vast majority of nights I'm awake to see the sun rise even if I attempt to sleep prior to sundown.......
- My worst nightmare has literally come true. Can you help me deal with this? I was a student living in an apartment in a big city going to a top-notch school. Then I had some problems, you know how it goes... clinical depression, generalized anxiety, insomnia... I was hospitalized for four days, then released. I had to leave my dream school that I had......
- What is the best position to sleep in? Is there a "correct" way we as humans should sleep? I've always found myself wondering this. I sleep in the same position every night, and I find it difficult to sleep in any other. I sleep on my stomach. I want to compare and contrast between sleeping on stomach, back, or sides. Which is the best for our bodies so......
- Are there any ways to improve your sleep? I don't sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep, sometimes I wake up multiple times during the night, and I wake up very earlier, even when I try to sleep in. While I'm definitely not the world's best sleeper, I don't think I......
Related Websites -
Power of Ability Ego thinks ‘I do’ and that by virtue of ‘myself‘ I must do everything. Thought is not self. Thought is process and we are "created in gods image". All powerful. Which means we have the power of ability to do all things. Good or bad. We get caught up in...... - Chin Up Challenge Attempt at 284 Lbs. About 30 days ago, June 23rd 2009, I challenged myself. I was to perform one unassisted chin up by August 1st. I recorded myself not being able to perform a chin up, as proof. I then did some band assisted chin ups, three reps, for the first time ever. Not...
-
Living Gluten Free /caption]The other day I read that up to 1% of the United States has celiac disease - an autoimmune disorder brought on by the intake of gluten. If you are one of these few people, living gluten-free may be your only option. It can be difficult at first. While there...... - Michelle Branch - All You Wanted (Official Music Video) *HD* **********High Definition Available************ ------------------Lyrics Below-------------------- The link below shows behind the scenes www.youtube.com I wanted to be like you I wanted everything So I tried to be like you And I got swept away I didn't know that it was so cold And you needed someone to show you......
-
How to Have a Comfortable Night's Sleep When You're Camping /caption]Even when a morning is sunny and beautiful out over your campsite, one thing that can make everything seem dark and dull is the quality of sleep you had: if you slept on the hard ground, your back and neck might be killing you all day! One of the best...... - Oakland Beats Dallas 31-10 in NFL Football Last Night Oakland got a 31-10 win over the Dallas Cowboys last night but that doesn't mean a whole lot. I think the Dallas regulars only played a couple of series. Romo completed 4 passes to four different receivers and a TD pass to Whitten for a 7-3 lead for his only......
-
101 thoughts on losing 100 pounds I lost a lot of weight a few years ago. I lost even more a couple of years ago, then gained some of it back when we had our first child. It's not just women who gain weight during pregnancy! However, I have still managed to keep most of......
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
You’ve tried a lot of things. When you exercised, did you do it outside during the day, or just before bed? You need to exercise before dinner time. Have you tried a warm shower before bed? Does a warm shower relax you? Have you been reading or watching TV in your bedroom — or doing anything else but sleeping? Is your bed comfortable? Is your pillow beyond help (if you fold it in half and it pops back, it’s fine, but if it doesn’t, you need a new pillow). Have you tried herbal remedies? (Valerian Root + Kava Kava, Melatonin, L-Tryptophan, St John’s Wort?) Did you suffer any trauma in your childhood — say, about the time you reached 11 years old? For me, I started losing sleep around age 15. It was bi-polar plus Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Do you breathe through your nose easily or do you have allergies/stuffiness that leads to snoring — which ruins sleep? Take Robitussin Expectorant. I do not recommend diphenhydramine (Benadryl, Tylenol PM and Advil PM have it). My son’s doctor says it does bad things to the brain chemistry (he’s a neuropsychotherapist). Start turning your lights down at supper time. Keep getting your house darker and darker until it is bedtime. It takes a very dark room to help your body make its own melatonin, which is necessary for sleep. Has your doctor sent you for a sleep study? That often diagnoses sleep disorders. Do you have pain in your joints and do you get tired easily? Check out Fibromyalgia and other auto-immune disorders.http://www.aarda.org/women.html
Has your thyroid, adrenal gland and pituitary gland been checked with blood work? Hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and trouble with your adrenal or pituitary gland can make you lose sleep.
Make sure your room isn’t too warm or too cool. Do you have night terrors or night mares? Night terrors usually occur about 15 minutes or so after you fall asleep and your body moves around and you talk and are terrified, but you cannot be awakened. Night mares is obvious. Do you have room darkening shades on your windows? Do you avoid sweets before bed? Do you avoid caffeine? Do you use a white noise machine? Sometimes regular rhythms can help someone fall asleep.
Your inner clock may have been reset. You need at least an hour of sunlight a day. You need to (I’m repeating this) turn your lights down starting at dinner time. An hour before you go to bed, you need to have as little light as possible on. If your alarm clock has a green light, get rid of it in favor of one with red light, since red light is less disruptive of the melatonin-development cycle.
Have you tried a turkey sandwich or chicken sandwich before bedtime? Have you tried a small baked potato without protein on it right before bed? (If you eat protein about 4 hours before bed and then the potato close to bedtime, without protein, it will help the serotonin levels in your body stay at a "normal" level.
Have you tried creating a bedtime routine? Following a routine for over a week. This is something you’ll have to do religiously. My routine is, use the restroom, wash my hands, brush my teeth, floss, put petroleum jelly on my lips, put lotion on my hands and elbows, dress for bed, take my medications, and go to bed. I also go to bed at the same time every night and wake at the same time every morning.
You say you’ve tried everything and you don’t think there is much out there that you haven’t tried. For me, once I started treatment for bi-polar, I started sleeping better. Some medications actually can help rather than hurt. You may end up needing medication. I know you feel like you’ve tried everything, but the remedies that are usually prescribed don’t work for me, either.
Try to keep an open mind and keep searching. Something or some physician will finally get it right and then you’ll finally be sleeping.
Good luck and if you want the whole run-down of what I recommend, you can go here:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Apynb6N.E_yd8UalVFVnaX3ty6IX?qid=20070903072832AABc46j&show=7#profile-info-Z2Y3kcPsaa
But you’ve tried most of those things. I tried to mention things that you didn’t say you tried, but I may have forgotten something.
Sorry I’m no expert but, have you tried a couple beers yet?
Wow, it sounds really bad! And the doctor can’t do anything else??? What a bad doctor. That’s his job.
I take Aderol (ADD medicine stuff) but it’s not because I have ADD, it’s to keep my mind off things, that might be an idea.