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Mental Health Support

moniss

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5. I've had insomnia since my teens

Reply to Ziggysmom (Original post)

Thu Dec 8, 2022, 05:55 AM

Dec 2022

and it's almost like arthritis for me. It comes and goes to varying degrees. Sometimes I can't get more than 4 hours of sleep out of 36 hours. A great deal of it is age also. Another reason the real old re-runs from the '50's through the '70's are on TV from about midnight to 6:00 A.M. You can tell they're aiming at us by the kinds of commercials they run during the shows.

I've tried everything to help but really it's just muddle through for me. But at least it has provided me the opportunity to learn how to hum the opening theme to "Highway Patrol" and "Dragnet".

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Insomnia sucks. Seems most nights I go to bed, take a half hour or so to fall asleep. Then [View all] Ziggysmom Dec 2022 OP

when I don't get any sleep Skittles Dec 2022 #1

Blindfolds and ear plugs multigraincracker Dec 2022 #2

I can relate my sleep is getting worse Tree Lady Dec 2022 #3

Falling and staying asleep are hard for me too GPV Dec 2022 #4

I've had insomnia since my teens moniss Dec 2022 #5

Melatonin Maine Abu El Banat Dec 2022 #6

Melatonin worked for me kwijybo Dec 2022 #15

I have many nights that follow that pattern Siwsan Dec 2022 #7

Yes it does. Phoenix61 Dec 2022 #8

audio books cured me Brainstormy Dec 2022 #9

I've been an insomniac my whole life. Everybody has a suggestion for a "cure." NNadir Dec 2022 #10

I imagine myself standing on a pedestal pushing away thoughts that are coming at me progree Dec 2022 #11

Sounds like NJCher Dec 2022 #19

I find that the best cure for insomnia is reading. I love reading so its not a problem for me. Escurumbele Dec 2022 #12

Some podcasts are designed especially to help you go to sleep mama Dec 2022 #13

I have what my Prim Care Dr calls industrial strength insomnia BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #14

What does your doctor say? My son was recently advised that he had too much cortisol... FailureToCommunicate Dec 2022 #16

I have itn too... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #17

5 days of 5mg meletonan sigpooie Dec 2022 #18

I think I could benefit from biphasic sleep QED Dec 2022 #20

I did that during a particularly stressful time in my life and it worked great for me. Iris Dec 2022 #23

Valerian Root works good for me BubbaJoe Dec 2022 #21

That has always worked well for me. Smell is awful. Iris Dec 2022 #24

It smells like a catbox. Owl Dec 2022 #27

Mysteries of life sheilahi Dec 2022 #22

Have you talked to a doctor? A few years ago, I was prescribe trazadone which worked great Iris Dec 2022 #25

I'm trying 100mg at bedtime. Still have bad insomnia. Owl Dec 2022 #28

It took a while for it to work for me. Maybe a couple of weeks until I started consistently getting Iris Dec 2022 #29

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I've tried melatonin, CBD, antidepressants and more. Ziggysmom Dec 2022 #26