Difficulty sleeping?

Recovery
#1

So I got through my first 24 hours of sobriety but, I ended up taking the day off work.I was so tired yet I could not sleep all night.

I think tonight will be much easier, maybe some melatonin? Has anyone had the same sleeplessness after becoming sober and what helped you?

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#2

Don’t even get me started :roll_eyes: I’m a week away from 3 months sober and I haven’t had a full nights sleep yet. Taking melatonin etc which doesn’t help me stay asleep. I’ve tried belsomra and gabapentin both of which did no more for me than the melatonin did. Frustrating to say the least. I recommend searching and learning about PAWS. Post acute withdrawal syndrome. It may help you understand some of what’s going on and explain some things you might be noticing. Congrats on your sobriety Byron you made a smart decision so just stick with it bro

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#3

Yes. It sucks. Find something. See a DR if it gets bad. That’s a recipe for relapse.

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#4

I took trazodone 100mg for the first 3 months or so. I recommend it. But if you’re detoxing, the first 4 days are just hell and you’ve gotta just power through it.

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#5

I had issues for two weeks with meds. When you are awake all fucking night and still have to face the day, it makes you exhausted. It does get better. Blood pressure for me was high as well. All I can say is the withdrawal is an incentive for me to stay away from alcohol

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#6

Hang in there- it might take awhile, but it'll get better when that peace & serenity settles in. Keep pushing!

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#7

I always recommend Trader Joe’s “well rested” tea and a night time routine for your body and mind to get used to. It took me about two months to finally get a good nights sleep. Trazadone also worked in the very beginning while establishing a night time routine.

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#8

Thank you all so much for taking the time to share with me your thoughts and experiences! :clap:

#9

9 days sober today and yes the insomnia is rediculous… I can only get 2-3 hours at a time and nothing seems to help .. my doc even gave me visteral and I blood pressure is still high even tho im on 2 bloodpressure meds … trazodone had the opposite affect on me