[An...] Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Please rate the quality and quantity of your sleep last night. Mine was about a 5 last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Mine was a 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Have you ever been 7 or above nightengale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[53...] Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 mine was a four Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 AntiBenzo, since my taper and recovery, maybe once or twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Li...] Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I'd give myself a 5 or 6 for last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 I was also about a 5 last night Lilac. I woke up about 4 times but was able to go back to sleep. Good morning everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 AntiBenzo, since my taper and recovery, maybe once or twice. IC....you said in your signature>>> Sleep was slowly returning but now I'm back in a wave How were you sleeping then when it was slowly returning? Were you put on these drugs for sleep? I was actually sleeping ok prior to the drugs. I was put on them for panic and anxiety after physical things were ruled out for my chest discomfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 goodmorning antibenzo, I am glad your chest discomfort was not physical. Was it from anxiety? Has the chest discomfort gone away? I see in your signature you have been on the drugs long term, also. Not sure if this makes much difference, as many people who were on a year or less have many withdrawal and recovery issues as well. How's your taper coming along? In spite of my lack of sleep, I still am glad to be drug free and will never go back on them. When I went to my pcp after finishing my taper, he wanted to prescribe an anti-anxiety medication (non benzo,) which I said no thanks to. It would have been another issue down the road I would have needed to taper off of. After this long of so very little sleep, I find I function okay on 4+ hours of sleep a night. When the rare night of 6+ hours happens, I wake up with a terrible headache and really feel no better energy wish, though my head is thinking what all I might get done that day. I suffer a lot when I get 2-3 hours of sleep. Last night I think I slept around 4 hours, so I feel okay today. There was an obvious reason for my lack of sleep before I was prescribed benzos, which no longer exists. Perhaps it is now a habit that will never resolve itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Last night was 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Yes, they say my chest discomfort is from my anxiety disorder and no, it has not gone away. I am still struggling with this sx. My taper is almost complete I think. I am on about 1.5 mgs of V but I have felt horrible the entire time. I also wish I could sleep more and that the quality of my sleep was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Antibenzos, I never felt human during my taper. It was one of those put one foot in front of the other to get through each day. My entire focus was how horrible I felt, as it engulfed my mind. Even though sleep is still quite elusive, I don't feel as bad as I did during my taper and initial completed withdrawal. Each day brings on a new and better feeling. It's not obvious, but quite subtle. In all honesty, I believe if I slept well constantly, I would feel quite amazing. The tinnitus I can ignore most of the time, the dizziness is manageable, the muscle jerks at night definitely interfere with my sleep, so I can't ignore those. I've been having irregular heartbeats lately. Not sure why, as they were at their worst when I was on the drugs. The cardiologist and PCP never mentioned it could be from the benzos. I just figured that out when I found this site and started reading posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 4 for me last night. Sleep was crummy. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sa...] Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 7 ... after months of 0-1 and months at 2-6, I consider 7 hours of broken sleep good at a 7 this 5th month since CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 Good to hear Sara. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 4.5 last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 5 but I feel really crappy this morning....lots of anxiety and chest pressure again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 26, 2019 Author Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 horrible night for sleep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Mine was a 4.5. It is slowly improving. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 3.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sa...] Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share Posted May 27, 2019 5 last night but still feel crummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[An...] Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 2, sleep was really bad last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[ni...] Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Mine was 5.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Sa...] Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 5 ... 5 hours broken sleep ... my new normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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