re: Insomnia. What can I do about this? Will I die?

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I can't really figure out what's going on with me but if I have another night where I get 2-4 hours of sleep, I'm gonna lose it. For reasons I cannot explain, I wake up around 2:30, 3 am every single night and then I lie there thinking about everything imaginable. Then I start to feel some general anxiety because of fear of no sleep, and then it's just off to the races. I'm wide awake and sleep is just something I'm going to have to do without.

Anybody here ever experience long periods of insomnia? If so what did you do about it? I'm worried about prescription sleep aids because you always hear about these nightmare scenarios, but honestly at this point I feel like the pros would outweigh any cons. I know I may wake up in the back yard at 4am cutting the grass or something but if it gets me 8 hours of sleep, I'm game..

What would the OT do?

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If you're open to meds try Luvox, it's for OCD but is great for intrusive thoughts & rumination. If you haven't tried Ambien, give it a shot. If that doesn't work try Trazodone. That'll put your arse to sleep. First few days it'll leave you groggy the next morning, but your body will adjust and soon you'll be waking up alert & refreshed the next morning. Just don't stop it because your body will reset & you'll have to go through that groggy period again.