"Goodbye, dear friends, thanks for the nights of awesome sleep. But now it's time to let you go. See, you've been giving me headaches during the day. And sometimes, at night, I go get snacks out of the pantry and eat who knows what. Oh, and sometimes, I even get on the computer and make comments on Facebook and don't remember doing it the next morning. Probably NOT a good idea. :) But, ooooooh, how I will miss you. "
Two weeks later: What I would give for a good night's sleep!!!! I've been up for almost 2 weeks straight, I have huge dark circles under my eyes. I am cranky, grumpy, weepy.....oh my goodness, who knew how hard it would be to stop taking my beloved Ambien! But I have to muddle through......I have to stick with it! Long warm baths...no caffeine....hot milk....reading...whatever it takes. Sort of wishing the evil witch would come put a sleeping spell on me right about now...........
Last night: Finally, 6 hours of sleep. It's a breakthrough. And I am NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER NEVER taking Ambien AGAIN! What a process! Suffering from insomnia is no picnic. That's for sure. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Lying awake for hours on end, tossing, turning, and waking up easily? BLAAAAAH! But I have to find other ways to help myself. Any ideas from those of you who also have sleep issues? Have any of you tried other methods? PLEASE SHARE!
I'm going to take a nap........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
6 comments:
So sorry to hear you can't sleep! :( Have you tried Tylenol PM? Not as strong, but might help a little and not be so addicting? Wish you better nights to come. hugs...
Melatonin? That could possibly help.... I hope you keep getting good nights sleep from here on out. At least the kids are gone during the day!
Adrienne,
I totally feel your pain. I too am a former Ambien addict. The amazing nights of sleep were amazing, but the day after were totally killers! It was the hardest thing to get my body Ambien free.... Good luck, I am on the costco brand "tylenol pm" and they work pretty well for me. Sleepless nights suck!!!! good luck......
Trying Melatonin from the health food store....day 2......
We do Melatonin at our house for Spence...he can't sleep either. I usually think he's asleep and then he scares the pee out of me, standing by my bed at midnight. Geesh. PS. Loving "The Peach", this is my first visit, you know?
Uh, yeah. I don't let Patrick take Ambien unless I plan on staying up late for some reason. He needs a babysitter until he finally settles down. He doesn't believe me about the crazy stuff he does but I told him that he needs to do it at least once more so I can take a video of him to prove how silly it is! :)
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