Cant sleep! HELP!
Find a Conversation
Cant sleep! HELP!
| Tue, 03-22-2005 - 12:18am |
Hey everyone!
Havent been on the page in a while, you must forgive me for not keeping up. I have a question/concern. I have OCD, fairly moderatly, and take 150 to 200 mg of Zoloft daily for the OCD. It depends on how I am doing that week or so. Anyways, for the past 2 or 3 weeks, I have been having a horrible time getting to sleep. I cant stay still in my bed, I kick and stretch out as far as I can and eventually end up getting out of bed and wandering around or eating something(which is not good for my figure!) until I wear myself out. My mother suffers from RLS or restless leg syndrome. I am not sure what the cause of my sleeping problems are but I sometimes find myself having similiar symptoms as her when I try to sleep. Other than that, I cant see any other things it could be except maybe the OCD/anxiety. I doubt that I have RLS like she does, anything is possible though, which I have learned. Has anyone had similiar symptoms or experiences? I am wondering if it has to do with my medications, the OCD, stress, or something totally different. (seeing as it is 12:15 AM, I will try once more to sleep tonight!)Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated! THANKS!
Havent been on the page in a while, you must forgive me for not keeping up. I have a question/concern. I have OCD, fairly moderatly, and take 150 to 200 mg of Zoloft daily for the OCD. It depends on how I am doing that week or so. Anyways, for the past 2 or 3 weeks, I have been having a horrible time getting to sleep. I cant stay still in my bed, I kick and stretch out as far as I can and eventually end up getting out of bed and wandering around or eating something(which is not good for my figure!) until I wear myself out. My mother suffers from RLS or restless leg syndrome. I am not sure what the cause of my sleeping problems are but I sometimes find myself having similiar symptoms as her when I try to sleep. Other than that, I cant see any other things it could be except maybe the OCD/anxiety. I doubt that I have RLS like she does, anything is possible though, which I have learned. Has anyone had similiar symptoms or experiences? I am wondering if it has to do with my medications, the OCD, stress, or something totally different. (seeing as it is 12:15 AM, I will try once more to sleep tonight!)Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated! THANKS!

Thank you for your advice. I have also been noticing if i have everything tidy or just how i like it in my room, i sleep much better. Or actually sleep!!! My leg muscle thing still bothers me so I will speak with the doc about that but catchin some zzzz's has gotten a bit easier. Lighting and sounds are very important to staying relaxed, thanks for your advice on this as well. It has helped me stay calm when my mind doesnt want to sleep! Hopefully I will speak to you and everyone soon! THANX YALL!
~~cRiSsY~~