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Re: A few questions for Lynne.

Posted by Paul on February 22, 2002 at 11:35:13:

In Reply to: A few questions for Lynne. posted by Scott M on February 22, 2002 at 09:33:31:

Scott- (and Lynne, Beth...)

I am very happy for you that you have decided to take positive action against your insomnia and I wanted to let you know that I will be going through the same thing at the same time.

I have been reading the posts on this forum for several months now but have not written until now. I've had horrific chronic insomnia for nearly four years (I don't know how I made it through graduate school with it) and I thought it was hopeless. I thought I would have to live with it and just cope for the rest of my life. I had done the whole sleep center, sleep test, sleep med scene and have finally (just yesterday) realized that I am walking on the edge of disaster and that it was going nowhere but down. I've been taking ambien for nearly two years (I'm supposed to take it no more than three times/week but I always ended up taking it more than that and the rebound insomnia on the off nights was something terrible.)

I finally heeded Lynne's (and Beth's) advice yesterday and went to buy "Desperately Seaking Snoozin'" I read it all yesterday and am ready to start a life of more disciplined sleep, free of medications that will allow me to sleep like I used to. (I used to sleep like a rock and could keep irregular hours and still be fine.) Well, that changed and I went from no sleep problems (other than it was difficult to wake me up) to nightly battles with insomnia that have been wearing me down to an unproductive, unpleasant person who has been wasting half my day trying to sleep (and of course, still not being able to sleep and not being able to sleep the next night because of it)

I've been blaming everyone else for the problem for years now. I've been blaming the sleep docs for not being able to do anything about it. I've been getting angry with all of my friends who sleep soundly and have never had insomnia. I've been blaming my neighbors who have noisy kids in the morning. I realized, finally, that the ultimate source of the problem was me and my terrible sleep habits that I just wasn't willing to give up yet. (Hey, I used to be able to get away with it, right?)

I also wanted to thank Lynne and Beth for all of their posts on this forum. I've been reading them for quite some time now and have decided to turn a new leaf in my life...it will be hard (especially since I live by myself and getting up in a disciplined manner has never been easy for me) but now I feel that it is the right answer for me. It's just too bad it took me four years of horrific insomnia and countless sleep meds to realize this!

So, Scott, I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and that I will be going through this process at the same time. Please let me know how you are doing!

Paul

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