Insomnia Guide

i have been up for about two days straight and when i do sleep it takes me about 1-2 hours before i start getting tired. im not stressed out or anythig because this is a nightly thing. i frequently stay up all night then go to school to next day and participate in sports. even [...]

Ive been going to sleep for the past 3 days at 9, 10, and 11, and I keep waking up at around 3:30 once at 2:30 then fall back asleep and wake up at 5:30 every day. Im worried because Im getting tired and scared that this ais a developing case fo insomnia. Please someone [...]

My wife is visiting family in another state and can’t sleep and I want to send her a few of my Seroquels. Would I get in deep trouble for this? What are the odds of the USPS intercepting it? Chosen Answer: Seroquel is a powerful med – not a good one for her to experiment [...]

I am prescribed Flomax, Avodart and Lisinopril(sp), but I lost my job in June and finally got on my wives insurance plan. I ran out of meds and money this week and just now got a refill. Would stopping all three of these meds for 3 days cause insomnia? Thanks, J Chosen Answer: They shouldn’t, [...]

How do people die of insomnia? Why dont they just get so tired that they fall asleep?? I dont understand :S Chosen Answer: there’s a very rare condition where you phisically cant sleep no matter what called fatal famillial. psychologically you are affected after 5 days or so..hallucinating, paranoid etc. you become zombie-like, in a [...]

I just heard that sleeping pills are not meant to be used for longer than a few weeks. I have been taking Ambien nightly for well over a year. Is that harmful in any way? Chosen Answer: You really shouldn’t be taking it every night for a year. The directions tell you to take it [...]

The next few days, I have to wake up much earlier than normal. In the past, I’ve had issues with insomnia and now I’m worrying that I won’t be able to sleep the next few nights. Is there any way I can use positive reinforcement to tell myself that if I don’t sleep, it will [...]

What gives? The doctor made a follow up appointment after 90 days, but only gave me a 30 day supply. Chosen Answer: That’s probably because he felt you should only take them for 30 days. It’s never good to take sleeping aids for long periods of time. They’re usually used to break the no sleep [...]

i havnt been able to sleep for the last few days, am i considered insomnia? Chosen Answer: by: on: 1st January 70

I have been to my doctor many times and talked to them about my insomnia which I’ve had for years. I go 5 days without sleeping sometimes and it takes me hours to fall asleep. One suggested Benadryl and it worked great for about 5 days and not it’s taking hours and hours to have [...]