Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Muncie, Indiana, United States
An 18 Year Old Insomniac? Posted: 11-16-07 03:37am
i'm not 100% sure if i'm developing
insomnia or not, but i've looked into a
bit and find that i have some of the
symptoms that others have. On Sunday night
(November 11th), I had trouble getting to
sleep. I finally got to sleep around 4 AM
thinking that i was just stressed over a
couple of things. Monday i was awake until
5 AM and awoke at 9:47 AM that morning.
Tuesday night was 4 AM and Wednesday was 3
AM.
When i got only 4 hours of sleep on
Monday, i wasnt tired throughout the day.
Normally i'll just be barely making it and
feel the urge to sleep around 11 at night.
When i go to bed, i usually watch tv until
i feel my eyes get heavy and try to sleep.
Then i lay there and think why am i not
falling asleep while also getting these
warm feelings in my limbs. Never anywhere
else. I have a ceiling fan turned up and a
fan pointed directly on me to no prevail.
I've tried cutting out caffeine for the
past 2 days, and taking a hot bath and
shower before retiring for the night...or
at least trying to. I want to catch this
quickly before it becomes worse. Any
information would be nice as i just want
to return to my normal sleeping habit of
dozing off at 1 or 2 AM.
Thanks.
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2291 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 11-16-07 06:28am
Sometimes insomnia can be caused by the
problem itself. That is, a person worries
so much about falling asleep that can't
get to sleep. The more one worries about
falling asleep, the harder it is to do.
Have you experienced upsetting incident
recently?
Have you been depressed or anxious?
Are you stressing too much?
Do you have emotional or physical
discomfort?
Are you waking up in the night and having
trouble going back to sleep?
|
brad89
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Muncie, Indiana, United States
Posted: 11-16-07 09:35am
Well the only two things right now that i
would be anxious about are the driving
test i have tomorrow, as i failed the
first time i took it. Secondly, im waiting
for a reply back from a local college as
to whether i got in or not.
Another website suggested writing all my
worries down and find solutions for them.
But i really dont lay there and just think
about them. My eyes and brain dont feel
tired at all and i can function throughout
the day perfectly fine with only 4-5 hours
of sleep. Hopefully once i get those 2
main issues out of my way that i will
return back to normal, but i have a
feeling that its going to persist.
While laying in bed, I dont feel any
physical discomfort except for the warm
tingly feelings in my legs and sometimes
my arms. I dont know what causes that
since my room isnt hot or anything. And i
rarely wake up in the middle of the night
so there is no problem there...yet.
Maybe im just stressing too much, but it
seems like it has just come out nowhere
and turned into a battle at night.
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2291 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 11-20-07 04:27am
Are you experiencing the pins and needles
effect in your legs while trying to fall
asleep?
Do you feel irresistible urge to move your
legs while at that moment?
|
brad89
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Muncie, Indiana, United States
Posted: 11-20-07 22:13pm
I recently havent felt the pins and
needles effect until last night when i
started thinking about falling asleep. I
wanted to be in bed around 1 AM which is
normal for me, and i did get to that but
with the help of Vicky Nyquil. Idk if it
can become addicting or not, but it
usually helps me get to sleep quickly.
Anyway, before i took it i had those
feelings every once and awhile.
Im beginning to think its just a mental
game. One of my worries that i had has
been resolved and the other is just a
matter of waiting. Then again im not
thinking about it all day or anything and
its not truly bothering me either.
|
MandMs
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2291 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
Thanks: 47
Thanked:11
Posted: 11-23-07 05:40am
I don't think is a good idea to take any
kind of meds to fall asleep.
Like every meds you can become a dependent
of it, if not physically, but mentally for
sure. You'll start to relay on taking it
just to fall asleep (going to bed will be
association for taking med and this will
result in a mental game)
If you stop the Nyquil, you will start
sleeping better in a few days. It will
take your body some time to get used to
not having it, but you will eventually
sleep better.
At your age is normal not to feel sleepy
till late night hours, so, go to sleep
when you are sleepy.
Stop worrying about falling asleep (you're
getting the warm sensations in your limbs
because you're getting anxious about
falling asleep)
Try to avoid sleeping in front of TV and
make your bedroom primarily a place for
sleeping.
Incorporate bedtime rituals like listening
to soft music, having a cup of herbal tea
and relax for a while before going to
bed(meditation, relaxation, warm bath)
Don’t eat a large, heavy meal before
bed.
