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Discussion15+ yrs chronic insomnia. Surely there is someone somewhere to help?
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@gloaming I appreciate your kindness and respect and your response. I was so fearful to post here afraid of what I might get in response that would only make me feel worse.
I do think the issue started the culmination of events, kind of like the perfect storm, including some panic and anxiety around job changes and having children close together and I know there is an element of anxiety, but my sleep doctor says he often doesn’t see true insomniacs get better by trying to treat the anxiety. Obviously that’s what they are trying to treat with the clonazepam and alprazolam at night but now I’m only continuing to take those because I can’t just stop them without a taper.
I did throw my hands up to summer ago and tried to get on an antidepressant, but I could not get past 10 days without making the insomnia worse and losing weight. My doctors concluded that SSRIs did not work well for me.
But I do agree that sometimes someone’s novel consideration of a long-term problem could at least help me with some relief. That would be grateful to find five hours of sleep most nights, but staying awake the entire night 3 to 4 times a week is my norm down the last year.
Grateful for you.