2y ago

felt so awake. cannot sleep. but then when i try to do awake stuff i feel sleepy.

this sucks

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I want to clarify that I ate too much and I think that may have contributed to this.
- I have recently learned that eating too much sodium at dinner will keep me up all night. Solidarity.
Oh yeah I know how this goes and it sucks big time. Lie in bed, can barely sit still and relax. Get up for a minute to go to the toilet, immediately start feeling lethargic and have difficulty keeping eyes open. Go back to bed, sleepiness goes away. In my case, anxiety medication helped.
- I was about to say that it sounds like my generalized anxiety coupled with good ol' ADHD (maybe). Taking mild benzos helps a bunch
  
  I have had serious treatment-resistant insomnia since I was a kid and I'm also an ADHDer.
  One of the things that I've found works really well for that generalised anxiety/can't unwind/can't sleep, clown will eat me sort of insomnia is clonidine. It's not for everyone but it's pretty safe and boring, it's not addictive, it's easier to get from your prescribing doctor than benzos, and it also works for treating some secondary ADHD symptoms in me as well.
Me but its only the days when I have to work. If I'm on leave this does not happen.
- yeah right, that's when i do my best posting

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