Posted by gardenergirl on August 15, 2004, at 19:08:38
In reply to I quit therapy (again), posted by underthecs on August 15, 2004, at 17:08:08
Wow, this sounds like quite a turbulent relationship. I'm sorry it's so stressful. Do you and your T talk about this pattern when you return? How do you feel about it? It sounds kind of exhausting.
Also, I can SO relate to what you are going through with sleep anxiety. I recently upped my AD dose, and it led to severe restlessness, insomnia, and basically feeling like I was going to jump out of my skin. I took it down a bit, and the restlessness has gone away, but the insomnia (early awakening) is there. When I wake up at 4:00 am everyday, I can get anxious about not getting back to sleep. I've been getting 4-5 hours of sleep per night. I can't seem to sleep past 4, for some reason. It's gotten a bit better in that at least I can stay in bed and read or daydream or meditate. So I tell myself I am at least getting some rest, but I'm getting too old for this! I'm tired, darn it!
It is like a vicious cycle, though. I tried some herbal tea called Tension Tamer with chammomile and ginger and other stuff in it. That helped a bit. I am thinking I might keep some in a thermos by my bed and try it in the morning if I wake up early again. I also cut out all caffeine, because I couldn't really tolerate it. I think that helped the sleep, too.
Do you have a pdoc? Could your sleep trouble be related to a med change like mine? How is your thyroid? Mine was recently hyperthyroid as well, so between that and the med, I was not in good shape for sleep.
Take care, and I hope it gets better.
gg
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