Alright so basically I just wanted to come here to vent and see if people were dealing with the same type of insomnia. Which I’m sure there are. For about a year and a half, I’ve been dealing with insomnia. It’s not your typical insomnia where you can’t fall asleep. I can “fall asleep” perfectly fine. It’s just that my sleep never feels restorative. I toss and turn, get night sweats, and wake up feeling absolutely awful. It’s like I’m light sleeping all of the damn time. I must be stuck in REM or something because I dream very vivid, realistic dreams and remember them when I wake up.
My body is inconsistent as hell. One week I’ll actually fall into deep sleep for two days straight and then the next 3 weeks, I won’t get any at all. This drains the life out of me. I’m constantly angry at the world, drained and things that shouldn’t require much energy, drain the life out of me. (Such as walking to class or moving around).
I’m just wondering what the hell I have to do to get myself out of this loop. I’ve been to the doctor multiple times. I’ve been prescribed trazodone, lexapro for anxiety, and this other antihistamine that had drowsy side affects. None of these even came close to helping. I’ve tried cutting out caffeine, working out lifting weights, and getting sunlight. Nothing has reset me. I used to be able to sleep fine. And then my third year of college, I just lost the ability to fall into deep sleep. There have been days where I’ve completely lost it on the verge of a mental break down.
I just wanted to see if people could relate as it would make me feel a whole lot better.