I have found them helpful in advance. However, I had to make sure that I took them maybe 30-45 minutes before I wanted to be asleep, and go straight to bed. If I stayed up and/or did anything at all, like reading or watching TV or whatever, they didn't really make much difference. Could just be me though!
"I know you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day.
Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet.
It'll get better. Until then, have a day."
Like Hannah has said they are best taken around half an hour before you want to sleep. They can help but with like any other medication we all react differently to them, so it's impossible to say if they will work for you. But hopefully they will do.
'Cause I'll always remember you the same.
Oh eyes like wild flowers within demons of change ♥
I've been asking for sleeping tablets for about 4 years and my GP has finally agreed to give me a low quantity as had an episode a few weekends ago where during a dissociative state, I didn't remember taking some tablets.
My Psychologist is in close contact with my GP and she really felt I needed something, short term, to help me sleep as I'm finding the nights pretty difficult.
I've been having 6 diazepam tablets prescribed weekly/or once every two weeks for the last 6 weeks or so. GP said they want to try and reduce this down but she said I'm clearly agitated and anxious so is agreeing to keep them on me for a while as had a set back in terms of my flashbacks.
Last edited by Crazy Cat Lady : 27-05-2014 at 05:27 PM.
That's definitely normal. Sometimes it can be very difficult to be in therapy - maybe your mind is trying to 'protect' you by shutting down a bit, or sometimes it can be very difficult to communicate what we're feeling.
Did you manage to talk to your therapist when you were finding it hard?
I'm taking my "thought box" to therapy tomorrow, I'm really nervous about it as not too sure what I write as written quite a few things when I don't feel with it.
I finally slept last night and feel a lot more awake today! I didn't wake up at all and woke up naturally at 730 but forced myself back to sleep.
I woke up with such a horrible taste in my mouth, it made me feel really sick.
Zopiclone has helped me a lot. I take them when I really need a night's sleep and they are guaranteed to get me to sleep. I only take 7.5mg but that is all that I need.
Niles: I really must go. I'm hosting a seminar on multiple personality disorders and it takes me forever to fill out the name tags.
Can someone help?
I had a full blown panic attack tonight.
I feel so dizzy and drained.
Just taken some Diazapam.
I saw a car and a man outside my house.
No one else was home.
I thought he had come back.
I got flashes and feelings of the past.
Physical feeling as well.
It was so scary.
Psych always says to call her anytime but I didn't want to bother her.
I feel terrible.
And so alone.
It reminded me so much.
He was just sitting outside my house.
When I realised it wasn't him, it didn't stop the anxiety as things came back.
I wish I could erase all the memories of the past.
Can I have some hugs please?
I feel quite overwhelmed at the moment
Can someone help?
I had a full blown panic attack tonight.
I feel so dizzy and drained.
Just taken some Diazapam.
I saw a car and a man outside my house.
No one else was home.
I thought he had come back.
I got flashes and feelings of the past.
Physical feeling as well.
It was so scary.
Psych always says to call her anytime but I didn't want to bother her.
I feel terrible.
And so alone.
It reminded me so much.
He was just sitting outside my house.
When I realised it wasn't him, it didn't stop the anxiety as things came back.
I wish I could erase all the memories of the past.
Can I have some hugs please?
I feel quite overwhelmed at the moment
I had a terribly hard session today. It started okay and I was engaging. My psych was going through a booklet with me about anxiety etc and the next page was a drawing of the human body with arrows showing how anxiety can affect the body. I was absolutely fine until a certain point. I don't really remember but I know the word "anus" came up and I just dissociated. When she was bringing me round, I noticed I was shaking. She did the usual grounding techniques with me and that brought me back. Her voice was quiet, like I wasn't in the tool but I vaguely heard her voice. She said thinks like you're listening to my
Voice (named her name), your safe now, this is a safe situation, put both feet in the floor, look up and look at the photo, asked me to name the colours etc. I came back around but noticed I couldn't stop shaking. She made sure I was safe before I left.
