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Insomnia, depression, anxiety

Posted by azkidney57 @azkidney57, Jan 11, 2020

So here I am it’s 4 am I have been awake since 3 am I often wake up. I can’t go back to sleep. I can’t text my friends I could be they would ask why I was texting so early. I tried my usual sleepy time tea, Clonazepam, deep breathing etc etc and I still wake up! I remember when I was I in the hospital I would call the nurse and I would have morphine injected into my IV port and that would help me sleep. I can’t have morphine. OxyContin also made me sleepy. Can’t have that anymore I ran out. It would be so nice if I could get 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. Maybe someday.

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lsittll | @lsittll | Sep 26, 2020

I can't believe I don't have the med. and that Walgreens screwed up so much by saying it gave me the drug when it actually was out of it. Yes I can actually believe it with as much as it does not know what it is doing.. This is not the first time something like this has occurred at Walgreens but at a different location.This lack of sleep adversely affects my migraines

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bustrbrwn22 | @bustrbrwn22 | Sep 26, 2020
In reply to @lsittll "I can't believe I don't have the med. and that Walgreens screwed up so much by..." + (show)
@lsittll

I can't believe I don't have the med. and that Walgreens screwed up so much by saying it gave me the drug when it actually was out of it. Yes I can actually believe it with as much as it does not know what it is doing.. This is not the first time something like this has occurred at Walgreens but at a different location.This lack of sleep adversely affects my migraines

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@lsittll so you still don’t have your meds?!

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lsittll | @lsittll | Sep 27, 2020

Unfortunately not. I'm not going to worry about Walgreens deleting it from the system so I can get it at another pharmacy. It probably wouldn't even know how to do that right either! Last night I didn't need it because I was in bed all day with a severe migraine. This occurs with me with sleep deprivation for long periods of time. I am just using my prescription discount card and paying for it myself! Thank you for caring.

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mariajean03 | @mariajean03 | Sep 27, 2020

Seraquel is an excellent sleep aid combined with Kolonopin. Ask your doctor. Maria.

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gracem | @gracem | Oct 20, 2020

I just switched to extended release Melatonin to try to avoid the 3 am wake up.

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nazleer | @nazleer | Oct 20, 2020
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@shermananski

You might want to try mindfulness as a strategy to at least deal with an excited mind. I use the Headspace app and there’s a fee. It has midnight SOS meditations. I haven’t had insomnia since I’ve been medicated with antidepressants for the last 10+ years, so I haven’t needed it for sleeping. But, I love listening to the silly bedtime stories at bedtime and the odd times when I do wake up at night and can’t get back to sleep. It does a good job of switching my big old brain off, which feels very relaxing. You can also take a look at this website. They seem to have a ton of material. https://www.mindful.org/a-mindfulness-practice-for-better-sleep/ Good luck. Insomnia was my precursor to deep depression. Praying that you find relief.

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Thank you Sherman. This is very good information.

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mikey1939 | @mikey1939 | Oct 20, 2020

Have same issue on sleeping. Never adjust to daylight changing time. Since I use tylenol for pain, i use pm tylenol which has a sleeping aid in it.

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trieste | @trieste | Oct 20, 2020

A recent study showed that some of us are hard-wired, genetically, to only get limited sleep. I'm at 4 hours, reliably, for many years. I'm fine though...good energy, high functioning. Best not to worry about it.

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trieste | @trieste | Oct 20, 2020
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@trieste

A recent study showed that some of us are hard-wired, genetically, to only get limited sleep. I'm at 4 hours, reliably, for many years. I'm fine though...good energy, high functioning. Best not to worry about it.

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Trieste here again. I forgot to mention that over the years I have tried EVERYTHING mentioned above - routines, meditation, counting, visualization, pain and sleep medical prescriptions, melatonin and various supplements, room temperature control, and the list goes on and on. Presently I'm on prescription trazodone, but still only reliably get 4 hours of sleep. Oh well... I tried!

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