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hello friends.
so I'm at day 34. I've been through a lot in the last month. i was having a terrible time trying to sleep. thought it may have been alcohol withdrawals but it seems more serious. i was having sleep dread. i was stressing about whether i would be able to fall asleep. and that kept me awake. i don't know a better definition of irony.
So my doctor has started me on a drug called Trazodone. has anyone had any experience with this med?
Its an antidepressant but it can be used for insomnia too.
i don't like it. but I've been able to sleep. weird dreams. i digress.
So no beer for 34 days!
feels so good. funny thing is with trazodone I'm not supposed to drink. leads to a bad reaction.
so i can't say for sure if its the fear of that thats kept me sober.
still, it feels so good to have over a month sober. I'm rediscovering so many things - the joy of talking to my 4 year old son, early morning walks, and even my job!
will keep trucking for now.
wish all of you the very best
so I'm at day 34. I've been through a lot in the last month. i was having a terrible time trying to sleep. thought it may have been alcohol withdrawals but it seems more serious. i was having sleep dread. i was stressing about whether i would be able to fall asleep. and that kept me awake. i don't know a better definition of irony.
So my doctor has started me on a drug called Trazodone. has anyone had any experience with this med?
Its an antidepressant but it can be used for insomnia too.
i don't like it. but I've been able to sleep. weird dreams. i digress.
So no beer for 34 days!
feels so good. funny thing is with trazodone I'm not supposed to drink. leads to a bad reaction.
so i can't say for sure if its the fear of that thats kept me sober.
still, it feels so good to have over a month sober. I'm rediscovering so many things - the joy of talking to my 4 year old son, early morning walks, and even my job!
will keep trucking for now.
wish all of you the very best
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I woke up with a panic attack on 1st of June 2015. Nocturnal panic attacks can sometimes cause a few nights of insomnia which in turn can lead to obsessing about whether i'd be able to ever sleep again. vicious cycle. but I'm slowly getting better!
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my chest hurts the folioing day and its beginning to concern me. but any web searches don't reveal chest pain as a common side effect. will see for another few days and decide.
hate not being able to sleep. just 35 days ago i used to slip into deep slumber so easily. my whole life has changed since.
It took me awhile to be able to sleep when I first got sober. I've taken Trazedone once upon a time and stopped as I could not deal with the dreams.... As always, keep talking to your doc about your thoughts/concerns. Congratus on your sober time
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"so i can't say for sure if its the fear of that thats kept me sober. still, it feels so good to have over a month sober".
I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear can be a great motivator. Also, regarding your comment about feeling good sober, I've found that even when I'm feeling bad, I still feel good because I'm feeling bad sober, not misery compounded by alcohol. So tomorrow's 35 right?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear can be a great motivator. Also, regarding your comment about feeling good sober, I've found that even when I'm feeling bad, I still feel good because I'm feeling bad sober, not misery compounded by alcohol. So tomorrow's 35 right?
You will feel better give it time, took me a while to straighten out. I would guess at least 3 before I felt a lot better.
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"so i can't say for sure if its the fear of that thats kept me sober. still, it feels so good to have over a month sober".
I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear can be a great motivator. Also, regarding your comment about feeling good sober, I've found that even when I'm feeling bad, I still feel good because I'm feeling bad sober, not misery compounded by alcohol. So tomorrow's 35 right?
I've said it before and I'll say it again, fear can be a great motivator. Also, regarding your comment about feeling good sober, I've found that even when I'm feeling bad, I still feel good because I'm feeling bad sober, not misery compounded by alcohol. So tomorrow's 35 right?
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