oh my cutties havent slepet in 30hr.not doing so well..icant even work the power chair in,dowwn ,up down .just like the grandsson's do..walter just shakes his head at me,and i cry..cant help the tears its bing off the meds for 60hr i pray i sleep to night. god bleass you all and have a happey and prosperis 2012. l/lucy

When I was working in the mental health acute ward we had some patients on treatment that meant they could not take the usual meds for sleeping, as it would effect the treatment. We would give them warm milk and honey, it worked in most cases, and I am talking about people who were on lots of medication and very tolerant to large doses of various drugs. Other strategies are to get some exercise about 4 hours before bed time. Do whatever amount of exercise you can to wear you out. There is also a pressure point in your arm above your wrist, You will know you have it because it hurts a little to press on it. press on both wrists one at a time for about 30seconds each when you are in bed (image attached) The other thing is progressive muscle relaxation, this does take some practice but you need to be comfortable, undisturbed, then you start at your feet and tense up each muscle twice then let it go, work your way up your entire body one bit at at time. feet, calves, knees, thighs, buttocks, tummy, lower back shoulders, neck, face. Try having some nice relaxing music playing, this should be music you like, not something that just professes to be relaxation music.

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Lucy, as others have said, I hope that you are following the doctors instructions. It was only a couple of days ago that you said you were going to get off all of your meds, I really hope you did not stop taking them all at once. Do hang in there, this stuff can't stay in your system forever. Give yourself a break and make sure you have nothing important to do while you are going through this, And go back and see your doctor, if you have to see him/her everyday till you get through this, then do that.
Alice.

Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers!

HANG IN THERE LUCY! MAKE SURE YOUR DOCTOR KNOWS HOW HARD THIS IS FOR YOU. YOU MAY NEED EXTRA HELP DURING THIS TIME. YOU HAVE TO SLEEP, YOU KNOW. WE LOVE YOU. HANG IN THERE!

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I hope you are doing this under a doctors care and being monitered. I hope sleep will come soon for you and you will rest and feel refreshed upon waking. Hugs, Mary

Hang in there,We are all thinking of you. HUGS Pam.

My sweet heart all I can say is I understand all too well. Crying is a healing part of coming off meds. Let yourself cry it helps. I cry all the time I have a failing liver. I don’t have to hold the tears back. Some days that is how we put me to sleep with a nice cool cloth. Drink a lot of juice and water from a pretty glass. Treat yourself to the simple things in life. And call and find others that understand a support group a pastor an open minded closed lip friend. And don’t be ashamed of felling be proud of 60hr!!!! And KNOW GOD IS GOOD!!! God understands even if your mad sad.

Hi Lucy, Please get some one that can counsil you through this traumatic time. Your body has been dependant for so long and it is fighting you. Please be strong. An outsider to talk closely with will be able to help you more at this point than your family. They love you and are going through the pain with you so are unable to supply the strength you need right now. You are in my prayers. Hugs Christine

It's hard, I hope you are not trying to do this cold turkey without help from the doctors. I went off an anxiety pill several years ago on my own and we sick for several days till the doctor made me go back on it. He told me you can't just stop the pills, you have to come off them slowly. Good luck and don't torture yourself, do it the right way, please!

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by edithfarminer 02 Jan 2012

Exactly, I had the same many many years ago after the birth of second son. Went back on the pills and than stopped half a month without problems. thanks to a friend who told me it could be stopping the pills that made me sooo ill. wish you luck. It cured me of pills lol

I pray you will be able to rest tonight

Sweetheart please make sure that you do exactly as your doctor says, it is VERY difficult to come off medication without proper care and monitoring. I overused (read abused) codeine for a very, very long time and it was very difficult to wean myself off them. Sleep will come with time and patience, your body needs to get rid off all the junk that it has become used to. Stay strong

THEY SAY IT TAKES A GOOD THREE TO FOUR DAYS FOR DRUGS TO LEACH OUT OF YOUR BODY SO HANG IN THERE YOUR HALF WAY. I KNOW YOUR HUSBAND IS THERE WITH YOU DOING THE BEST HE CAN TO HELP YOU. HUGS.

I sure hope you're following the advice given to you by your physician as well. Once you're tired enough, hopefully you'll sleep. Maybe a warm bath with some soda crystals might help. On the bright side, many of us would love to be able to stay up for 30 hours straight to get more done, but it seems the less you do the more tired you get. It should be worth it in the long run Lucy if you can be drug free :)

Oh dear lucy that is awful,
Hope you are not coming off of these all at once, that could be dangerous, my sister tried that last year and we almost lost her, do not want to scare you but please be careful and monitored by a physican,
Praying for things to go better for you,
Hugs
Michelle