Then i also noticed something else, i hadn’t taken my insomnia medication for about 1 month and i was sleeping soundly unaided. How could that be? I had been suffering from this sleeping disorder for over 30 years? I had to be drugged to the hilt to get the quality of sleep that i was noticing.
Let me tell you what lack of sleep does to a human being, it almost drives them mad, it makes them irritable, forgetful, agitated, foul tempered, snapppy, forever exhausted but unable to sleep, it could also lead to anxiety and depression. I had mastered the art of not sleeping, to the extent that, i did not toss and turn in bed so no-one would suspect that i was not sleeping.
I have seen so many doctors for this problem and taken so many tablets / pills, different levels of valium, Restoril, (Temazepam) Mogadon, Nytol I & II, Kalms, tylenol pm, Rozerem, (can’t remember all) hot baths, massages, warm soya milk, counting sheep. I tried almost everything just to get a good night’s sleep. The tablets might give me temporary relief, but when my system gets used to them, they stop working and i will have to get something stronger. A side effect of taking the various tablets was, waking up tired and groggy in the mornings. I tried to avoid attending morning meetings on those days because i would not be able to concentrate or contribute anything meaningful..