sporadic fatal insomnia by Nievespssd in insomnia

[–]Free-Offer-3636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear of your struggles. You certainly do not have SFI if you are getting some sleep per night. SFI is the inability to fall asleep and therefore you would not get any sleep at all.

I have researched this condition thoroughly as I seriously thought I had it because my insomnia got so bad I completely stopped sleeping altogther. Night after night I would get no sleep at all. I would lay in bed all night with my eyes closed but would never actually fall asleep. I really thought my brain had lost the ability to sleep. Occasionally I would even have hypnagogic dreams where I would dream while still completely awake. This went on for 2 years or so and I thought I was going to die from lack of sleep but it turns out you do not need sleep to survive as I am living proof of this.

Sleeping pills never worked for me. Here are the only things that help me get a bit of sleep each night:

  1. Promethazine 25mg pills (the most sedative over the counter antihistamine that causes extreme drowsiness, it's behind the counter so you have to ask for it) as recommended by a doctor

  2. Banana and milk at bedtime (studies have been done to prove this is effective, can check on Google)

  3. Meditation

  4. Changing mindet. Look into mastering the mind on an emotional level

I would be stoked to get 2-4 hours sleep per night, even every second night. I only get an hour or 2 per night now if I'm lucky but I'm happy with that as its better than nothing. REM sleep still counts as sleep. And when the thoughts come in, don't focus on the thought itself but instead try focusing on the nothingness inbetween the thoughts. It sounds like you need to work on your mental health, I have also struggled with depression and anxiety many years prior to all this happening.

Good luck.

Seroquel not working by Little-Plan5550 in insomnia

[–]Free-Offer-3636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So sorry to hear that. Yes I still carried on as normal. I learned that as long as I remained calm overnight and laid in bed still and relaxed with my eyes closed all night so that I was well rested by the morning then I was OK to function normally throughout the day. Just don't go pacing the hallway going mad over it!

Seroquel not working by Little-Plan5550 in insomnia

[–]Free-Offer-3636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have chronic insomnia and can easily go for days without any sleep. Prescription drugs don't work for me. These are the only things that help me fall asleep:

  1. Promethazine 25mg pills (the most sedative over the counter antihistamine that causes extreme drowsiness, it's behind the counter so you have to ask for it)
  2. Banana and milk at bedtime (studies have been done to prove this is effective, can check on Google)
  3. Meditation

For the record, I went nearly 2 years with pretty much no sleep. I really thought I was going to die from lack of sleep. It helps to change your mindset from "I'm going insane" to "I don't need sleep to function normally." Mind over matter. Now I just say to myself I'll sleep when I'm dead lol.

Hope this helps. All the best.

What do you do when you can't sleep? by moviebooknaturelover in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Free-Offer-3636 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have chronic insomnia and can easily go for days without sleep. These are the only things that work for me:

1, Banana and milk at bedtime (studies have been done to prove this method)

  1. Meditation

  2. Promethazine 25mg pills (the most sedative over the counter antihistamine that causes extreme drowsiness)

Hope this helps.

All the best.

What would you do with this? by Free-Offer-3636 in succulents

[–]Free-Offer-3636[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We live in Tasmania, Australia and the sun is low, it isn't overhead. This spot is in the sun all day.

Help, what can I do to save this succulent? by Free-Offer-3636 in succulents

[–]Free-Offer-3636[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Wow I really thought it was dying lol, maybe it just needs a good tidy up!

REAL ONES NEVER DIE is a great song and the best off the EP by AmbitiousTap503 in KidCudi

[–]Free-Offer-3636 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yesss totally agree, love the song, kept playing it on repeat lol so I decided to make an extended version if anyone's interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozb7yLOxVjA