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Insomnia. What seems to help?

Sleep Health | Last Active: Feb 13 2:26pm | Replies (285)

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Thanks so much! Means so much.. I've been to 2 different psychiatrist, 4 different therapist, a neurologist, & have had like 5 different PCP's.. None of them could or can figure out what's going on with me there just guessing.. I don't know if our doctors in our state are just not very good at figuring out things or I just have somthing that's unknown??.. 1 time I go up there, they think I just have extremely bad stress & anxiety that's why I can't sleep then the next time they think I have bipolar.. really? Nah believe me I've educated myself pretty well on mental health conditions & if I had bipolar wouldnt you think I would have ups & downs yeah that's defiantly not the case.. I'm not depressed I'm frustrated because no one can figure out how to help me sleep right & wake up feeling rested.. & I hardly ever have a good day without a headache all day long if I had bipolar I would be feeling unstoppable sometimes in a state of euphoria which I never have lol.. My sleep is literally agitated all night long it's like trying to sleep in a hot desert with thorns in my brain while sleeping on hay, I'm being dead serious its like the most uncomfortable sleep imagineable, if anyone can tell me what the heck that is please tell me so I can fix it so I don't have to live like this anymore.. Please! Has anyone went through tolerance withdrawal before???? thats literally all I can figure out that it could be from all of my signs & symptoms, but the bad thing about it I can't get off my dang medications cause it just makes my sleep a million times worse.. What the heck? I literally had the best life anyone could ever imagine about 8 or 9yrs ago absolutely nothing wrong with me I was a gym rat stayed in the gym worked out almost everyday, played sports, worked my butt off at work hung out with all my friends loved everyday of my life I was living my best life ever with literally just minor anxiety here & there just like normal people then i had a panic attack so they put me on benzodiazepines I felt amazing for the first maybe 6 months then I needed more because I was having anxiety/agitation/ like literally sweating when leaving work? over absolutely nothing?? Feeling physical symptoms, things I never felt before I ever took the medication then I started having trouble sleeping & it's gotten worse from there then they put me on a low dose of seroquel for sleep about 2 years ago & it help quite a bit then it's lost its effectiveness.. Now what??? I've had things work for my own brain for so long & now I can't relax I can't sleep what does a person do? Its not like I can just put in relaxing music & I sleep good it doesn't work like that my mind never stops & those 2 medications are the only meds I've been on long-term.. I've tried almost every prescribe med out there those are the only 2 classes of medications that work for me.. Everything else makes me wired or has some type of stimulant effect.. So what happens now?? Do I just live with this?? Does anyone out there have what I have? & is it treatable?.. I've had lab-testings done sleep studies everything & nothing has been accomplished.. If I had 1 wish it would be to go back & never take a medication because that's when everything got bad I dont understand?? I thought there suppose to help you? Not hurt you? Sorry again for the long story it's just been a tough tough 8 years & I'm only 29yrs old so most of my 20's have been taken away from me.. Anyone would be upset & frustrated in my shoes.. It sucks not knowing how to get better..

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You're so welcome - it does sound like you have tried EVERYTHING! I am so sorry for you that you have run the gamut of 'experts' and still have no real answers. And, that you are still suffering so much. If it is any comfort, one of the 'experts' I saw also suggested that I might have bi-polar disorder, after she spent one hour with me. I was stunned, since as an alcohol and drug counselor, I knew something about working with that population since addictions often also impact that condition. After consulting my regular mental health psychiatrist, she assured me that I do NOT have bi-polar disorder for the very reasons that you describe. However, I also know that lack of sleep does make us feel irritable, unable to think clearly, depressed, emotional, etc. Those are signs of sleep deprivation and not bi-polar disorder. While I don't profess to be able to diagnose or make decisions about treating bi-polar disorder; I do have knowledge of and access to the DSM IV and also the newer version, the DSM V that lists signs and ymptoms of bi-polar, so I have a bit of information surrounding that issue. When we're feel desperate for sleep, and what you experience at night sounds horrible and tortuous, it is really hard to hear that it is because you're acting like someone who has mental issues.

Can I ask what was the anti-anxiety medication you were taking?