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@eastcoastmmd 517307 wrote:

Hello everyone,I have a question to anyone who can maybe give a word of advice
i actually work alot of hours so many its rediculious i dont have to but i find myself
over and over going through the same process,I call it eyes wide shut i would like
to relax and sleep but my mind races at about 150 miles an hour making it impossible
to sleep now bcause of my profession i have talked to many people who are on ambien
an i would love to see if it would help BUT I keep hearing about the side effect it kinda scares
me plus i have a very very addictive personality and worst then the side effect is the stories of getting off
. Soi have decided this week to try somthing knew i dont know what yet but something i tried a youtube video
meditation one it worked the first few days but but then it was off to the races i sleep on a good night 3 hrs…
so there it is in a nutshell any advice?

Hello and welcome to Party Vibe. Unfortunately there is no nutshell advice to be given regarding insomnia as each individual’s reason for insomnia is different. Although it generally stems from stress and anxiety (a current problem), depression (often but not always caused by a problem from the past which hasn’t been properly resolved), improper eating (e.g. too much sugar prior to wanting to sleep), over stimulation (e.g. watching a fast paced TV program/playing games console or challenged by employment or educational work) or a natural chemical imbalance in the brain (e.g. lack of melatonin production). If this is a recently occurring problem for you I imagine it’ll be over stimulation/anxiety regarding your working hours. Go to the doc’s and explain the problems your experiencing. If you opt for the meds route the trick is too frequently (every 2 weeks or so but really is dependent on the specific medication) change so your body doesn’t have time to become reliant on any particular med and to reduce the chance of a tolerance developing. Hope this information is of use to you.

Only had a few hours sleep last night but feeling surprisingly replenished. Nitrazepam did the trick.

@MC G-Tek 518220 wrote:

They do do the trick mate, but be careful with them things, addiction kicks in very quickly. (like less than 4 weeks if you’re taking em every day, that kinda quickly)

Thanks for the warning but I’ll be fine. They’re doc prescribed and I’m using them for their intended use, to aid sleep. Don’t think they’d have much recreational use anyway, too heavy on the muscle relaxing side. Was crawling to bed last night cos my legs had turned to jelly lol.

I binged the fuck out of benzodiazepines in the past. I mean like literally hundreds over the coarse of a few weeks. Done that I few times although a couple years ago. Never developed any form of addiction though. No withdrawal symptoms at all when I abruptly stopped.

@MC G-Tek 518249 wrote:

Cool man, that’s good to hear. Just thought I’d pass on the info cos a mate of mine was put on em last year, taking 1 a day for 4 weeks, missed out the 29th day and was clucking like fuck by the 30th – didn’t want the same thing happening to you dude.

It doesn’t surprise me. A few of my former friends who were boshing them with me developed addictions and found it really difficult to come off them. Maybe my unnaturally high metabolism has something to do with it? These Nitrazepam have a 40hour+ half life yet I take twice recommended dose, have 4 hours sleep and spring out of bed fresh as daisies. And for me to wake up feeling so replenished especially after 4hours sleep is a rarity.