Insomnia friends; bye bye 2010 the year of bad sleep, hello 2011 the year of good sleep!

[BeckyBendyLegs]

How about this then everyone?

Becky no it is a bad night at that difficult witch from holiday to work. It' normal. And yo uare stressed about DH' interview - is this the one in Bristol?

You are doing fine, it will take you a little bit more time to get les anxiou after your occassional (because that is what they are!!!)bad nights.

Big hug, chin up - you are ok xx

switch not witch - dodgy keyboard

Thanks madmouse :)

DH is going to Bristol today.

I don't feel too tired considering. I think I fell asleep at about midnight, woke at 5am when DH's alarm went off! Bloody alarm!

Morning everyone

Arcadia good luck today and like others have said, go in looking confident even if you dont feel it.

Are we not all suffering enough with insomnia without all the other stuff everyone is going through?

Well I am very tired this morning, went to bed at 1am as usual, read til 2 but was clock watching til after 4am then had to be up at 7am for work so got less than 3 hours last night. It was so hard to get out of bed this morning. I will be fine til about 2pm when I usually sit down for a coffee and thats when the tiredness will hit me and I will have to keep myself busy for an hour or so to get myself through it.

I had a terrible night too Just had that horrible anxiety and my brain just wouldn?t switch off. Strangely DH struggled to sleep too. We both got off to sleep about 2am in the end, then 2:30 am DD comes into our room wailing! Arrrgh! I jolted awake again and then seemed to be awake on and off for the rest of the night. I know I looked at the clock at 3am, 4am, 5am and 6am until eventually getting up at 7. Arrrgh. I hate it too. It?s miserable. Sick of not feeling 100% ever because of stupid insomnia.

GetDown big hug to you. So sorry you had a bad night. It's not fair, is it? We mustn't let this beat us.

sorry everyone suffering a bit from the January - come down from christmas / horrible weather/ short days - syndrome.

Hope you all get good nights sleep tonight !!!!

x

Hi everyone how are we al?

After a week and a half or so of very little sleep I had a nice chat and cuddle with dh and after an initial struggle to fall asleep seem to have slept for 6 hours without turning over once - I was all numb on one side!

DH is oncerned though that my tiredness is not just lack of sleep. And the other week Getdown asked if I was still taking St Johnswort which I had stopped a few weeks before. So been to Boots today and started again. Not too gutted as I only stopped as an experiment. Disappointed though

Glad you had a better night last night madmouse.

I wouldn't be too disappointed about going back on SJW. At least it's natural. Think I'm going to be on Dosulepin for a while:( It seems to be the only thing that keeps me sleeping.

Hi all feeling a bit glum today . The weather is just so miserable and DD really grumpy with teething - seems to have one front tooth and two molars (top and bottom on same side) all coming through at once and she is quite tantrumy!

Work went OK yesterday. I went in confident etc. and my boss has arrange a meeting with me for about 2 and a half weeks time . Don't know whether to expect a complete bollocking or a pay rise! Will just have to wait and see.

Terrible night again last night. Bloody neighbours' TV on in next room every night now when we go to bed til early hours, it seems. Not bothering DH but I'm constantly aware of it even with ear plugs in. In the end I went and slept on the sofa downstairs (not comfy!) til 4am last night then back up to bed for broken sleep and terrible nightmares .

Sorry to have a whinge. Hope you start to feel better again on the SJW madmouse. I am no longer managing without taking something at night but will hopefully be able to again soon.

Yawn I need sleep!! Been up and awake since 5.30 but disturbed before too. My friend came over to help me talk through things that have happened in the past month that I'm struggling with and things that I'm finding it difficult t cpe with right now. Was very emotional and got really upset. Did not realise the time and he didn't leave til 11.45 so mind still far from ready to sleep when I went to bed. Feeling fragile again and pretty sick of feeling fragile. End of moan. Sorry.

Arcadia well done on the meeting sorry about the teething and sleep. The only thing to say about teething is this too shall pass.

Becky hw is your mood?

How is everyone else? Getdown

Oh Madmouse!

I slept better last night - out like a light but tossing and turning so don't actually feel well rested BUT this morning is the first morning this week I have woken up without the knot of anxiety in my stomach, which feels amazing to me because it had become a constant 'friend'.

Madmouse my mood is weird. I'm normally such an upbeat person so it disturbs me when I feel sorry for myself like this. I have recently started taking the pill again - so perhaps that is a factor. Or it might be just because it is January and this time last year I was taking zopiclone and prozac and a complete stress ball (mostly because the prozac was making me feel so ill) and I am remembering those dark days.

GetDown how are you? Hope you are ok x

Arcadia here, here about teething. DS3 has been teething on and off for ages now and no bloody teeth appearing!!!!

Ooops it is 7.30am better get everyone up!

Well after 3 really really bad nights I succumbed last night to the mirtazapine (only 8th of a tablet) and sure enough, slept well (although DD got us up twice).

Haven't been taking it for ages though, so I'm not beating myself up over it. In a way I'd rather take 1/8 of a mirtazapine than a zopiclone or something.

arcadia well done for facing work and for being confident. how annoying though about your noisy neighbours That would really pee me off too.

becky that's great you didn't have anxiety this morning, I love it when I wake up and the anxiety isn't there (doesn't happen that often). But sorry you were tossing and turning.

madmouse oh dear sorry to hear you are sleep deprived. Just be kind to yourself today and get through as best as you can.

orangeflutie thinking of you as I know this is a very hard time for you

Well done Getdown for not beating yourself up - you are right too that a tiny bit of Mirtazapine is better than zopiclone.

Hope things settle down for you soon. Don't disappear becasue you're struggling - we're supposed to support each other on here xx

Oh and Becky yay for no anxiety and I think the pill can be a factor

Can the pill make you feel down? Oh crap! I'm trying to make myself feel better! Plus DH wouldn't be happy if I stopped - then it'll either be the chop or faffing about with less romantic methods.

Becky it will settle down - any hormonal changes can affect your mood xx

Hello, may I join this thread as a new person? Often get a max of 2 hours sleep a night and sometimes none. This has been the case since having the dcs and dd is now 6 and ds nearly 3! Am kind of used to it but it is hard as it has such an impact on day-to-day life and means not much social life etc as I don't have the energy. Is this the sort of thing that anyone else can identify with? Not on here to have a moan but just wondering if I am not alone!

Hello odetooneofBecky'sfavouriteprogrammes! Sorry you are a sufferer. We all suffer some degree or another here. Do you try anything to help you sleep or do you just battle on with lack of sleep?

Tried Paul McKenna a few years ago but couldn't bear his voice wittering away in my head - and it never worked tbh. HAve also tried counting backwards from 100, thinking about 'nothing', prescription sleeping pills, natural remedies .... a fair bit really! One thing that I think might help is running or some form of exercise but tbh dh commutes and I have two small children - and it is hard to find the time to get out on my own. Maybe once ds starts more part-time nursery sessions, this might be an option. Does running or other exercise work for anyone else?

Hi there odetothewestwing sorry you have suffered so badly with insomnia. 2 hours or less a night must be hideous. I have had periods where I've been as bad as you with regards to sleep, but then I have periods that aren't so bad again.

Have you ever been on antidepressants? Do you think this could help your insomnia - i.e. do you think you could be depressed?

Yes exercise is a great help for sleep and is one of the main ways you can help yourself without drugs. I went running for a few months in the summer and it definitely helped my sleep, and it made me feel much more positive in my mood too. I really recommend going if yuo can.

But appreciate it's so hard when DH works long hours and you have little ones. Even going once or twice a week, say on a weekend, or maybe one night a week with a friend could benefit you.

Please feel welcome on this thread It's been a great support to me and the ladies here are lovely.

don't tell anyone but I may have just got a positive pregnancy test this morning

Sshhhhhhh.

Ooooohhhhhhh!!!!

Getdown that is brilliant news

I had my suspicions actually - so pleased. Will be praying for you xx

thank you