Again- insomnia (need advice too) | ADHD Information
I have never had any problems too often falling asleep.. mine is more staying asleep. But for some reason over the past few months I sleep like a baby.. maybe I am just working myself so hard that I need a good hard sleep!!
A lot of my night time wakefulness would have more to do with anxiety than ADD, I think.. .. I think its a plus for an inattentive to fall asleep.. ya just daydream until you are out like a light..
Sherry
I take ambien sometimes, on those nights when I know I am not going to fall asleep. And you are right about going straight to bed after taking it - I almost fell out of my chair the first time I took it. Almost like being knocked unconcious but without the head injury.
Most of the time though, I feel tired and I think I am going to fall asleep, and then I keep hoping I will fall asleep. Until it is way too late to take an ambien and still wake up in time the next day. I pull at least one, sometimes two all nighters a week. You would think that I would learn!
I've had to take Ambien for the past couple of nights. Ambien just sedates, it's not like an SSRI (an antidepresant ) or for anxiety.
It knocks my lights out in about 30 minutes too! A really strange kind of drunk like state. Now when I take it I only take 3/4 of a tablet, go to bed and within 20 to 30 minutes, that's all she wrote (did I just write an idiom?
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(Nevermind, sorry)
Anyway, I don't like taking it because I know it can be adictive. So I only take it if I I haven't slept for a night, then I'll just take it for a couple of nights and that usually gets me back on track.
Hey you guys. yaaawwwn need to schedule psych appt real bad...gonna ask for ambien. I dont know why he gave me ativan as a sleep pill. He also first suggested strattera a long time ago...so maybe he gets something from the specific recommendation? Lol, the appointments are like 10 minutes too. Like this:Hey how are you?
A little tired.
Want a sleeping pill?
Sure.
How's the Ritalin?
I dunno..ok...
Want some adderall?
Lol, I could get ANYTHING from him...and he does not even ask questions. It's kind of amusing...Maybe next time I should try for something cool, you know, reach for the sky!
This week: 2 all nighters. Crash for a day. 2 all nighters...
= 4 nights no sleep with a break in between. 
This week I pulled two consecutive all nighters for no reason other than - forget how to sleep. Tiredness does not matter. Crashed during the day, missed all of my classes because of the crash, and now am up all night again. I sometimes take adderall during the day, and probably drink too much caffiene. Been an insomniac (falling asleep is the problem, not staying asleep) since I can remember. It really causes more trouble than the ADHD itself causes.
Does Ambien work as an antianxiety pill or is it just meant to sedate? Any help would be appreciated. Sorry foor posting this insomnia thing so many times....just...frustrated.
I work third shift, so my insomnia comes in the daytime. I've been on third shift for about 10 of the 16 years i've worked, and you would think I would have it down by now, but no. So once in a while, (like now) I sometimes have to use sleeping pills to get to sleep at the right time. Having a schedule for sleep is important for getting restful sleep, otherwise you feel like you have to be cranky!
Ambien is in a class of medications called 'hypnotics', and Isn't a good anti-anxiety med unless you would rather be 'knocked out' than calmed down. I've used Ambien before and unless you're really 'wired' should put you to sleep inside 30 minutes.
I use ambien and it knocks my lights out in less than 30 min.The first time I used it, I took it and decided to finish a movie...ohhh that was the wrong thing to do, I fought it to stay awake and when I stood up to walk It was like I was drunk. Never again. I take it and go straight to bed.Ambien 5 mg