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Has anyone been suffering with post Covid severe insomnia?
Sleep Health | Last Active: Feb 21 8:14am | Replies (50)Comment receiving replies
Everything is worse when I either can't sleep or am so exhausted from physical or mental activity beyond my limits that I will sleep 19 of 24 hours. It is a see-saw that I can't get off of. I lay there unable to sleep, then think about not sleeping, then get mad because I know I will be tired again tomorrow. A vicious cycle. Benadryl or Melatonin help me----I AM NOT TOUTING THIS FOR ANYONE ELSE, but it helps me. Also, 'sleep hygiene': I go to bed and get up about the same time every day, I climb in bed in a quiet bedroom, read ~30 minutes till I am drowsy & turn off the lights. No screen time/music/tv/intense conversation/exercise/alcohol right before bed. The 'Calm' app has some great guided sleep meditations that are helpful too. If I can't fall asleep after an hour I get up and read on the couch till I am tired. I do the same when I wake in the middle of the night. Although very tempted, getting on the computer or turning on the TV at that point keeps me awake longer.
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The reading part I like I have tried that it helps sometimes.If I eat at six I am done, I eat around 4:30 latest, I have also tried sleep app, I have put rain app on my tv they help, but I don’t sleep consistently, feel pressure in my head when I don’t sleep and dizziness. I am getting better though slowly, it takes a lot of time and courage . It is awful what we are all going through with the aftermath of having covid. I pray that one very very soon they will have an answer for all of us suffering from this horrible virus. I have good days and very bad days. But like I said it is going better very slowly, don’t ever give up.
I’d rather be on the seesaw than no sleep at all. I mean no disrespect.
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Interesting discussion. I’m allergic to Benadryl gives me the jitters and anxiety 😥. Thanks for your discussion. I’ll keep you in my thoughts.
PS I will yawn but don’t get drowsy or tired. Last night was an exception, and fell asleep for a short time.