Anyone else have insomnia problems? Mine just started recently.
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It’s currently 1:11 where I am and I feel WIDE awake. I don’t know when this will end, but hopefully soon. I’ve been like this for a few months now… we’re in the same boat.
Last night I stayed up until 4 in the morning. I seriously feel like I could stay up all night. I took some benadryl, but it doesn’t work.
Insomnia was the start of my psychosis and schizophrenia…it drove me insane…just wouldn’t sleep…the meds stop that now…just relax and lie down sleep does come.
I need to get some lavender tea or something that will relax me.
I had horrible insomnia a few months ago from trying to switch meds. I literally couldn’t sleep at all. I went back on my old meds and now I can sleep, thank God. I really hope you are able to figure it out. Maybe see your GP or pdoc and tell them. Insomnia sucks. Sorry you are dealing with it.
I just got insurance tonight so I am going to a new doc next month. Hopefully something will work out. I get so sick in the morning because I am so tired.
Can’t sleep, either. Working my way thru my courseware…
Just passed this module, but scraped through with 83%. Usually have over 95%. Think I’ll leave the rest until after I get some sleep. Bleh.
I had this since my psychotic break started …!!!
This is bad …!!! Consult ur pdoc …!!!
Far cry
You said you had your psychosis at 19 years old. You have been suffering insomnia since then until now ?? For 11 years ??!!
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Never have that problem, I can pretty much sleep on demand
I always had sleep problems from the time I was little, but in my teens and twenties it was the “worst”. It was normal for me to not sleep much so I didn’t think about it. As I got older and needed more sleep it bothered me and I tried supplements and even took a Tylenol PM once (I don’t like taking things). It knocked me out all night and made me groggy the next day. Now I just roll with it and feeling less stress about it actually helps. My husband takes an antihistamine every night that helps him sleep.
Hi Andrey …yes i know i never had good childhood my self esteem was poor since 15 …!! I rarely go out …!!! my body lacked physical fitness i never felt tired cuz i lack physical activities …!!! Cuz i was hiding from outer world …Never made meaning full relation with outsider and even with my friend …!!!
I was scared to death with people around me…!!! AS my body lacked physical fitness and due to anxiety my sleeping pattern was fully damaged …!! i couldn’t sleep …!!! here i mean to say extreme insomniac night triggered my psychosis …!!! I had suffered a psychotic break.at age 19.!!! I went to pdoc that time .!!! i couldn’t convince them it was a psychotic break …!!! They gave me anti depressant and anti anxiety pills …!! i was lil okay for the moment …!!but root cause was always hiding behind it …!!!
i was in and off medication several time i changed 5 doctor since then which was absolutely not necessary…!!! So as a conclusion i always felt hard to get a proper sleep …!!! SEE i use sleeping tablet zolpidem right now !!! I still awake early in the morning …!!! Bro time is very difficult for me …!!! So i have decided to volunteer in a school…!!! Hope they will give me a chance …!!! It solely depend on them …!!!
I feel bored sitting at home doing nothing …!!! And Andrey see it’s always strange my dad is schizophrenic never diagnosed never took pills he still managed to work full time …!!! He influenced me alot …!!! IN my case it was bad parenting so unlucky me…!!! U can volunteer if u like …!!! thanks Andrey sorry i have an improper english never was good student i used to fail most of the times…thanks hope u read this …!!!
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I am really sorry to hear about your struggles… you really had it tough.
My life was normal until 30 years old. My sleep was ok, but I needed about 9 hours every night. If I could not get 9 hours I would feel tired the next day. A few months before the onset of schizophrenia, I began having a little bit of insomnia but it wasn’t so bad. I was doing lots of physical exercise in the evening and I thought that was the cause. Right now i sleep 12 hours a day. And I wake up tired and without motivation. F*** this illness. We need proper treatment !! We deserve it !!
@Hedgehog yeah I take benadryl but it didn’t help.
That Exactly what my heart says …Feels sorry to say that we have to wait still 20 to 30 years …!!!
Cuz research on sz are really pathetic …!! i have seen some pharmaceuticals website they will be investing billion dollars on diabetes never seen they are speaking about Sz…!!! WE are so unluckily …!!!
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Day 3 of insomnia. It is already getting super old
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U can take zolpidem …Consult your pdoc…!!!
I don’t see her until feb 23rd 
Well the constant one that I have is that for some reason I don’t really feel tired anymore unless I’m just waking up. It seems like I just lay in bed until I pass out. But I’ve had real insomnia recently. During the summer there would be some days I didn’t sleep. I stood awake for 5 days straight. The hallucination and delusions made me think that the neighbors were keeping me up. My family had to talk some sense into me and the upped my medication since I was getting strong hallucinations.