I sleep at least 8-9 hrs/day. Feel like I have lead weights on my body when I wake up! Very sleepy & no energy all day, very difficult to get my work done. Like trying to run uphill and into the wind all day. Finally feel awake from 7-8pm until bedtime. I eat healthy foods, drink water, 3 meals & 1 snack. Don’t take vitamins on a regular basis though. Exercise almost every day for 30min-1hr. I’m not depressed or sad, have lots of interests & fun, but I do have stress too. Not on any medications. The last time I felt regularly awake & energetic during the day was 2 years ago when I smoked cigarettes! Tried ginseng, doesn’t agree with me. Asked doctor and he said bloodwork was fine, maybe it was my semi-low blood pressure (but not low enough to recommend medicine). I desperately want more energy. Open to herbs, vitamins, homeopathy, anything that don’t involve needles, or things to ask my doctor to check for.

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I have bipolar disorder, and I hallucinate when i’m depressed or manic sometimes. Is it stress or a chemical imbalance? Thanks for responding.

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I can’t relax my mind, I’m always in bed thinking about what i have to do and some other things going on in my life. Its probably from stress, but its been happening so much lately…i just wanna sleep! any advice on how to calm my mind down so i can relax?

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I just can’t sleep at night! In the day, I’m exhausted, I won’t wake up until 4pm, and then I’d take half an hour naps then too. I feel tired, and I tried putting music on and I just. can’t. sleep. Where I am right now, its 2.26 am, and I woke up at 5pm after sleeping at 8.30am. I don’t wanna take any hard-core pills where I’d be knocked out for 12 hours straight or anything. Earlier I fell asleep listening to a song, but then I woke up about 20 minutes later and after that I couldn’t go to sleep. Just suggest some cures, and if there is a pill that’s not too strong,please tell me what it is.

Thanks in advance. x
hey, ‘peace’, nope i dont work at midnight, not under any stress (that i am aware of) and thanks, good luck to you too.

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i don’t think that i am stress, but i don’t know exactly what is happening. it started when summer began and now i have dreams every night and i remember all of them, and they are not anxiety dreams just regular dreams. what is going on with my brain?

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What are the signs of insomnia? What are the symptoms you know? Because I’m really curious if my sleep deprivation is caused by insomnia. I already know insomnia is linked to stress and worrying.

I worry a lot. At night when I go to bed I often lay in my bed and think for a long time. I get restless and have to get up. When I can sleep sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and can’t fall back asleep for some time.

Does anyone have any natural cures for insomnia? I’m not a fan of synthetic pills.

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I know this sounds kinda crazy, but I seem to have heart fluctuations when I go to bed. I don’t know if it’s caused from stress, or possibly because I am sleeping on an electric mattress pad. Could this be possible? Only serious answers, please. Thank you, kindly.

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I hardly ever sleep without waking up several times a night. I suspect stress has a lot to do with it.

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I don’t want to use sleeping pills, but I have used over the counter ones before but they didnt work too well.
I will "try" to go to sleep around 9pm and I just end up laying there untill like 11pm.
and then I end up waking up in the middle of the night and then I have to try and fall asleep again.
I guess it could be from stress but I really just want to fix it.
Thanks
-Coral

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I take Lunesta. Have been off and on for about a year and a half. Lately I am not sleeping thru the night. I am waking up around 2-3am and pretty much awake until I have to get up at 6. I am exhausted. I have has some stress lately in my life. Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I do have "mild" sleep apnea(I was told a cpap may or may not help). I snore some. And I sleep with earplugs…Does anyone have any ideas that might help me sleep thru the night? I exercise some, i am not overweight. I would prefer something that isn’t a medication solution. As I already take something…
I don’t know if my waking up is stress related and an anti depressant is the last thing I need.

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I’ve smoked for years, and I’ve never really felt like I’ve had any problems with my focus and memory during this time. A couple of months ago though, I decided to quit smoking cold turkey. I had many of the typical symptoms a quitter has such as anxiousness, insomnia, irritability, etc. During the first two weeks I also had a hard time focusing and remembering things, but I figured this was due mainly to the lack of sleep. After about a month I started to sleep a little better, but my memory and focus is still bad. I am also under a lot of stress. Since I’ve quit smoking, I’ve also stopped hanging out with almost all my friends, mainly because they all smoke and many of them do not respect my decision to quit, and I’ve also recently started going to school again. I hate the feeling that I can not control my anxieties anymore because I used to use cigarettes to help calm me down in very stressful situations, which now makes those anxious times even worse because I do not have that relief that I used to rely on. Now it’s possible that this memory and concentration problem is due to both the stress and lack of nicotine, but I’ve been stressed out before and never felt like I had this problem, so I am mostly blaming the quitting of cigarettes. What I’d like to know is why is this happening and when will it stop? This is really not good. I have even thought about maybe smoking again for a little bit, to see if maybe I can get my memory and concentration back to how it was, because I am starting to wonder if by quitting cold turkey I may have given my brain a sudden shock which may have affected my memory and focus for who knows how long. Also, since I’ve quit smoking, I’ve tried to live healthy by watching what I eat, exercising and not drinking, though I’ve never been addicted to alcohol, just cigarettes. This problem is very frustrating. I need some serious advice here.

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I have suffered from periods of insomnia for most of my life. It is mainly a cyclic thing, but times of great stress can intensify or prolong the cycle. Over the years I have tried OTC drugs, homeopathic drugs, avoid certain foods, etc. Some would help for a little while and then just stop working. I tried Ambien and Ambien CR a few years ago and that didn’t really work either.

I am in a real bad cycle right now. I have averaged about 2 hours of sleep per night for the last 2 months. Doctor gave me a script for Lunestra, had to take the maximum dose and still no relief. Also, it isn’t covered by my insurance, so I would be shelling out some major bucks for this.

I’m looking for any suggestions, other than what I have listed above. I’m afraid if I don’t get out of this cycle soon, I may end up having a breakdown or something.

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is it because of over-stress, body position while sleeping or anything else? and is there any medication for that?

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I’ve had this pain on and off for over a year.

The pain is in my lower spine at a specific site. It feels like my spine is buckling under the weight of holding my back straight. It’s difficult to sleep or sit for long periods.

Pain seems to be aggravated by stress. I imagine it has something to do with when my body tenses.

Sometimes rolling my back forward is a good stretch that helps. Also, jogging or walking helps to alleviate the pressure that builds up. Sleep helps. When I don’t sleep (had a problem with insomnia for a while) it’s at its worse. Pain medication does not help. Ice does not help. I’ve been doing lower back and ab exercises to help build support for my back. Doesn’t seem to make a difference.

I’ve had physical therapy and my PT doesn’t know what it is. I’ve also had x-rays done. My doctor originally thought it might be a sacral spine, but upon closer look decided that wasn’t it.

(The spine does feel a little misshapen to the touch at the pain site, but this is just my laymen’s observation. I don’t observe spines every day.)

I’d appreciate any possible diagnoses or just suggestions for relief.

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I’m doing a report and i want accurate numbers. I heard it was 1 in 10, but i also heard that it was 52%. when you take into consideration sleep apnea, insomnia, stress, etc.

can anyone recommend a good site that has decent numbers? I’m not having much luck with my search and i’ve been staring at my PC for hours.

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