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Beth
Quit Date: September 3, 2009
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Posted: October 26, 2009 8:21 AM Post subject: insomnia and quitting |
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I have a question regarding insomni. When I first quit, I had to deal with insomnia. The first two weeks of my quit were pure hell when it came to sleep. It took a while for me to fall asleep, and I would wake up every hour. I am a person who before my quit would sleep 8 hours straight no matter what was happening in my life. Well the last 3 weeks I slept like I normally did before I quit. Last night however the insomnia came back. I know everyone's quit is different. But what I want to know has anyone else experienced this a month and a half after he or she quit. I tried taking a warm bath with lavender oil, camamille tea, relaxation techniques last night nothing worked. |
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kevin Site Admin
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Posted: October 26, 2009 10:52 AM Post subject: |
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i had it a little bit of insomnia, off and on, and somebody recommended melatonin (there are different brands; take a look at walgreen's or cvs or walmart or sam's); it really seemed to help, and there's no "hangover" like you might get with sleep aids that have diphenhydramine (the stuff in benadryl that makes you sleepy). _________________
keep choosing life!
kevin
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ms_tapestry
Quit Date: October 21, 2009
Posts: 2574 Location: Seminole, TX
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Posted: October 26, 2009 8:12 PM Post subject: |
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Five days into it I'm sleeping like a rock. I have noticed I'm especially sensitive to caffeine. I'm really having to cut back on my intake. Could that be affecting you? _________________
Tonya
You must do the very thing you think you cannot do.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Beth
Quit Date: September 3, 2009
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Posted: October 27, 2009 9:15 AM Post subject: |
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Thanks Kevin for the melatonin tip. I heard of it but forgot it existed until your post. I will go out and buy some today while I am out and about. |
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brownbrown
Quit Date: December 12, 2011
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Posted: December 21, 2011 11:28 AM Post subject: |
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I dont have insomnia, however I have this bad dreams |
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SeanBen
Quit Date: January 1, 2012
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Posted: August 3, 2012 2:54 AM Post subject: |
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Even I suffered from insomnia when I first quited but slowly it was cured.. |
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