thexception
Well-Known Member
if it has been going on for months, I doubt any tricks going to work. But I am surprised MJ doesnt do it. I dont like to have to use that every night but it sure as hells works for me, lol.
anyway I had the same problem for MONTHS, laying there on average 1 1/2 hours before sleep sometimes 2. Went to the doctor & asked for sleeping pills, of which I had NEVER taken nor asked for, nor every thought I would want to take (too barbaric in my opinion before that, for me at least is what I thought, lol). Try one script for a couple days, then another, then higher doses, nada, NOTHING. I was beside myself, how the HELL could a fing sleeping pill not work. All my life I thought you could actually take a pill & it WOULD knock you out; and none of them even made me tired.
Of course since I told my reg doctor at night I couldnt turn my mind off, pretty much (& I have been this way all my life anyway) he says oh, racing thoughts & sends me to a physc. Fine, no problem, well he puts me on Seroquel. I did my research on it before he prescribed it to me & knew u could pretty much take 25mg to 300mg dependant upon the need. So he is assured I have done my homework, tells me to take one, if it dont work take 2 or more. Thank GOD, & believe it or not when none of the other pills worked, this one did. Funny enough, it still doesn't "put me to sleep" or make me tired....directly, as I don't feel it. And I was only taking 25mg. Basically within an hour and a half to 2 hours after I took it, I felt agitated enough to want to sleep & I have not had a problem since. When I lay down, my mind is not "racing, working, thinking", I am now "normal" & laying down, few minutes later, sleeping. Now I am taking 50mg at night & 25 mg in the morn at docs suggestion. In his opinion, since it worked, it is because I have a "mood disorder".
I could care less what he thinks, all I care about is now I am getting SLEEP, & again thank GOD. Sorry so long but I feel ya, & understand & HOPE you soon find SLEEP!
anyway I had the same problem for MONTHS, laying there on average 1 1/2 hours before sleep sometimes 2. Went to the doctor & asked for sleeping pills, of which I had NEVER taken nor asked for, nor every thought I would want to take (too barbaric in my opinion before that, for me at least is what I thought, lol). Try one script for a couple days, then another, then higher doses, nada, NOTHING. I was beside myself, how the HELL could a fing sleeping pill not work. All my life I thought you could actually take a pill & it WOULD knock you out; and none of them even made me tired.
Of course since I told my reg doctor at night I couldnt turn my mind off, pretty much (& I have been this way all my life anyway) he says oh, racing thoughts & sends me to a physc. Fine, no problem, well he puts me on Seroquel. I did my research on it before he prescribed it to me & knew u could pretty much take 25mg to 300mg dependant upon the need. So he is assured I have done my homework, tells me to take one, if it dont work take 2 or more. Thank GOD, & believe it or not when none of the other pills worked, this one did. Funny enough, it still doesn't "put me to sleep" or make me tired....directly, as I don't feel it. And I was only taking 25mg. Basically within an hour and a half to 2 hours after I took it, I felt agitated enough to want to sleep & I have not had a problem since. When I lay down, my mind is not "racing, working, thinking", I am now "normal" & laying down, few minutes later, sleeping. Now I am taking 50mg at night & 25 mg in the morn at docs suggestion. In his opinion, since it worked, it is because I have a "mood disorder".
I could care less what he thinks, all I care about is now I am getting SLEEP, & again thank GOD. Sorry so long but I feel ya, & understand & HOPE you soon find SLEEP!
