rosietee

Hi, kinda, I did post about the meeting under the NA thread.

On the subject of insomnia:
You had asked me before about my insomnia, and it has always been caused by anxiety and/or depression. The first anti-depressant I tried was trazadone and I just loved being able to go to sleep! I think it helped a little with my depression, but I felt a little too groggy during the day and I stopped it. (I am on Prozac now) But if I use the trazadone for sleep now it makes me feel panicky for some reason. I love the way ambien makes me feel. It really helps, but I develop a tolerance really fast. My ob/gyn has been calling it in for me, but doesn't like me to be on it every night, so I have been trying to take half a pill and stretch it out a little before a try for a refill. (she might not go for it, though) I used to take Prosom and that worked pretty well too. It was awhile ago, so I don't remember the non-brand name of it. I did OD on those once, but that is a whole nuther story. (didn't want to die and knew I wouldn't on those, but was really depressed and in a bad situation and wanted to sleep for a looong time, but ended up in the hospital for a week. It was after my late husband committed suicide) I did get Halcion once and that stuff worked great, but when the doctor found out I was taking it every night for a week, he cut me off (I heard nasty things can happen to you from that stuff). When I am really dying for sleep in the past I have just reached for anything I could get, benzos, pain pills, alcohol, just for the sleep. But in the state we are in now, that of course is not an option.

To be honest, if you can make yourself do it, exercise and a good yoga video are the best for me. Just haven't been doing that lately. The kids don't go to sleep until 10 and that's the only time I get to talk to my husband, and it is hard to get motivated to go downstairs and exercise, even though I know I won't sleep.

okay, I have rambled enough. Reading this might just be the best cure for your insomnia, kinda. I'm picturing you face down in front of your computer by now.

Talk to you later and stay warm. (It was in the 80's here today!) I went to college in upstate New York and decided I had to get away from that weather (much worse than in the city).

Thanks for thinking about me,
rose