Insomnia

I looked it up and Narcolepsy also comes along with nighttime insomnia and severe hunger when sleepy, which is why I am up a lot sometimes at night and often eat a lot before or after I sleep during the day. Also, I do not get hungry when I am not sleepy. I just eat a typical amount of food and then I am done. Maybe this is connected, I don’t know.

Have been taking prazosin because not able to stay asleep, nightmares, and flashbacks. The panic and wake ups decreases but I still waking up early morning feeling very awake for couple hours before waking time. Does anyone have experiences of taking prazosin?

#Prazosin #Nightmares #PTSD #Insomnia

When you’re younger, your cup is whole, but as you grow older the hole begins to grow.

Out from the cup your water flows into others, the flow only passing on and on.

The day comes when you realize,

’well what about me?’

but you let it go on too long, you let it happen too much and now you’ll never be complete. #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Insomnia #LateNightThoughts #ADHD #exhausted #BipolarDepression

Alright Friends Back To Sleep Now. I have been working on learning how to cope with a recent diagnosis of narcolepsy. It is working for the most part because my ear problems are my number one and they are mostly in remission. However, I am going through a lot of caregiver changes at the moment and that is causing my stress levels to go up and down a lot. This means that the sleep wake cycles in my brain are messed up again because stress and heat are my other two main triggers for my sleep wake cycles getting out of wack, which can lead me to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, nighttime insomnia, and an intense need to eat whenever I get like this.

Tonight I enjoyed spending time with my family at our family friend’s pool. Then we went to get ice cream at a fast food restaurant. Oh and I watched some America’s Got Talent before bed. It was nice. Now I am going back to sleep because I am finally sleepy again after battling some nighttime insomnia. I will say that all of this comes along with my recently narcolepsy diagnosis, which is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and severe nighttime insomnia. If only I could convince the sleep doctor to put me on a medication. There I am finally opening up about my new diagnosis!

Insomnia feels like a constant battle—lying awake while the world sleeps, my mind refusing to quiet down. Some nights are harder than others, but I’m learning to be gentle with myself through it all. If you’re awake too, you’re not alone. 🌙

#InsomniaStruggles #sleeplessnights ##youarenotalone YouAreNotAlone