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Sleeping Issues

Yup I am see the thread I just made :( and now I feel like I'm being watched + to scared to go get a coffee but I really want one ARGHHH
 
Basically have lots on my mind, that causes me panic attacks preventing me from sleeping. Normally get these episodes 1-2 times a year, especially when i'm on holiday and off work.

Normally end up going to the doctors and ending up getting beta blockers for the panic attacks but they never help really.
 
find some long video on youtube of something boring but still interesting enough to engage your attention and listen on your phone/ipod with headphones in bed.

Something like this

 
sleeping tablets.

Following lots of stress at work keeping my brain ticking over double time at night (and a relationship break up at the same time) my gp proscribed 7.5mg of zopiclone as and when required.
I don't like the idea of these things - an old ex of mine had some trouble with them...but she had problems anyway.
I take a half a one once every now and then. These things can have adverse effects on your sleep patterns if you have them on consecutive nights.

That was my gp's recommendation along with suggesting that the knowledge that the medication was there if i wanted it might help as much knowing it was there even if i chose not to take any.

I'm not recommending these for you as i don't know your cirmumstances, but in a limited way they have been of use to me.
 
kitkat9933 said:
Basically have lots on my mind, that causes me panic attacks preventing me from sleeping. Normally get these episodes 1-2 times a year, especially when i'm on holiday and off work.

Normally end up going to the doctors and ending up getting beta blockers for the panic attacks but they never help really.
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Yeah I get this. I've had anxiety/panic attacks for the last 8 years (I got CBT a few years back which helped a lot), but lately I've been getting sleep anxiety where I wake up with a jolt gasping for breath until I realise what's going on. It's pretty exhausting having it day and night, hence why I've scheduled an appointment with my GP to get it sorted.
 
jumpy said:
Following lots of stress at work keeping my brain ticking over double time at night (and a relationship break up at the same time) my gp proscribed 7.5mg of zopiclone as and when required.
I don't like the idea of these things - an old ex of mine had some trouble with them...but she had problems anyway.
I take a half a one once every now and then. These things can have adverse effects on your sleep patterns if you have them on consecutive nights.

That was my gp's recommendation along with suggesting that the knowledge that the medication was there if i wanted it might help as much knowing it was there even if i chose not to take any.

I'm not recommending these for you as i don't know your cirmumstances, but in a limited way they have been of use to me.
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i've been prescribed zopiclone before. I stopped taking it because my brain said i won't sleep without it.
 
Since i usually play games pretty much until i sleep, i find that my mind is still too active for me to fall to sleep quickly. Although it isn't the most manly thing to do, a nice hot chocolate and a read in bed help me to sleep rather easily, i would just suggest a subtle book that doesn't keep your mind active.

Although, if you are on medication, I can't see a hot chocolate helping much but it might help you relax a tad.
 
Relaxation
No caffeine after lunch
Some activity after or before dinner
Not staring at a screen all night or use flux
Herbal night time teas
No drugs or alcohol
 
HecFam said:
Since i usually play games pretty much until i sleep, i find that my mind is still too active for me to fall to sleep quickly. Although it isn't the most manly thing to do, a nice hot chocolate and a read in bed help me to sleep rather easily, i would just suggest a subtle book that doesn't keep your mind active.

Although, if you are on medication, I can't see a hot chocolate helping much but it might help you relax a tad.
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I'm all about the mint and licorice tea in bed while watching the box set of Friends with the missus. It's the only thing that stops the endless replays of BF3 in my mind!
 
Sleeping paralysis. Thats a nasty bad boy that no one wants. Stress and being fat, and poor sleep pattern doesn't help.


Obviously its over dramatised in this clip, but, I must admit I have heard voices as if monks chanting whilst I was shook. However, as I am a man of science, I have read that its a build up of seritonin (a chemical produced in the brain) that stops you from moving and plays tricks on your mind.
 
My sleep pattern is odd anyway, naturally I just am more awake at night and will happily go to bed at 5am and sleep until midday.

I'm dead on my feet at the moment, I've had 9 hours sleep (maybe) in the last 4 days. Just cannot sleep, and when I do, I have very odd dreams. I'm putting it down to the crappy diet over xmas, and hopefully that should start to improve. I've also had a headache for 3 days and it's just not shifting. :(

Normally if I find my brain isn't switching off I just grab a notepad, scribble down everything that is going around in there and then, once I know it's written down safe my brain empties and I can sleep :)
 
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I suffer insomnia a fair bit as it's a symptom of anxiety/stress - or potentially owing to the endorphins from my weightlifting keeping me buzzing.

Try going caffeine free for a few weeks, read a book before bed, don't use the computer or a phone or watch tv before bed,. Do regular exercise. Cut out processed/refined carbs, eat a lighter dinner.

Try not to rely on pills/medication. Try addressing what's causing the insomnia. Are you stressed>? Do you have high blood pressure? Do you suffer from any medical condition? If it's the occasional bit of insomnia, it's fairly natural (i.e. from time to time, not regularly and often). I do suffer from it, but I know what the root cause is, and often I get over it - but it does happen to me at least a few nights a month. I worry a lot though - that's my biggest downfall.
 
Aside from the excercise/reading tips already mentioned, Id like to add one thing that I find helps with my insomnia - keeping a journal and writing down what is going around in my head, summarising my thoughts.

Once that is done, I find those thoughts are "locked away" and sleep comes more easily.
 
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