Insomnia

[Nella]

I know we're all in different time zones. I've had insomnia since I was in my early 20's. I often post here in the middle of the night. Not getting enough sleep makes me grouchy. :p Perhaps I'm having nightmares due to all the scary movies I've watched over the past two decades.

Do you post during the night? If so, do you have insomnia or are you just a night owl?

[Papillon Noir]

I have insomnia, but I take sleeping pills. So, no I don't post at night since I'm asleep. :)

[hammerfan]

Nope, don't post late at night. On the occasions that I do have insomnia, I take sleeping pills.

[Nella]

I take 3 different sleeping pills, one being over the counter. I have no trouble falling asleep but once I wake up, it takes me a while to go back to zzzzzzzz's. :)

[hammerfan]

I have a prescription - I don't wake up once I'm asleep......until morning, that is.

[Nella]

That must be wonderful. I have to take naps sometimes. I don't like sleeping all day as it causes more insomnia at night. I'm a night owl but being awake in the wee hours of the morning is kinda lonely.

[ferretchucker]

I was posting until three in the morning (english time) last night.

[jenna26]

I never sleep, at least thats how it feels sometimes. ;) I'm really a night person, but since my husband is on second shift, we are up most of the night anyway (which is why I don't post too much late at night, we're usually watching movies or something). But I have never slept well, I often wake up every hour or so, when I do sleep through I often have VERY vivid nightmares. I've scared people :p I talk, I move around a lot, sometimes scream, or cry. Its like....a horror movie....muhahaha.

My doctors have wanted to prescribe something, but I am leery of sleeping pills. I'm afraid of taking something that will make me feel WORSE than not sleeping.

[hammerfan]

Originally Posted by jenna26

I never sleep, at least thats how it feels sometimes. ;) I'm really a night person, but since my husband is on second shift, we are up most of the night anyway (which is why I don't post too much late at night, we're usually watching movies or something). But I have never slept well, I often wake up every hour or so, when I do sleep through I often have VERY vivid nightmares. I've scared people :p I talk, I move around a lot, sometimes scream, or cry. Its like....a horror movie....muhahaha.

My doctors have wanted to prescribe something, but I am leery of sleeping pills. I'm afraid of taking something that will make me feel WORSE than not sleeping.

Jenna, I highly recommend Ambien. It's what I take when I have those rare bouts of insomnia due to menopause. It's not like taking a sedative where *boom* you're out - rather you fall very gently to sleep. And I've always woken in the morning not feeling like I took a sleeping pill. Always felt like I had a good night's sleep.

[jenna26]

Originally Posted by hammerfan

Jenna, I highly recommend Ambien. It's what I take when I have those rare bouts of insomnia due to menopause. It's not like taking a sedative where *boom* you're out - rather you fall very gently to sleep. And I've always woken in the morning not feeling like I took a sleeping pill. Always felt like I had a good night's sleep.

My dad has recommended that as well, only problem is, that man has occasionally taken one, then actually proceeds to eat all the food in the kitchen...LOL...;) One time he took one a bit too early, when my husband and I were visiting last year, and didn't make it to bed. He had a bag of chips on the table. He tried to eat the WHOLE bag. We had to take it away. I'm worried about THAT side effect as well.....:p I'll have to lock everything up.

But you're the third or fourth person I have talked to that had good things to say about it. I will ask about it next time I visit my doctor (which will be soon hopefully, I am starting to get killer migraine headaches far too regularly....ugh).