I have been suffering with poor sleep for months now. When I first had the anxiety I had a terrible bout of insomnia that lasted for weeks. I would literally go days without sleeping and I felt so unwell because of it as my anxiety and depression became more entrenched.

Now at least I am getting some sleep but it is still very poor. I fall asleep on the sofa usually in front of the TV and then when I go up to bed I find myself waking during the night several times and I can't get back to sleep. I always wake up fully about 5am, no matter what time I go to bed or how many times I've woken, and that's it, I'm awake for the day then.

I used to be a brilliant sleeper before all this started in November last year, I could go to bed at 10pm and sleep right around until about 7am. Now I'm lucky if I get 5hrs per night and when I wake up I feel exhausted, like I haven't been to bed. I do hope this improves over time because it is really affecting my quality of life.