Insomnia!!!!

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Kahnartist
Kahnartist Member Posts: 111
edited October 2017 in Just Diagnosed

I sleep. A lot. A lot a lot. I actually consider it one of my predaignosis red flags. I have always been a sleeper but this exhaustion was a little more excessive than even I would call normal.

That said, I was diagnosed last week and now I keep waking up at 3:00 am. Sometimes I can fall back asleep until my alarm, but over the last several days, I just get up and use the time to research on here or read other materials and shop for surgery check list items.

I can't stay awake at work (they frown upon napping at our desks 😂) and I feel crappy and anxious.I am hoping it is going to normalize. But what if it doesn't?! I'm going to go insane.

I'm sure I am not alone. Anyone have any non drug tips?! I can drug myself but that isn't sustainable. Thanks.

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  • vampeyes
    vampeyes Member Posts: 1,227
    edited September 2017

    Kahnartist, OMG I am just like you and unfortunately no answer for you. I was up at 3 today, tossed and turned till 3:30 befits giving up. A friend suggested veviter essential oil or lavender essential oil diffused at night. I will try this tonight! I am wondering if I force myself to stay up late would that help? Looking forward to hearing some tips from others.

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  • Kahnartist
    Kahnartist Member Posts: 111
    edited September 2017

    vampeyes,

    I drugged myself last night and slept til 6:30. I highly recommend it. Ha. I hope you are doing ok.

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  • Rrobin0200
    Rrobin0200 Member Posts: 433
    edited September 2017

    same here. I strongly recommend ambien. It knocked me out. I only used it for a week, but then my sleep pattern went back to normal. Have you dr. Write a prescription for you. Everyone will benefit from it. Plus, you will have a clear head to make adequate decisions. If you don't want ambien, then I suggest trying Melatonin from Whole Foods with a dose of lavender oil diffusing next to your bed. That was my second go to afternoon stopping the ambien. Here's to healthy, restful sleep!

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  • Kahnartist
    Kahnartist Member Posts: 111
    edited September 2017

    rrobin0020,

    Does it help

    Does it help You stay asleep? I can fall asleep pretty much anywhere but I keep waking up. I want it

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  • FarAwayToo
    FarAwayToo Member Posts: 255
    edited September 2017

    Kahnartist, do you do anything special to fall asleep? Or does it just happen?

    I do visualizations to relax and to fall asleep and it helps me fall and stay asleep. I need drugs for my anxiety during the day, but falling asleep at night is no problem. I'm thinking since you fall asleep easily, maybe you can do the same to fall back asleep if you wake up during the night.

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  • Kahnartist
    Kahnartist Member Posts: 111
    edited September 2017

    hi farawaytoo

    I do nothing. I close my eyes and fall asleep. I'm always tired. When I have been waking up my brain goes nuts and I think it is impossible to turn it off. The last two nights I have taken something so while I am a zombie, I slept. So glad I took is the weeekwnd

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited October 2017

    I too couldn't after diagnosis so my doc prescribed Ambien slept like baby u really need the rest. All worked out with Hope n Positive thinking I'm now a 23yr Survivor Praise God. msphil idc stage2 0\3nodes Lmast chemo rads n 5yrs on tamoxifen

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  • Peacetoallcuzweneedit
    Peacetoallcuzweneedit Member Posts: 233
    edited October 2017

    Omg!! Thanks! Was to going to say the same about waking at 3am --> I call it the bewitching hour...and I read everyone's posts about the Ambien.....holy crap I have an entire rx filled from double mx that I never used!!!! Thanks ladies for the reminder!!! Oh another thing since my diagnosis --> cant remember shit....

    Kahn and everyone else --> sending good vibes -- that first 6weeks was sooo hard...

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  • msphil
    msphil Member Posts: 1,536
    edited October 2017

    I too had insomnia got meds from doc Ambien thank God got thru it All now a 23yr Survivor Praise God Hope n Positive thinking got me thru. You can All do this.msphil idc stage2 0/3nodes chemo 3 month before n after surgery Lmast got married then rads 7wks.

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  • Spookiesmom
    Spookiesmom Member Posts: 9,568
    edited October 2017

    Try a white noise machine. They have various sounds, rain, waves lapping, fire crackling, or just the buzz from a fan.

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  • WorryWartSuzie
    WorryWartSuzie Member Posts: 29
    edited October 2017

    I was like that every day until my surgery. the BEST sleep I got was at my surgery! You're going to be just fine once the ball gets rolling. Don't worry because your feelings and responses are like every one of us on here!

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  • BellasMomToo
    BellasMomToo Member Posts: 305
    edited October 2017

    I've been using Melatonin for many years to help me sleep and wake up w/o feeling drugged. Before my dx, 1 mg of Melatonin would help me fall asleep and sleep through the night. But since my dx, I needed a little more.

    Now I take 3 mg to 5 mg of Melatonin and I use the time-release type. I also sometimes take Zzzquil, which is non-habit forming. ZZZquil is just liquid Benadryl (Diphenhydramine HCI). With Zzzquil, I also wake up w/o feeling drugged. Zzzquil has alcohol and non-alcohol formulas.

    I've been really itchy lately (I assume it from the Herceptin), so I take Zzzquil instead of benadryl before going to bed. It puts me to sleep quickly and I don't scratch in my sleep.

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