[he...] Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I am considering to get fitbit. Two months of insomnia after cold turkey. Nights vary between 0 and 6 hours, maybe 3,5 hours on average, always broken up, the longest I can sleep in a block is around 3 hours and its not common. I keep looking at the clock to track how much I slept. If I dont I just feel disoriented especially after laying awake for hours. I just want to knlw how much I did manage to sleep. I doubt like a fitbit is very accurate though. I can lay very very still, it would think I moved. And I can feel very hot so my temperature might not help to indicate sleep either. ALso worry that it would make me obsess about sleepstats even more and maybe even freak me out if its really bad? But then also nice to see if there is some sleep and if it improves... what do you all think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Th...] Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Cover the clock or put it in a location where you can't see it from your bed. A fitbit does a fairly good job (not perfect) at tracking sleep so you will probably learn you're getting MORE sleep than you think? A fitbit is almost always going to report more sleep than you are guessing you received each night because you are probably unaware of brief periods (1 - 10 minutes or so) of light sleep I kept a sleep log or journal that worked well when sleep was on the increase, but ticked me off when sleep was bad. My sleep log from Jan & Feb 2017 is below---as you and others can see, my sleep was all over the map and this was months 5 to late 6 after my CT (and these were estimated hours that I came up with, I did not use a sleep tracker). Also, all of the sleep below was broken sleep. I just stopped putting it in my log/journal. January 9 - 3.5 to 5 hours broken January 10 - 3 hours broken January 11 - 3 hours broken January 12 - 0 January 13 - 3-5 broken January 14 - 0 January 15 - 5-6 hours broken January 16 - 0 - .5 January 17 - 3-4 broken January 18 - 5-6 hours broken January 19 - 2 hours January 20 - 5-6 hours broken January 21 - 3-4 hours broken January 22 – 2 – 3 hours broken January 23 – 3-4 hours January 24 – 5-6 hours January 25 – 1 hour (high Anxiety) January 26 4-5 hours January 27 0 January 28 - 4-5 hours January 29 - 2 hours January 30 – 2-3 hours January 31 3-4 hours February 1 6-7 hours February 2 2-3 hours February 3 6-7 hours February 4 2-3 hours February 5 .5 – 1 hour February 6 5 hours February 7 1 hour February 8 4 hours February 9 4 hours February 10 2 hours February 11 6 hours February 12 1 hour February 13 6 hours February 14 6-7 hours February 15 1 hour February 16 4.5 hours Feb. 17 1 hour Feb. 18 5 hours Feb. 19 3 hours Feb. 20 0 hours Feb. 21 2 hours Feb. 22 5 hours Feb. 23 4 hours Feb. 24 1 hour Feb. 25 6 hours Feb. 26 2 hours Feb. 27 0 hours Feb. 28 5-6 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[he...] Posted December 15, 2021 Author Share Posted December 15, 2021 Cover the clock or put it in a location where you can't see it from your bed. A fitbit does a fairly good job (not perfect) at tracking sleep so you will probably learn you're getting MORE sleep than you think? A fitbit is almost always going to report more sleep than you are guessing you received each night because you are probably unaware of brief periods (1 - 10 minutes or so) of light sleep I kept a sleep log or journal that worked well when sleep was on the increase, but ticked me off when sleep was bad. My sleep log from Jan & Feb 2017 is below---as you and others can see, my sleep was all over the map and this was months 5 to late 6 after my CT (and these were estimated hours that I came up with, I did not use a sleep tracker). Also, all of the sleep below was broken sleep. I just stopped putting it in my log/journal. January 9 - 3.5 to 5 hours broken January 10 - 3 hours broken January 11 - 3 hours broken January 12 - 0 January 13 - 3-5 broken January 14 - 0 January 15 - 5-6 hours broken January 16 - 0 - .5 January 17 - 3-4 broken January 18 - 5-6 hours broken January 19 - 2 hours January 20 - 5-6 hours broken January 21 - 3-4 hours broken January 22 – 2 – 3 hours broken January 23 – 3-4 hours January 24 – 5-6 hours January 25 – 1 hour (high Anxiety) January 26 4-5 hours January 27 0 January 28 - 4-5 hours January 29 - 2 hours January 30 – 2-3 hours January 31 3-4 hours February 1 6-7 hours February 2 2-3 hours February 3 6-7 hours February 4 2-3 hours February 5 .5 – 1 hour February 6 5 hours February 7 1 hour February 8 4 hours February 9 4 hours February 10 2 hours February 11 6 hours February 12 1 hour February 13 6 hours February 14 6-7 hours February 15 1 hour February 16 4.5 hours Feb. 17 1 hour Feb. 18 5 hours Feb. 19 3 hours Feb. 20 0 hours Feb. 21 2 hours Feb. 22 5 hours Feb. 23 4 hours Feb. 24 1 hour Feb. 25 6 hours Feb. 26 2 hours Feb. 27 0 hours Feb. 28 5-6 hours hi Cover the clock or put it in a location where you can't see it from your bed. A fitbit does a fairly good job (not perfect) at tracking sleep so you will probably learn you're getting MORE sleep than you think? A fitbit is almost always going to report more sleep than you are guessing you received each night because you are probably unaware of brief periods (1 - 10 minutes or so) of light sleep I kept a sleep log or journal that worked well when sleep was on the increase, but ticked me off when sleep was bad. My sleep log from Jan & Feb 2017 is below---as you and others can see, my sleep was all over the map and this was months 5 to late 6 after my CT (and these were estimated hours that I came up with, I did not use a sleep tracker). Also, all of the sleep below was broken sleep. I just stopped putting it in my log/journal. January 9 - 3.5 to 5 hours broken January 10 - 3 hours broken January 11 - 3 hours broken January 12 - 0 January 13 - 3-5 broken January 14 - 0 January 15 - 5-6 hours broken January 16 - 0 - .5 January 17 - 3-4 broken January 18 - 5-6 hours broken January 19 - 2 hours January 20 - 5-6 hours broken January 21 - 3-4 hours broken January 22 – 2 – 3 hours broken January 23 – 3-4 hours January 24 – 5-6 hours January 25 – 1 hour (high Anxiety) January 26 4-5 hours January 27 0 January 28 - 4-5 hours January 29 - 2 hours January 30 – 2-3 hours January 31 3-4 hours February 1 6-7 hours February 2 2-3 hours February 3 6-7 hours February 4 2-3 hours February 5 .5 – 1 hour February 6 5 hours February 7 1 hour February 8 4 hours February 9 4 hours February 10 2 hours February 11 6 hours February 12 1 hour February 13 6 hours February 14 6-7 hours February 15 1 hour February 16 4.5 hours Feb. 17 1 hour Feb. 18 5 hours Feb. 19 3 hours Feb. 20 0 hours Feb. 21 2 hours Feb. 22 5 hours Feb. 23 4 hours Feb. 24 1 hour Feb. 25 6 hours Feb. 26 2 hours Feb. 27 0 hours Feb. 28 5-6 hours wow so comparable to mine! maybe few procent better. mine is like that all over the place. it stayed like this until month 10 for you right? this was already just passed your worst? i am logging it too now but by estimating with the clock. i am kinda leaning towards getting a fitbit too stop looking at the clock cause i know i want to know. if it ends up freaking me out i will just stop using it for sleep tracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Th...] Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Yes this was from just after month 5 until almost month 7 (March 5, 2017) after my CT and was right after I had some pretty bad months in November and December 2016 At the main page of BenzoBuddies, before you login there is lots of good information. Below is what I copied for symptoms: Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Symptoms The following is a list of possible symptoms; it is not a list of what you will suffer from during withdrawal. You are unlikely to experience more than a few of these symptoms during withdrawal, and may experience none at all. Some of these withdrawal effects are reported from anecdotal evidence and may be spurious. All of these symptoms can have causes other than withdrawal from benzodiazepines. It is important for you to discuss any new symptoms with your doctor. Most Common Physical: Muscle pain Psychological: Anxiety Depression Insomnia Less Common Physical: Gastrointestinal problems (may include abdominal pain or cramps, and distension) Visual disturbances (blurred vision, hypersensitivity to light, seeing spots, sore eyes, dry eyes) Headaches (may include feelings of tightness in head) Flu-like symptoms (fatigue, lethargy, weakness) Sweating Pain in neck and shoulders, teeth and jaw Limbs feel heavy Balance problems, dizziness, unsteadiness, loss of coordination Shaking Feelings of tightness in chest, breathing difficulties, palpations, inner trembling Psychological: Phobias (most common are agoraphobia, social phobia, and the fear of going mad) Panic attacks Rapid mood swings Restlessness, jumpiness Loss of memory, trouble concentrating Nightmares Irritability Derealisation (feelings of unreality, changes in perception) Least common Physical: Changes in appetite, weight gain or loss Constipation, diarrhoea, vomiting Difficulty swallowing, increased saliva, loss of taste or metallic taste, sore mouth and tongue, dry mouth Craving of sweet foods Tinnitus (ringing in ears) Menstrual changes Changes in libido Urinary problems (frequency, urgency) Skin rashes, itchy skin, dry skin, slow healing of wounds Painful scalp Feelings of 'pins and needles' , tingling or numbness in arms, legs, face or trunk Hypersensitivity to sounds Hyperactivity Speech difficulties Rapid changes in body temperature Psychological: Depersonalisation (feeling like you don't know who you are) Hallucinations Feeling suddenly aggressive or full of rage Paranoia Intrusive thoughts or memories Morbid thoughts, suicidal thoughts Unusually sensitive (such as to reading or watching news stories) Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome It is first important to understand that, generally speaking, a syndrome is not a disease, per se. Rather, it is a collection of symptoms associated with a particular condition where the causal mechanism is unknown. If you have read the withdrawal symptoms list above, you will be familiar with the possible effects associated with benzodiazepine withdrawal. If these withdrawal symptoms continue for many months after you have finished your taper, then your symptoms can be said to be "protracted"; this does not mean permanent! Therefore, Protracted Withdrawal Syndrome (PWS) is just a label to indicate that you have not been lucky enough for your withdrawal symptoms to have cleared up (or largely cleared up) within some weeks or a few months of taking your last dose of a benzodiazepine. PWS is characterised by a group of symptoms that are assessed clinically (not by blood tests etc.). Because the cause for these protracted symptoms is not understood and these symptoms go on for some time, then the term "PWS" is appropriate, but not very helpful. Some of us take longer to get better, that is all. It would be a mistake to think that you have another disease - PWS is not a disease! It is probably better to think of PWS as "protracted withdrawal symptoms", because this is exactly what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest [An...] Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I took off my fitbit during the whole ordeal, and only put it back on 5 months afterward. Basically I made a deal with myself that I would only put it back once I was getting a perceived 4-5hr sleep with no drugs or supplements. When that moment came, I put it back on and monitored from there. I wish I would have actually not done that, because I would have liked to know how much I was sleeping, if any, during the worst of it. But when I was going thru it, watching every night be "restless" would have broken my spirit even more. So I don't know, maybe I made the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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