Gaz1985
07-11-17, 19:42
Hi guys for about 2 months now I have been having a lot of trouble sleeping. Nearly every night since the middle of September has been a struggle getting to sleep, I can be lay awake for 7 hours before I fall asleep. Sometimes I don't sleep at all. I have taken some over the counter sleep aids like antihistamines which sometimes help me get a few hours sleep or I have resorted to having a few alcoholic drinks which also does the trick. But it seems I cannot get to sleep normally without some sort of help even if I feel tired!
I am scared I have sporadic fatal insomnia. I know it is very rare (about 1 in a billion) but I cannot help but worry I have it. I feel tired most days through lack of sleep, I used to be a great sleeper, I would be asleep within 15 mins of my head hitting the pillow so I don't understand why I have suddenly got this bad insomnia, stress is not really a factor recently so it's not that. My doctor says it's all in my mind and I am worrying too much about not sleeping when I go to bed so my mind is in overdrive about it but he did offer me some sleeping tablets but I heard they can make things even worse with addiction so I declined. Can anyone offer me some re-assurance about this? it would be a great help to me.
I am scared I have sporadic fatal insomnia. I know it is very rare (about 1 in a billion) but I cannot help but worry I have it. I feel tired most days through lack of sleep, I used to be a great sleeper, I would be asleep within 15 mins of my head hitting the pillow so I don't understand why I have suddenly got this bad insomnia, stress is not really a factor recently so it's not that. My doctor says it's all in my mind and I am worrying too much about not sleeping when I go to bed so my mind is in overdrive about it but he did offer me some sleeping tablets but I heard they can make things even worse with addiction so I declined. Can anyone offer me some re-assurance about this? it would be a great help to me.