First Night without Lunesta Sucks!

[SouthernLord]

I'm wound tighter than a drum. The whole world seems sit directly on my shoulders with work/family/health/finances,

That's me to the tee the past few months.

I've been in boarderline full blown anxiety attack mode here lately. I had my DOT physical this past week and my BP was 166/88. WTF??? I'm not on cycle or any stimulants.

I have a Drs appointment next week to see what the fuck is wrong me. I've been healthy all my life and now it's like my shit is going downhill.

My sleep is rather shitty too. When I finally fall asleep I'm out, but many nights my mind races and I just lay there worrying about shit that doesn't matter even though im exhausted.

I see a beta blocker, xannie, ambien combo in my near future. I generally hate meds, but I might not have a choice. The panic/helpless feeling is unlike anything I've ever experienced and it has really scared the shit out of me.

 

[PICK3]

any of you insomniacs ever try GABA paired with lysine? For some people it's a pretty effective combo.

If my condition tests the efficacy of a combination of both benzodizepine and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics as well as SSRI class antidepressants ... I doubt seriously a concawktion of amino acids, herbal teas, lavender bubble bathes, or Clay Aiken ballads wood do the trick.


just sayin'

 

[ortiz34]

want to know what I put in my mouf at night?

sawseeege

 

[puddlemonkey]

Lotta druggies on here

says the guy whose popped adderall most of his life

 

[puddlemonkey]

I generally hate meds, but I might not have a choice. The panic/helpless feeling is unlike anything I've ever experienced and it has really scared the shit out of me.

a pep talk from puddle would clear that shit right up

 

[mrplunkey]

I'm on night three without Lunesta. Still not sleeping well, but I'm getting 3ish blocks of two hours each per night.

I may add back some ZMA or other herbal supplement within the next day or so.

 

[Smurfy]

what?!? why didn't you tell me? I thought you took all kinds of pills and drank all kinds of caffeine. How can you be more awake without it?

Branny, you left for a while LOL you apparently missed a lot

Yeah I was always a caffeine and stimulant whore. SInce like 2001 I was abusing stims in one way or another.

I had enormous stress from my previous job and I developed reflux real bad. Coughing gagging just plain miserable. By this time I had stopped taking the pill form of stims and was just having caffeinated pop and one cup of coffee a day. So, I stopped that altogether and had nasty withdrawal for about a week where I felt like death and had the flu. Once that was over with, I noticed I would wake up in the morning and not feel groggy at all (mind you, I sleep like a champ, always have, at least 7.5-8 hrs a night sometimes more).

It's been great. I never get that feeling anymore where I'm like Man I need a cup of coffee to get through the day/morning anymore. Well, with the exception of the first 3 months of pregnancy, I was getting tired all the time but obviously not because of lack of caffeine. Whoremoans bro. Whoremoans.

 

[Smurfy]

oh and lol @ 166/88 being high. pfffft.

 

[chris302001]

oh and lol @ 166/88 being high. pfffft.

Well to be fair, the JNC7 would suggest starting an ACEI/HCTZ combo (given that he likely wouldn't appreciate the wet noodle wiener if I started him on a cheap Bblocker)

 

[75th]

Well to be fair, the JNC7 would suggest starting an ACEI/HCTZ combo