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Phillipsburg, NJ

Does anyone else have horrible insomnia? It is currently 2:15am where I live and I am unable to fall back to sleep. What does everyone do to help them get some sleep?

November 14, 2021
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Members bonded over the shared struggle of insomnia, with many describing sleepless nights and waking up between 1:30 and 3:00 a.m. due to... Read more

Members bonded over the shared struggle of insomnia, with many describing sleepless nights and waking up between 1:30 and 3:00 a.m. due to pain or restlessness. Several members shared strategies that have helped them, including prescription medications like clonazepam, Lunesta, gabapentin, and amitriptyline, natural remedies such as CBD, lavender oil, sleep teas, and Epsom salt baths, as well as lifestyle adjustments like keeping the bedroom cool, using white noise or meditation music, winding down an hour before bed, and turning off devices. A recurring theme was the importance of training the mind and body to prepare for rest, finding what works individually through trial and error, and offering one another understanding and encouragement through the exhausting cycle of sleepless nights.

A MyFibroTeam Member

I have experienced terrible insomnia in the past.
You have to wind down about an hour before bed. Turn off your devices. Cell, TV(Eppp!) A nice bath or shower.
Quiet time. You basically have to train your brain and body that it is time to rest. It doesn't always work. But if you can quiet your body and mind it does help. Being wakeful and restless as well is terrible.
Sending loving understanding hugs

November 15, 2021
A MyFibroTeam Member

I take clonazepam as needed, but no more than twice a week. Keeping a cool room at night(63-68) really helps. I also use a white noise machine..

November 15, 2021
A MyFibroTeam Member

@A MyFibroTeam Member

Hope that you can get to sleep try and silence your mind, stop it from racing and think of pleasant things try some Lavender Oil near your pillow.
Drink a sleep tea, or a Hot Chocolate have a bath with some lovely smelling Epsom Salts.

Many Blessings to You and your Family.πŸŽ„πŸŒΉπŸ™‚

November 15, 2021
A MyFibroTeam Member

Yes. Tylenol and cbd.

November 14, 2021
A MyFibroTeam Member

I began Amitriptyline just over a year ago. It has significantly helped me sleep. I take it at night. Adding this pill to my regular regime of night meds made a BIG difference. I have had insomnia for over three decades. I just forgot what real, tired, beautiful sleepiness was like. It works 95% !
I don't feel tired when I wake up the next day.

Best of Luck to fellow insomniacs,
Big Hugs, Soft beds,
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November 16, 2021

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