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Insomnia Came Back And Is Driving Me Insane

Okay so the first time I started losing sleep was actually a few months ago. I got really upset over a crazy test mark but I think the stress really changed me like crazy. It took 3 weeks of insomnia until I finally got better. The school I go to was nice enough to let me drop a few courses I did not need but then 2 months later, or now I should say, it has come back, the insomnia.


I am 17 years old and struggling so much to stay awake during a test and my finals are in a few weeks so that is just what I needed. I honestly don't think I can keep it up for another three weeks. On top of that the medicine that made me go to sleep for hours was thrown away by my mom......thanks for that.

This night I only slept for a rough hardly 30 minutes and I am following the suggestions on the net to cure this as well but I just hope it really would work much faster. Please let me know if some cures for insomnia work better then others and what are those cures I would really appreciate it, thank you.

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Oct 13, 2016
 Insomnia help NEW
by: Anonymous

Personally, for my insomnia I went to a psychiatrist where they prescribed me medication for it. My medication was called doxepin (which works both for depression and insomnia) although the medication they prescribe to someone other than me will most likely be different due to differences in situations. If the problem is really bad and your insomnia wont seem to go away the best thing to do in my opinion would be to consult with a professional.
There are other ways such as meditation, etc.. but it honestly just depends on the person, I am simply sharing some of my personal experience with insomnia.

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