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insomnia/benzos/other stuff
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so im having a bit of trouble, hoping someone might be able to give some good advice.

have had loads of trouble sleeping since as long as i can remember. generally, its because my mind is extremely active. like when i was a kid if i was nervous about a test at school, or if i was getting bullied, or even if i was about to go on some fun trip, id always have trouble sleeping. my mind just races and wont let me fall asleep...

generally, i deal with it, even if im not the best of sleepers and wake up easily or whatever, i just have the odd nights of sleeping badly and go through my day tired but get on with it...

a few months ago my girlfriend left me and it was was really hurtful. not gonna bother going into details (unless someone thinks it would help to know) cos i could rant for a while. so it took me a long while to not be depressed all the time, and even now i still get my bouts of feeling really sad. however, im gradually dealing with it and getting better. but as soon as all that happened, i started sleeping really badly, and it was starting to make me go a bit nuts.

tried homeopathy, doing more exercise, herbally stuff (valerian, passionflower),meditation, and then eventually got perscribed some bromazapam. been trying to not overdo it (been taking it like once every 2 or 3 days for the last 3 weeks) but am finding it quite hard  (i do have a particular liking to benzos, so wanna be quite careful about that)

guess my questions are:

am a bit worried about getting totally dependant on benzos, am still finding it really hard to sleep without them. how long does it generally take to get a proper dependancy thing going? should i be worried?

any general advice on how to sleep better naturally? found meditation was making my mind less active, maybe a bit easier to fall asleep, but i still kept waking up in the middle of the night loads of times...

any random thoughts or advice on insomnia/my general situation?

thanks kindly

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: klodeo]
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Have you tried to stop them cold turkey? Try taking Melatonin to help sleep. It's natural and safe. You should be able to pick it up at any GNC, walmart and such.

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: lqdtrance]
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havent tried stopping just as yet, cos just cant seem to sleep. thats why i tend to do 2 or 3 days without, and then it starts really wearing on me and then il eat some benzos. but cant really keep doing that forever...

havent tried melatonin, read about it a few times tho, might well have to give it a shot and see if it helps. thanks for the advice

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: klodeo]
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Benzos are not good. Generally people quit by gradually reducing the amount of Benzos they do until they quit, it's called tapering off. Withdrawl from Benzo's results in strange feelings. If your having trouble sleeping you should probably not use a computer 3 hourse before falling asleep. Or in extreme instances not use it for the whole day and only use it 3 or 4 days a week. The computer makes peole stay awake.

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: lines]
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yeah ive noticed that with the computer actually. thanks for the tip. gonna try stopping benzos and using the computer less then... will see how it goes...

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: klodeo]
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Drink lots of water. It will help flush out your system. Doing a light workout in the morning will help wake you up and also make you feel better, try a light workout right before bed as well. And seriously try melatonin, it works wonders.

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: lqdtrance]
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I got prescribed Klonopin for insomnia. Took about 3months for me to develop a tolerance and become officially addicted.

For the past year I have been trying to get off the medication. Being addicted to benzo's is terrible and tapering off can be absolute hell.

Each month, I cut my dosage back some and experience shakes, tremors, and terrible anxiety for about 3 weeks.

I'd take insomnia any day over being addicted to a benzo.

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Re: insomnia/benzos/other stuff [Re: lqdtrance]
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appleorange said:
I'd take insomnia any day over being addicted to a benzo.


yeah thats what ive been thinking. i do actually really enjoy benzos and could see it quite easily becoming a problem. gonna stop taking them before i get properly hooked on them.

at the end of the day, i guess my insomnia's been bad recently because ive got stuff on my mind. i suppose benzos are just escapism. at the end of the day, i guess i just need to sort my shit out, deal with my problems and learn to get some good natural sleep.

thanks for the help

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