biminiblue

I hope you feel better, Zepp.

Please don't pick up a drink. You know it won't help. You will sleep when you need it and when you have figured out a way to calm yourself.

zeppodog

Ya I threw up repeatedly, what's a sachet?

luvmygirls

I'm so sorry to hear you're sick AND not sleeping (if there's a benefit to the flu, I always think it would be more sleep!) If the other remedies don't work, have you tried an over-the-counter sleep aid, like Unisom or something like that? I don't know if they're considered addictive, though...

Feel better soon!

zeppodog

well I'm not going to drink cause I'm too sick to go anywhere. Shaky tired and nauseous.

SoberLeigh

More hugs, zeppo.

zeppodog

Thanks everyone for the support, SR is a life line sometimes, or should I say all the time.

Zee

I had a stomach bug last year... couldn't keep even water down... lasted 24 hours. The strange thing was... after that, I felt wonderful, completely cleansed and refreshed. I hope you will feel the same. The sleep will come... I have insomnia too, I just don't force sleep 'cause that make me a bit cranky! Feel better soon

zeppodog

Well I haven't been this miserable in a long time, it's worse than alcohol withdrawals and I've been thru that more times than I care to admit.

Straightshoot

Well you haven't posted for a bit, hope you are sleeping. I find that when I don't feel well and insomnia hits, I just have to ride it out and not fight it. Eventually glorious sleep comes. Feel better soon.

bignasty

Hope you get better soon. Being sleep deprived is crap. I hope you keep determined and let this pass as because someone said earlier when you are well, you will be well AND sober and you will feel a million times better than if you do decide to drink just now when all is said and done

zeppodog

I did doze off for an hour, going to lay back down.

trez

Yeah my sleep is usually messed up for a few days after a bender. It eventually passes.

SoberLeigh

Zeppodogs's insomnia hasn't been caused by a bender.

jryan19982

For dehydration I find that Pedialyte works so much better than water. Water doesnt replace the sodium or electrolytes that you lose when you are sick. I highly recommend trying to drink 2 litre of pedialyte a day. That would be two bottles, or sometimes you can find the powder to mix with water. Very highly recommend it.

I also find that helps with anxiety since most of my anxiety stems from dehydration.

zeppodog

thanks

Straightshoot

I put lavender on a cloth near my head, after I have drank chamomile tea. It usually works for me. A really dark room is essential too.