sleep deprivation

[lulu747]

Hi Y'all so I'm on day 6 of detox and have had a grand total of 5 hours sleep in 5 nights.  I have sleep meds that I've been on for years that I plan to wean off of after this-obviously they aren't helping me out.  My problem is I have auto immune illness that is triggered by lack of sleep and I'm feeling a flare coming on.  Can I take Melotonin with zoplicone?  will it help?  or should I just stop taking the zoplicone as it isn't working and use the Melatonin.  Am desperate for sleep-any advice much appreciated(:

[lulu747]

So seven hours of sleep and I'm a new woman...Though I do feel about a hundred years old(:  Did some damage at the mall as I had not started my Christmas shopping until today....felt pretty normal actually.  Really looking forward to sleeping tonight(:

[littlebit667]

Awesome!

[lulu747]

5 am and still wide awake.  I am so weary.  I did everything right and yet here I am.  Praying for sleep.  It's not because my brain is busy (it's pretty much checked out) and besides for some minor aches and pains my body is just really tired.  I exercised, ate well, did errands, had a sauna, had a hot bath, went to bed at 11 and took my sleep medication.  It's quiet, it's dark.  I can't stand this backslide....Trying not to panic but I really need to get back to life and can't on no sleep.  Sorry for the whining.  So discouraged.

[ricart70]

So sorry lulu your not whining,well you are but no sleep is the worst kind of torture.It makes hardened soldiers crack and give up information.
I know this will get better for you soon but I hope it goes quicker .You are very tough and very motivated to quit because this would just be a great excuse to go back.Sorry hope you sleepbetter real soon

[sandra5353]

hi lulu today is 22 days for me. Sleep comes on and off. I keep the same exact ritual every night. I take either 5HTP and a small glass of milk with a crushed calcium pill, go right to bed and sleep for 2 hours, I wake and get up if I cant go right back to sleep, walk a bit in my house, about a half hour later, I take a 3 mg melotonin, and another crushed calium pill in milk go right back to bed, and sleep another 2 hours, wake up and take a motrin and a half a melotonin and sleep about an hour. I guess we all have what works. Your not alone, Im up with you every night as well. We'll get thru this together. xo

[lulu747]

Thanks Sandra...It's good to know that you are not alone-these nights it feels like I am the only one awake in the world.  I slept three hours this morning and now of course I've got a terrible cold.  Expected that.  I'm going to force myself up because if I lay in bed all day it will be harder to sleep tonight.  I have always had issues with sleep and not sleeping is what caused my body to turn on itself when I was 28.  So I have fear around not sleeping which I know is most likely a big factor.  I just want to be well-more than anything in the world.  I have not had a Christmas when I was not in the hospital or curled in my bed in agony in five years.  Much gratitude for everyone's support and kind words....Lu