Dadwithtwolittlegirls

I need some help sleeping..

I have been on the anti-depression Celexa for 7 years now.. thank god for it or I would have drove my car into a tree last week over this breakup..

Anyways.. since she has left I have been sleeping on the couch with the TV on to give me distractions from thinking.

The other night I tried some Gravol to help me sleep. I woke up after 2 hours and didn't know where I was.. obviously Celexa and Gravol don't mix very well..

Since I haven't been eating ( today I had a piece of pizza from my pizzeria and couldn't even get through it) I don't have much energy. I assume since I have lost 20 lbs my pills are much more potent ( thank goodness)..but after roofing the back of my house for 4 hours I ended up crashing in my bed for 2 hours in the afternoon. The first time I've slept in my bed since she left.

I NEED SOME SLEEP. HELP... I know me being running down is not helping my mood..

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SoVeryLost

Conrad is a pharmacist. Maybe he could help. I just use NyQuil when I need it, which isn't often. Sounds like you might need something a bit stronger.
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Dadwithtwolittlegirls

I think so.. right now I can sleep from around 10:30 until 2. Usually I then wake up on the hours so I'm barely getting through a cycle every time I close my eyes.

Sometimes I will wake up in a cold sweat and then get the body buzz feeling that is like a panic attack and my whole world is crumbling... thought of her sleeping around, thoughts of her never coming home, thoughts of how I could have changed things.

I try to calm myself down.. watch a little TV then usually I'll fall back asleep for another hour.

It is getting old really quick.

Thank goodness I see my doctor this week for my celexa.. maybe he can give me something. I don't want to get hooked on sleeping pills.

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Jason

Frostflower

I used to have trouble staying asleep. My doctor prescribed Gabapentin. Its usually prescribed for seizure disorders which i don't have, but it has the effect of helping you stay asleep. i am also on two antidepressants, so there doesn't seem to be a risk of bad drug interactions. Usually does the trick for me.

Good luck. Sleep deprivation makes everything worse.

Homemaker_Numero_Uno

Quetiapine here, 225 or 250 mg every night.
I take it for antihistamine, recent trauma (March-May, unrelated to divorce) and history of allergic anaphylaxis that caused brain injury due to hypoxia and way too much adrenaline for 3 months (misdiagnosed, spring 2010). I used to take Olanzapine but it had side effects (prolactin reaction, lol)
It's good stuff. I sleep for at least 8 hours a night, solidly.
I can take 25 mg during the day and it will knock me out for a nap if my brain starts hurting/seizing/frontal lobe issues from overwork or overthinking.
(Hypoxia/brain injury will make you very very tired but I don't recommend it. I used to sleep 10 hours a night and 2-3 hour naps during the day :-o )
Anyway, the stuff I take does the trick for me. It smooths out neural activity while awake, and pretty much guarantees sleep.
It might be able to replace Celexa, I have no idea.
Fortunately I don't struggle with depression. I used to, when I was capable of overthinking stuff, but the brain injury fixed that. No overthinking = no obsessing = no depression. Lucky me, eh? ALMOST like a frontal lobotomy.

justabovewater

Ambien is my best friend.

aandksdad

Try looking up guided meditation on youtube, it helps me clear my mind so I can sleep.

Matt1720

I like this guy!

Followed up by 10 hrs of the sound of rain/thunder

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Frostflower

Exercise helps too. I find if I miss my workout, I have trouble falling asleep and staying that way, even with the Gabapentin.

sadsoul101

Melatonin, 6mg nightly. Natrol is the best brand. As with all medications and supplements, talk with your doctor before taking.

Dadwithtwolittlegirls

I'll see what the doc can do for me this week.

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06Daddio08

I put on a fan (a habit I got from the ex..)

Then I put the TV on with the sleeper set to 90 minutes and I watch TV until I start to get drowsy.

Turn the volume low so I can barely hear it and roll over.

Although, lately, I have been feeling a little braver at night and just turning the TV off .. sometimes my mind starts to wander.

Dadwithtwolittlegirls

I have the fan on and the TV but not on a timer..

The couch isn't comfy but is better than my old bed.

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