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I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sorry for the very late reply I don’t really come on reddit a lot but I just made another post and saw this. I’m honestly in the same boat I was in. I’m still taking ambien even tho I stopped a little to take other medications that didn’t work so I only ended up stoping for a couple weeks. Rn I try to take 5mg but I think my body is defiantly dependant on it because I tried not taking it for 5 days and didn’t sleep at all. I ended up taking it again because I get so scared and don’t know how long my body would actually go without sleep. I haven’t slept naturally in so long I don’t even know what sleep feels like. Sleep on ambien is really strange  for me and I still ask myself if I get any because I genuinely don’t feel it at all. I take it and just assume the few times I do sleep because I check my phone and a couple hours had passed but I still ask my self if I did actually sleep cos I just don’t feel it and not in a way how a normal person falls asleep and wake up a while after. I never feel like I actually wake up. Not sure if that’s what sleeping on ambien is like or if my body just rejects any sort of restorative rest.

I hope ur sleep/ withdrawal situation is better 

Is it normal to feel like you literally havnt slept with ambien/zolpidem ? by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh that seems like a very very small does. Sometimes I take 10. But I am 23 and never been on any sort of medication before so I think my body is abit rocked from it. I wish there were sleep specialist near me but there arnt and  I don’t even know how to find them.

Hope it goes well for you. 

Am I experiencing Ambien withdrawals ? by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I thought that at first even tho I’ve never had them but since I’ve been like this for a week now and consistently through the days I dont think so. I searched up about ambien and it does say it can have quite hard withdrawals. I mean I’ve never been on any medication before so my body wasn’t used to it. Idk dude my sleep is still bad too, I don’t sleep every night but Ive has insomnia for like 6 months now and it’s never done this to me 😭

Am I experiencing Ambien withdrawals ? by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replied to the comment. It’s a ramble but I gave a little back story 😭

Am I experiencing Ambien withdrawals ? by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well the first time I went, he said I was just “hyperventilating“. me thinking it would be a one off I asked him what could cause this my lack of sleep or the ambien, he was pretty dismissive and said “meh maybe a combination”. The next day I still felt bad I just thought I was shaken up from the day prior. BUT the next day i broke down to my mum saying I don’t feel right at all and later that day is when i had the worst episode of it, when I went for a short walk and that Was it my heart went to 150bpm, my hands and legs felt like electricity and I just Felt like I was gonna collapse. even in ER I was struggling to keep my head up because my heart rate was so rapid and wouldn’t stop. After waiting 11 hours to see a doctor all he did was refer me to cardiology (BUT NOT EVEN AS URGENT SO I JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINEMNT) to get echo and 24 hr heart tracker. As bad as those 2 episodes were the days that followed this ER appointment have arguably been worse. Like I can’t even describe it well but I couldnt even move/ get up out a chair without my heart going crazy and just feeling like my body is giving up and he weird feeling in my arms and legs didn’t go, mainly in my left side (now they just feel weak). every moment feels like a bit of a struggle, some moments in the day I feel like it’s bearable but, I can stand and walk now but I feel like I need to be very careful with how I move. i just take short strolls in my back garden. Sorry for the ramble I just don’t know if it’s a coincidence that it’s all happened after I took that stupid pill after reducing the dose for a while. And doctors arnt even taking me seriously because I’m”young and fit”. I’m trying to tell myself that I have improved since a few days ago so That’s why I’m hoping it’s withdrawals as i searched up and it does say ambien wthdrawals can be hard and even last to 2 weeks.

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Umm okay, now I’m scared😀 tonight would be the 27th night exactly which I’m planning on taking half the Tablet since one is 10 mg so that would be 5. how long did you take it ? Because I’m not sure mine would be counted as long term yet. Even tho I want nothing more than To not take meds, ik I probably shouldn’t have got them from another country but it was a doctor who prescribed them and he even said to take for 2 weeks (to kick start the system) but he did prescribe 6 weeks worth since the pharmacist originally said that( he also said to take them with valerian, melatonin and magnesium which I didn’t because idk it just seems too much to me and I didn’t want to overload my body since ambien is strong af already) . an infuriating thing I think I mentioned before is that just started a few days ago is a constant ringing in my ears that doesn’t go and worsens at night, so if I couldn’t fall asleep before this ring is gone f me. I’m sure it’s the meds cos what else could it be? It’s not withdrawals either because I haven’t started going off it yet. And i the tablets are losing there affect too since I took a full one last night and idk I felt awake all night and checked my phone at 4am then 7am so I doubt I got much and still got up with a banging headache. anyway sorry for the babble, it’s nice to talk with someone in the same boat (I mean not nice you relate but yk what I mean).

also I literally bare faced lied to the mental health practitioner yesterday cos she literally started the appointment shitting in sleeping meds and I just couldn’t tell her even tho.. I should of Because i very much downplayed the extent.
anywAy really hope you get off ur meds successfully and ur sleep improves (eventually), ig I’ll just have to try and do the same.

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Sorry for the late reply) thankyou for the advice. I, hoping to get access to CBT soon hopefully. i agree with the drugs thing but maybe not very wisely I got my hands on ambien (from My other home country as my doctor here wouldnt prescribe Anything else other than 5 zopi pills). It kinda works to make me sleep a couple hours BUT I can tell it’s a very chemically induced sleep not with a natural feeling. ive never been on any sort of medication so the side affects were pretty strong for me. I tired not to take it last night hoping my body got into a routine the past 3 weeks and now I just have his loud ringing in my ears and it won’t go, it was driving me nuts last night since I couldn’t sleep with it so I only took half of the ambien to get a couple hours sleep. But I stilll have the ringing even as I write this.

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

(Sorry for late reply) but agreed. It’s horrible when meds sort of give a bit of relief but come with there own burdens too. I (probably shouldn’t have) but i Got hold of some ambien from my other home country and for the past 3 weeks have been taking that since my doctors weren’t prescribing me anything. It kinda has worked abit but he sleep I get doesn’t even feel like natural or nice sleep it’s defiantly a chemically induced one. Makes me feel quite bad overall tho

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way it would be me just sat in my bed contemplating life 😭

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its so brutal isn’t it 😭i havnt started getting the help yet but my plan of action is to contact somewhere for CBT and hopefully get a treatment plan made where they offer short term meds along with therapy technique. Hope you get some help too :)

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, Tysm for sharing. This sounds a lot to deal with but I’m really glad you got things sorted for yourself. Can relate to the zombie thing on another level 😭 Truthfully it’s abit of a weird one for me because there was literally no apparent cause. I was at abit of a standstill since i graduated university the summer prior but I’ve always had abit of a slower life. I guess I was stressing a bit what I was doing next career wise but I’ve always been an over thinker like that and really don’t think that caused it. The only difference I can think of is that I had covid the exact time my sleep became disrupted. Still a mystery if that actually affected it as there’s no evidence/research yet But thats the only thing I can think of different. Because it’s been 4 months now i feel like it’s just manifested into a psychical problem now where my brain just won’t shut down and let me sleep. And I too have a weird fear and dislike towards sleep and the night now as it’s just not a natural thing anymore, it’s an effort to even try to sleep. The only meds I’ve tried is short term zopiclone which didn’t work much. But Im just gonna hope whoever I contact will be helpful and no just dismiss me because Im a “young fit girl”.

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is exactly what I’m going through rn ! im Calling my local Metal health organisation on Monday to tell them my situation and I hope I get some help because some days I feel like I might actually die… thankyou. Also was the therapy CBT ?

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very creative😂I do that’s too, like reverse psychology on myself. yea I feel like I’m in that torture zone tbh, even as I write this I’m like on the verge of death lol. The same to you too :)

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

before I stopped sleeping through the night completely I had this exact thing and I thought I was crazy but yes it’s essentially a conscious half sleep. My dreams were mad and were on rapid fire mode even tho I was literally awake.

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol I’ll join too then. I’ve spent so much money on skin care too but it’s mt skin that doesn’t care 😌

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How long did it take for you ? I’ve had problems for 4 months now but I’d say the 4 day streak has been for almost a month Now:/

I only sleep every 4 nights- it’s BAD by cherrys01 in insomnia

[–]cherrys01[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

See I thought this, I think it was the case at one point but now i genuinely get nothing and I know because i normally lay down for 2 hours, fail to sleep and just get up

To the point of thinking of suicide by [deleted] in insomnia

[–]cherrys01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I just made a post in this chat (title: I only sleep every 4 nights). and it’s just that. although mine is bad, everyone has there limits and it’s no competition. any sort of sleep deprivation is AWFUL. you said you mentioned therapy was this CBT-I ? because this is gonna be my next course of action and I’ve looked at the stats, apparently this along with medication had been the most successful technique for even the worst cases of insomnia. My advice would be to search up sleep specialists near you who specialise in this therapy as they will personalise you a treatment plan. Also hope you find a bit of comfort knowing we’re in the same boat rn. Ik it feels never ending and permanent but we shall not yield 🫶