Urgent: Homeless Now and Cannot Sleep At All...

My family threw me out of my home and I'm homeless now. The majority of the possessions I own are in the home I was kicked out of and I will not be able to retrieve them. It's possibly temporary but likely permanent. Major issues are that my sleep has degraded over the past two years to where I can only sleep at home. It doesn't make sense why that is the case. I actually had improved sleep quality last month by switching to brand names of medications instead of generics.

 

However, I'm in a hotel now and haven't slept at all in days even taking my same meds. I have a sleep study results appointment tomorrow afternoon which might result in a medication change. I'm not sure what I can do to sleep now though to even make it to the sleep study results appointment and to see a lawyer on Thursday. Psych ward is another option but they will pull me off Klonopin cold turkey and try antipsychotics which actually none of those even work anymore. My brain is far too damaged from all the psych meds over the years.

 

I don't know what to do. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know here or in a DM. If you do not here from me soon, then thank all of you for helping me in the past. It is just a shame that psychiatry will have defeated me in the end. I thought that after all this suffering I would be able to recover and then go back to helping others. But I guess all I do is help by having people know my story and just have nobody ever be forced onto psychiatric meds like I was. Thanks.

Hang in there LifeInChaos.

Things never stay the same.  You will feel differently when your body recovers. I hope your appointment brings you some hope. There is always hope, even when your mind tells you that there isn’t.

Feeling for you big time.

Hardy.

Don't ever let psychiatry defeat you. You will win this, and you will come out of this stronger. 

Hi. I'm so sorry you're going through this. The medical community has failed me too. I have, as well, lost all my possessions twice and I go back to step one. But it's only " stuff". You will get better, you will overcome this. Just please stay safe. This is not forever although it may seem that way now. Many blessings to you!!!

Thank you all for your well wishes. I have no idea if I slept yesterday. It definitely didn't feel like that. The sleep specialist said that I didn't sleep at all during the sleep study which I already knew. The doctor said that I have sleep apnea and that a CPAP machine should fix my sleep. However, it will take one to two months to get the CPAP device. The initial doctor who I spoke with many months ago (who when I told my horrific psychiatry story to actually revealed he had PSSD also but didn't realize it was called PSSD until I told him about how I got it). He mentioned at the time a medication called Xywav which is a new version of Xyrem which I have been begging for forever. It works for insomnia and has no tolerance but is only giving to people with narcolepsy/cataplexy in most cases. I expected to get that medication right away though because why mention it? I mean, I did point another doctor to what PSSD was that he was experiencing. However, that isn't the case with this new doctor I saw. I tried explaining about the brain damage caused by psychiatric drugs that I took and it was of course dismissed. This doctor didn't even recognize benzo tolerance. The doctor just said the CPAP will fix everything which I don't necessarily believe. Also the lawyer meeting has been postponed probably another week. Thanks for reading and of course if anyone has any advice, please share it.

Really sorry to hear about your situation!!! No wonder you're having trouble sleeping, is alot to deal with. Yoga nidra is something you may wish to give a go. Heals the nervous system and promotes sleep, your heal in time. HOPE=Hold On Pain Ends. 💞

Thank you all again. Sadly, I have been given news that no matter what the judge says at the hearing, I have to leave the house forever and I have no idea when my belongings can be picked up. Additionally, the belongings cannot be picked up me. They have to be picked up by movers and put into a truck and then brought to a storage unit or an apartment. I have no idea how I am going to find a place to live. I only have disability income and I am in huge credit card debt. I have no idea what to do. If someone can please help me with resources on finding housing even if it is with roommates or just any type of help at all, please type it in a reply.