Anyone have insomnia as symptom of COVID-19?

My.experoence with LONG for long-hUl COVID was it GAVE me insomnia and caused irritability, although did reduce somw other long COVID symptoms! Heads up on that!

I slept great until then. I could.only tolerate a dose of 1.5 every other day before the horrid insomnia kicked in. ( that was hard tne prescribed starting g dose of the first weeks;I was supposed to get to 4.5/day but couldn't)

Clonozapem and edibles overcame the insomnia until it left my system.

Off the clonozapem, but always on edibles for sleep

I know about COVID and viruses and a member in Public Health Service. Had Covid on Nov 1st likely contracted in hospital or clinic. Was very ill. Had high temp hitting 103,2 ------I was always wide awake and alert throughout. Even for the 4 days with fever I was not sleepy. I became well in 2 weeks and for another month did not feel tired, or sleepy and still have insomnia. This symptom needs to be validated with other people who have the same symptom.

Yes, insomnia of the kind that prevents me getting to sleep until 4:30am or later. Then waking around 7am unable to rest longer.
I need a daily nap around 2 pm to function. Someone said to not nap because it was causing an unhealthy sleep pattern. But I still don’t sleep.

After a mild case of Covid in late Jan 2022, I developed terrible insomnia. I tried 3 weeks of sleep restriction therapy, very difficult (only 5 hrs allowed in bed). Didn't help. Recently I had an overnight sleep study which ruled out apnea and restless legs. Now I'm wearing an actigraphy watch for 3 weeks to track my activity and I guess help provide info on my sleep patterns. My sleep Dr doesn't want to prescribe sleep meds until she finds out why I'm not sleeping. I've had extensive blood work done and everything is normal. I don't know what the answer is for the reason being long Covid? Currently, I take 2.5mg of Melatonin before bed and most nights fall asleep okay, but I wake 1.5 - 2 hrs later and then have difficulty going back to sleep except for short periods of dozing. I've been taking 100mg Trazodone about 2:00AM which used to help me fall back asleep for 1-2 hrs. It's not working anymore. Since my insomnia started almost a year ago, I've not had one night with more than 5 hrs. Most nights I sleep 2-4 hrs. I am extremely exhausted all day, but never sleepy. Try not to nap. After reading others posts, it doesn't sound like anyone has found a solution?

Has anyone gotten help with medications for their insomnia?

Sounds like long covid. Difficult to be sure. I know of people who suffer
with insomnia ( not related to covid) and, until your long covid insomnia
resolves itself, don't let the insomnia rule your life. Relax. Get what
sleep you can at nite, and let yourself nap anytime of day or night.
Relax. Hopefully, this will eventually resolve itself. You cannot control
this.

You sound like me. I got Covid 4 weeks ago. I'm exhausted during the day, but can't fall asleep at night til about 2:00am. Then I wake up at 6:00. I take melatonin, Tylenol PM, and valerian tablet. Last night I heated some milk, honey, and a shot of whiskey! And finally fell asleep. Dr. would probably not approve.

While hospitalized sleep was impossible. Finally asked doctor for anti-anxiety
medication. Medication has helped significantly

Can you share what you are taking and the dosage? How long before it started helping you sleep better? Thanks.

I have been taking Sertraline, 25 mg., since 10/20/22, 1X daily. I was getting at most 3 hours of broken sleep, after several days on medication I started getting 5 to 7 hours of sleep. This medication has reduced anxiety and panic attacks. I have not had any negative side effects from this medication. I was also given Xanax prior to Sertraline, but only took one, since I was unhappy feeling sluggish, lethargic and unsteady. Hope this helps you.