Posted by Alara on March 15, 2003, at 4:24:32
In reply to Insomnia sucks, posted by Tabitha on March 15, 2003, at 4:13:15
Oh Tabitha, I know exactly what you're going through. My doctor is getting me to wean off Xanax (the only thing that gives me a reasonable night of sleep) and the SSRIs definitely don't help in that regard.
As a child I was the same as you: Would stay up until 2 or 3am during the school holidays reading books and could never rise before 11am. Even during school term, my body never adapted to the 7am-10am schedule that is favoured by most human (?) beings.. Yeah, getting up early is unnatural for creatures like us and insomnia sucks BIG TIME.
Occasionally I find that burning lavender oil and having a shower before bed helps. You've probably already tried this. There's probably nothing that any of us can recommend to improve the situation. Hope it improves soon. Life without sleep is a life in hell!
I hope your mean boss gets a decent dose of insomnia soon so that she knows how you feel. :-)
Wishing you all the best,
Alara
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