Re: stimulants and intolerable insomnia

[Anonymous]

Hi all. I am following this thread with interest, as sleep is a nightmare for me. I am pretty sure that it is just the cumulative effect of years of night shift, rather than a sleep disorder, but insomnia in any form is stressful.

I am already being treated for fairly severe restless legs syndrome, so now I can lie in bed without tossing and turning, but I still have endless difficulties getting to sleep and staying asleep (at any time of day – I don’t even dose off anywhere, unless it is 3am at work after being awake all day or getting poor daytime sleep). I am terrified that stimulant use would make things worse, though my son seems to sleep like a log once he gets to sleep.

I would return to day shift just so I can improve my sleep, but I have OA in my knees, and I would never cope with the amount of time I’d have to spend on my feet. The only real thing I can do in that regard is to find a management position (Ick!!!) or retrain.

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