Okay well, I think I might have insomnia problems? I am 14 female, I usually can’t fall asleep for around 4-5 hours even if I am tired and the room is silent. Also, I NEVER feel refreshed after sleeping (even if it’s for over 8 hours). I often have other problems too like OCD and I have many fears/phobias which also keep me awake. I do have some stress and lately have been feeling kind of depressed.
Please help!
Chosen Answer:
Insomnia sucks.
I used to have it.
Main things are lifestyle changes. First off, never do anything in your bed except for sleeping. Then your brain associates your bed with sleeping, instead of reading, doing homework, watching TV, you know. Second, an hour before you go to bed, turn of the music, the computer, the phone, and maybe even the TV, or just anything that keeps your mind going. Your mind will shut down, then you can go to bed when your mind is shut down.
And about waking up feeling not refreshed, it’s because you’re getting up too early. Even if you go to bed at 8, and you get up at 4 AM(getting 8 hours of sleep), your body won’t like it. Because of your Circadian Rhythm, at 4 AM, you are still asleep to your body. I’m sure you don’t get up at 4, but if you get up at 6 AM, you are still getting up too early, and I know that sometimes it’s unavoidable. But try to make allowances to allow yourself to get up later. Skip a shower in the morning, instead take one before you go to bed. If you HAVE to have one, shorten it. Also, lay out all of your clothes before you go bed.
Also, just relax. Sleeping is fun.
I hope I helped. 
by: bob
on: 6th January 08
I have been struggling with insomnia lately and it has begun to affect my ability to work. Are there any insomnia medications that can be prescribed to those under 18?
The thing is Trazidone kind of scares me. I have had friends on that and it has thrown them off so badly. They wake up in a haze and can’t shake it for hours. I don’t want that.
Chosen Answer:
i hate to say it but you’re not going to find a sleeping medication that doesn’t have some sort of hangover effect to it.
trazadone is a good sleeping medication, it’s not addictive and if you take it at the correct time you will not wake up a zombie! they are probably taking it way too late at night.
The other options are melatonin which you can buy at a health food store. It helps you sleep well too, and the hangover is about the same as Trazadone.
Then you have the addictive drugs which are terrible in my opinion. I became addicted to these sleeping meds.
The next ones are addictive as hell! zopiclone is known as IMOVANE , if you live in the united states, it’s known as LUNESTA and the drug is eszopiclone which is really no different than plain zopiclone that we have in Canada.
Ambien is chemically called Zolpidem, it is also addictive as hell and i wouldn’t suggest going on it!
Then there are the Benzodiazepines such as Ativan (lorazepam) and Klonopin (Clonazepam) and many other like Valium (Diazepam) and Temazepam, Dalmane (flurazepam)
These are horrible for you and very addictive and you will probably like the effect it has on you because it relaxes you totally and makes you forget all your worries! it’s honestly harder than heroin to get off of when you are addicted and if you run out of pills and you go into withdrawal you can die from seizures and it’s very likely you will die if you have a significant benzodiazepene habit.
I had a 24mg Ativan habit…..most people take .5mg or 1mg to help them sleep or to help with anxiety… so imagine how much my 24mg was and how messed up I was! I didn’t even know how screwed up i was my family had to do an intervention!
STAY OFF BENZOS and other hypnotics such as AMBIEN and LUNESTA!!!!
by:
on: 20th July 11
i am on 50mg of Pamelor which is an anti-depressant. its a low dosage and is used to prevent chronic migraines rather than depression. i’ve been having trouble sleeping lately and want to take an Ambien tonight. would the combination cause any weird problem for me?
Chosen Answer:
It shouldn’t just take one ambien, and it shouldn’t effect you in any negative way, i am on anti depressants, and was on ambien and it didn’t do anything bad.
by:
on: 12th March 11
I have bad insomnia that affects my day to day life and also heart murmur type problemos, I’ve been worried lately I’m going to just drop dead from exhaustion or something is it possible?
Chosen Answer:
Estimates indicate that humans may be able to survive 2 to 10 years of total sleep deprivation before dying
You should be ok I think. See a Doctor to get help though.
by: J Pett
on: 4th December 10
What Is Ambien (Zolpidem) ?
Ambien is a sedative, also called a hypnotic. It affects chemicals in your brain that may become unbalanced and cause sleep problems (insomnia).
Ambien is used for the short-term treatment of insomnia (difficulty falling or staying asleep). This medication causes relaxation to help you fall asleep.
Recent Comment
-
SimplyKell:
Said on March 8, 2012
The half-life of Adderall is about 10 hours. The half-life of Ambien is a sho...
-
Carol:
Said on February 3, 2012
That does sound like insomnia, however most of the times it's caused by a prob...
-
Tony:
Said on February 2, 2012
wow, that sucks, i have that same problem untill about 1am then i wake up at 3...
-
mike:
Said on February 2, 2012
Try Sominex or Benedryl 50mg (over the counter) at first to induce drowsiness,...
-
Charlie:
Said on February 2, 2012
Go see a medical professional. If you don't insomnia will deteriorate your men...