Insomniacs not so anonymous!

Still awake, think I'll join you in that cuppa cornergran.

Silver lining - that's the root of the problem really, so much going on in one's life, difficult to switch off, my brain when I try to sleep whizzes around at 100 miles per hour, sure many can identify with that.

I have forgotten what a good nights sleep is like. Don't post on here every night as I use to , I now dread bedtime

The same for me, Annie.
Never mind bags, I have shopping trolleys under my eyes!
Not funny though, far from it.
I'm barely functioning.

it’s awful not to be able to sleep, especially when your dealing with awful,upsetting life events. I wish there was an easy answer.

Have been trying to sleep without depending/using up on the pills, but have just laid awake fir hours. Dozing on and off, probably total of 3 hours of interrupted cat naps.
Last night after watching the danish series on bbc 4 under the surface, went to bed at 10.30. 3 hours later still awake, so took one in desperation and lay there another hour still awake. The last time I noticed the time it was 4 am. Woke at 6 am. I think I wasted one of my precious Zopi’s.
Here’s to tonight, wishing us all 9 hours deep relaxing sleep. Hmm!

missA [ flowers]

What happened to the flowers missA,

silver
I'm showing off now!

MissA you are so clever

I've been to the doctors today, and been prescribed a kind of mild sedative type pill.
The doc said he would only give me something light.
I was so looking forward to trying them out.
Then I remembered: I haven't actually got the them yet.
Blame lack of sleep and Sunday doctors' appts.

Oh, and thank you, morethan for your good wishes.
My wonder pills can be bought over the counter, apparently, so I'm feeling a bit deflated, I rather fancied a being knocked out.
I'll report back once I've got my hands on the pills.

Fingers crossed MissAdventure

Well, I've taken two of my gentle sedative pills.
I've got a headache from being so tired all the time, so fingers crossed.
I might go and assume sleep position in readiness.

Hope you had a decent nights sleep MissA. and your gentle pills did the trick. ...zzzzzzzzzz
In desperation I took my z type sleeper and had a fabulous full and undisturbed nights sleep and it’s wonderful.
Because ........we deserve it. Have a good day.

Please report on your pills MissA and name them if they worked.
I am like a coiled spring every night, I just can't relax or even lie still.
I used to be able to drop off after lunch but can't even do that now.
It is all very well saying older people don't need as much sleep, if they sit around all day, I can understand, but I can't do that, I am at my H's beck and call.
Poor man can't help it I know, it is just frustrating.

I take a sleeping pill, was awake from 2.30 until gone 5.00 last night , still wake every night and feel doped next day

So sorry your pills don’t seem to be working Annie. It’s awful laying awake hour after hour.
I have tried 2 different sleeping tablets as well as ametrypteline which my doctor said helps sleep. They didn’t work for me unfortunately so might it be worth trying to get something different.? Hope you get some sleep tonight.
we have an early start for the airport tomorrow which usually means a bad night.

silverlining, unless you are meeting an incoming flight, I wish you a good flight x

Thank you, we are visiting our daughter who is about to have another operation.

Oh I am sorry silverlining, then as well as a good flight I wish your daughter a speedy recovery x

Thank you annie and I wish you a full nights sleep.

Well, I had a terrible night, followed by an awful day.
Headache, tired, feeling a bit nauseous (maybe through tiredness?)
I'm not sure if its the fault of the pills, but I have felt quite wretched.
I'm a bit nervous to take even one, tonight.

I’m really sorry the pills made things worse MissAdventure What were the pills? Years ago when I was having a difficult night my sister in law gave me an amitriptyline and it made me feel much worse. Some medication doesn’t suit all. There was a piece on Good Morning Britain today about sleep. Too be fair it didn’t tell us what we all didn’t know but it may be useful. I’m sure you could watch it on the ITV Hub. Hope you all have a fairly decent night.

They're called promethazine, the leaflet that came with them say they can be used as an anti histamine, can be given to children, and so on.
I think i'll just stick to taking one tonight.
I'm pretty robust ordinarily, but I have felt quite strange and unwell today.