Insomnia

[Neurodamaged2]

Hi all,

I've been taking clonazepam 1mg and zopiclone 15 mg daily but my insomnia has been growing. My sleep has been dwindling down to a few hours at night. I'm even adding in Doxylamine Succinate (Unisom), valerian root extract and melatonin with no effect. I just can't seem to knock myself out. I've tried Sleepy Time tea as well. Nothing seems to work. For those of you with bad insomnia, what seems to work?

 

[SinisterKid]

When I was having a very bad time sleeping, and nothing worked or helped, a psyche told me to take my mirtazapine and propranolol at night with a little alcohol. Meds and booze? Everything I have ever read says the opposite. But, it started to do the trick. Now, if I have a couple of bad nights, I have my meds 30 mins before bedtime with a little rum and I am out cold for 6-7 hours.

 

[Neurodamaged2]

When I was having a very bad time sleeping, and nothing worked or helped, a psyche told me to take my mirtazapine and propranolol at night with a little alcohol. Meds and booze? Everything I have ever read says the opposite. But, it started to do the trick. Now, if I have a couple of bad nights, I have my meds 30 mins before bedtime with a little rum and I am out cold for 6-7 hours.

Alcohol used to make the benzos more powerful but now it's like there's no effect. I've had two beers before plus my Zopiclone with no knock out effect.

 

[Corraled]

Alcohol used to make the benzos more powerful but now it's like there's no effect. I've had two beers before plus my Zopiclone with no knock out effect.

I advice you to stop taking sleeping pills and give yourself a chance to overcome your insomnia naturally. It might never go away, but you absolutely dont want to get addicted to sleeping pills.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

The only thing that makes me sleep these days is exhaustion.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

Sleep? Sleep, what is this thing you speak of, I go bed round 10pm, I may nap till around 1130 then I am awake until the morning, the morning and new day which starts at around 6am, I function on rum and hope during the day, hope I get through without too much exhaustion, but now I am used to it, I function some how,
Sleep, Oh how I miss you

 

[Deleted member 1465]

Sleep? Sleep, what is this thing you speak of, I go bed round 10pm, I may nap till around 1130 then I am awake until the morning, the morning and new day which starts at around 6am, I function on rum and hope during the day, hope I get through without too much exhaustion, but now I am used to it, I function some how,
Sleep, Oh how I miss you

I hear ya. 1 hour a night and that in bits. If I have a couple of dreams I'm thankful.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

I hear ya. 1 hour a night and that in bits. If I have a couple of dreams I'm thankful.

IF I am fortunate to dream nightmares of the past will visit me, awesome things they truely are!!