I have debilitating insomnia issues where I cannot sleepFor 4-10 night

Posted by mkean1250help @mkean1250help, Aug 17 12:00pm

I have debilitating insomnia issues at 75 years of age. I have had these my adult life., it is so debilitating that I cannot even drive my car or go about my daily routines because my head is spinning around and I feel like I’m literally drunk intoxicated, however, I am not
I have been given every drug by a different doctors along the way and each one of them has had major side effects, including Ambien. I just want to know I’m not the only one who is sitting up night after night after night in my bed crying because I cannot shut my brain down. I have had some thoughts of suicide lately because I get so sad about the situation that I cannot control.

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bettes | @bettes | Aug 26 2:42pm

In reply to @mkean1250help "Thank you so much ! I will check that out." + (show)

Good. We never know if something will work until we try it. But this med has a different platform from the others I tried, and it works for me. Best of luck! Bette

kahki | @kahki | Aug 26 8:01pm

Seriously, do you have a cell phone? Strongly urge you to try the Calm app. There are a multitude of sleep stories to choose from. Many voices telling the stories also. I wish I had this when I had to go to work. Now I'm retired so I am free to sleep. I also have sleep apnea and wear an oral device for years now. I also took Ambien for many years to fit my sleep schedule into my work schedule. Now my routine includes the Calm app. It's about $70 for a yearly subscription. If you can't do that, have you tried going thru the alphabet and coming up with animals or vegetables or cities for each letter? I was up to 2 fruits, 2 vegetables and a tree for each letter of the alphabet. Then I started Calm. Please try it if you can!!

kahki | @kahki | Aug 26 8:08pm

In reply to @kahki "Seriously, do you have a cell phone? Strongly urge you to try the Calm app. There..." + (show)

Plus I feel compelled to comment on sleep habits. Dark room, no tv, ie a good bedtime routine. So important. My husband lays in his room all night with the TV going and wonders why he has fitful sleep. Getting used to falling asleep in front of the TV is bad news for me.

mkean1250help | @mkean1250help | Aug 27 6:33pm

In reply to @kahki "Seriously, do you have a cell phone? Strongly urge you to try the Calm app. There..." + (show)

Thank you so much. I’ve gone to the App Store and found several Calm apps.
Which are you referring to ?

mkean1250help | @mkean1250help | Aug 27 6:34pm

In reply to @kahki "Plus I feel compelled to comment on sleep habits. Dark room, no tv, ie a good..." + (show)

I have very good sleep habits. All above

Adarsh Rajvanshi | @rajvanshi | Aug 29 12:03pm

I have a humble suggestion. Please message the soles of your feet before going to bed. You can use any oil available with you. You can do it as long as you can or until you fall asleep. I am sure it will help.
You can also message the sides of your face, using some oil.

kahki | @kahki | Aug 29 8:10pm

In reply to @mkean1250help "Thank you so much. I’ve gone to the App Store and found several Calm apps. Which..." + (show)

It is a blue box logo with calm written in cursive. There is perhaps a free 7 day trial? Just look for that logo

kahki | @kahki | Aug 29 8:13pm

In reply to @bettes "Good. We never know if something will work until we try it. But this med has..." + (show)

The logo is a blue box with Calm written in cursive. Perhaps they have a 7 day trial?

wisconsinsenior | @wisconsinsenior | Aug 30 4:58pm

In reply to @kahki "Plus I feel compelled to comment on sleep habits. Dark room, no tv, ie a good..." + (show)

Besides the dark room and television off, I recently stopped a routine I’ve had for years. I don’t read before going to bed anymore! I used to believe I could read myself to sleep and I did that for a long time. But I realized after I had tried multiple sleeping pills to no avail, that if I put aside the latest mystery I had my nose in, I wouldn’t be so stimulated with the latest “whodunit”!! I have been sleeping so much better and longer since doing this!