help i cant sleep

[scooby07]

is there any one awake now icant sleep again havent be a sleep 4 a week im sitting here in tears dont know what to do ive took tablets and there not working ive got to take the kids to school in 4 hours i so want to sleep my eyes r hurting and im scared im going to die because i cant sleep anyone there

[ellabella]

Oh you poor love.....I do hope you eventually managed some rest. I don't think anyone died through lack of sleep but I DO know what it feels like to be awake in the middle of the night. Everything is magnified and worse than it actually is. I can only tell you what I did to help the sleepless nights. I made myself get up ridiculously early in a morning and made sure my body was tired by either housework or exercise. Be exhausted when you go to bed and as long as you are resting it doesn't matter whether you actually sleep. If you are really worried go to your GP and see what he suggests. Sorry to hear you are going through all this : ( x

[Vickyandcraig]

Can I suggest another website for when your like this it's called anxietyzone there's a chat room on there and there's always some1 to talk to it was my life saver when I found it they are all sufferers and help you so much x

[vickya]

Hi sorry to hear your feeling so bad. The first thing to do is not let yourself get so worked up about it, it sounds like your letting yourself get panicked, it is really not going to do you any favours. I know it's easier said than done and I have been like you before so I'm not just saying it. You need to be relaxed to sleep, so thinking all bad and silly things is not going to help you sleep. I find that counting back from 100 helps me, I know you might be thinking it's won't, but I really concentrate on the numbers and nothing else and I seem to then start to drift. Try not to watch TV before bed, ad it stimulates your brain. If you start to think silly things try to push them out of your head straight away be they work you up. Try and go to bed earlier than you normally would as I find that helps as I'm giving myself time to relax. Have warm milk, I know it's a cliche but it does help. I do all these things, but Tje best advice I think is not to let yourself think silly things and get panicked as it is the worst thing to do.

I am also on 30mg mirtazapine (this is a non-addictive drug) and it relaxes you and helps you sleep. So you could ask your doctor about this medication instead of sleeping pills.

Hope you feel better soon and that this has been some help.

[gatita]

hi. I know it is hard but maybe you should exercise and get tired, have a relaxing bath and take 1 a night nytol. take care

[scooby07]

thanks everyone i did get about 2 hours sleep inthe end but its not enough and now im starting to panic about going to bed incase i cant sleep again i really thought i was getting through this as 2weeks ago i was taking no tablets now im back on strong tablets and keep reading how bad sleeping tablets are 4 you dosent help at all thanks 4l your help everyone

[Hidden]

Hi, I've also been struggling with only sleeping a couple of hours a night for the past few nights and as a result feel exhausted, but have learned from experience that whatever I try to do to relieve the problem only makes it worse. Now I give in to inability to sleep even though I feel tired and long to do so, but instead come to my computer and play patience, etc or write on this website until I'm bored to death and think I must finally be able to sleep because I feel so exhausted. If I still can't sleep I do the same thing again, endless mindless activity that is just filling the time, until eventually I'm too exhausted to remain awake once my head hits the pillow! I don't whether it will work for you, but it does for me although I realise it's probably not a practical way of coping for anyone who has young children or a very responsible job. Sue

[scooby07]

thanks sometimes i do play games on the computer i know what you mean about trying everything ive done all the things experts say to do like have abath drink a milky drink dont watch telly dont watch the time but somrtimes i get so annoyed i like to watch the telly when i go to bed thats the way ive always gone to sleep but suddenly everything goes haywire i dont no how im stillgoing hope to be able to go to sleep tonight trying not to think about it

[JHero]

hey were same i got that not enough of sleep eyes hurts! and little headache.. when i sleep 2am i woke up 7am then i feel sleepy but it's hard to go back sleep.. my eyes hurts totaly. i feel tired always.. uhuh. but fighting the sleep i feel nervous.. and feel that im gonna faint or collapse im scared getting sleep at night everyday. . . uhuhuh