can’t stay asleep

[deadbeef]

Come on man, give CBTi the old college effort

brief reviews from The Sleep Foundation and Mayo Clinic

Source: every study on long-term improvements in sleep quality favor CBTi over any drug

I've been doing it with a professional for 14 weeks. Unfortunately, it hasn't helped my 3am awakenings.

For anyone wanting to try CBTi, download the CBTi Coach app. It was developed by the VA and will guide you through CBTi for free.

 

[k710]

Regarding that last part; I feel like my Lexapro is finally working. I feel happier day to day and definitely have better energy now.

Head meds are definitely underrated haha

Extremely underrated. The impact they have had on my life has been pretty extreme. Most people dont comply with treatment long enough to actually get the benefits of stabalized brain chemistry. Its one of those things that not only take time, but the changes are so gradual you dont really notice them till you have an "epiphany" moment one day where you suddenly realize you are actually feeling good and have been enjoying life.. a feeling that was so far gone you forgot it was even possible.

Took me years of treatment that werent really getting me anywhere till I got my sleep locked in. Then everything started falling into place. Treatments started being effective, pain, digestion, musculature and weight all started moving the way they should and the signs of progress fueled motivation.

Its not all roses and rainbows, theres definitely adjustment periods and "failed" trial and error with meds/dosages that sometimes feels like a step backwards instead of forward, but once you get it figured out it really is a life saving treatment. Not very different to messing with your hormones so I feel like bodybuilding community is much more open to psychiatric meds compared to the general population.

 

[syuri]

Extremely underrated. The impact they have had on my life has been pretty extreme. Most people dont comply with treatment long enough to actually get the benefits of stabalized brain chemistry. Its one of those things that not only take time, but the changes are so gradual you dont really notice them till you have an "epiphany" moment one day where you suddenly realize you are actually feeling good and have been enjoying life.. a feeling that was so far gone you forgot it was even possible.

Took me years of treatment that werent really getting me anywhere till I got my sleep locked in. Then everything started falling into place. Treatments started being effective, pain, digestion, musculature and weight all started moving the way they should and the signs of progress fueled motivation.

Its not all roses and rainbows, theres definitely adjustment periods and "failed" trial and error with meds/dosages that sometimes feels like a step backwards instead of forward, but once you get it figured out it really is a life saving treatment. Not very different to messing with your hormones so I feel like bodybuilding community is much more open to psychiatric meds compared to the general population.

I’m very glad to hear all this brother! I don’t want to push or ask any personal questions; but what treatments or SSRI’s have you tried and how were they for you? Love to read some positive experiences here

 

[k710]

I’m very glad to hear all this brother! I don’t want to push or ask any personal questions; but what treatments or SSRI’s have you tried and how were they for you? Love to read some positive experiences here

I had a neck injury that I was trying to avoid surgery for. Bascially lived with a compromised spinal cord for years, under medical supervision trying all sorts of treatments with no real success. Nerve root compression was real, even though I was handling the pain well, my body was not. CNS started going haywire and fried. Body began reacting physically with changing heart rythms leading to PVC's and some other bad acronyms I cant remember. Pulse was all over, BP was spiking to ER levels and then so low that I would start to pass out trying to get up. Muscle pain was unfathomable and felt like all over from body overcompensating to protect my neck. Couldnt sleep, sit for too long, stand for too long, or lay for too long and wasnt allowed to do anything. This all took a toll of my mental health leading to clinical depression, anxiety, panic attacks and the whole lot of weird shit I've never experienced before in my life.

Couldnt get an appointment with an actual psych that wasnt 6+ months out at the time (Covid times had everyone mentally ill) so had to end up going to clinics and using whomever had an opening while trying to find a permenant Psych. Through that journey I tried every class of anti-depressant, I cant remember them all off the top of my head, but:

Escitalopram, Venlafaxine, Sertaline, Martiz, Bupropion, Fluoxetine, Quetiapine, Alprazolam, Clonazepam, Trazodone, Eszopiclone, Zolpidem, Gabapentin, and Buspirone.

Sertraline, Fluoxetine, Traz, Eszopiclone were the most effective for me. I used Sertraline at first and then changed to Fluoxetine a ~1.5yrs ago.