Sleep

[Yfwyedwy61]

Im 61 yrs old and very healthy despite doing alot of drinking and drugging through the years. Im 3 years clean and sober now and work out daily. Ive always been atjletic but the partying interrupted that along w cigarettes . Quit smoking on December 12 2015! Im sooo afraid of dying in my sleep cuz i have benign PVCs. I have anxiety disorder depressive disorder and ADHD! I hafta take Trazadone for sleep cuz i became addicted to Ambien! Y do i have these panic attacks while im trying to sleep? Trazadone helps but i hate the feeling!

[Agora1]

Hello my friend. first of all congratulations on being clean and sober for 3 years. That's a big step in the right direction as well a you exercising. Any medication you take for sleep will eventually stop working. It looses it's efficacy after a while. Have you tried a more natural way of restful sleep. Sleep is all about calming the mind and body. Trazadone gives you that zombie feeling which continues after you wake up. Where as learning meditation and deep breathing can be a more natural and safer way to promote a good night's sleep. It does take time and practice daily to get to that point of total peace and calm. But once you do, you can use that same method whenever you are stressed without having the drugged side effects.

I hope you will look into it on YouTube and try listening to some of the shorter videos for relaxation as well as the 8-12 hour ones meant for a full night's sleep. x

[Yfwyedwy61 in reply to Agora1]

Thanks but my ADHD makes it almost impossible to meditate! My mind never stops which is y i cant sleep! I HATE Trazadone cuz of the zombie like feeling! I will look into it though! Also I lost my mom in April and still greiving big time!

[Agora1 in reply to Yfwyedwy61]

My daughter has trouble falling asleep because of her racing thoughts that's how I know of the feeling she gets in using different meds. Switching from one to another never knowing if it will work. I understand the frustration. I hope you find something that can help you. x

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Well done for ditching the drugs etc thats a huge deal ,i too get pvcs do my head in but try to relax,im sure they are related to stomach issues .gas etc