So, I’ve been having this chronic sleeping disorder for a year now and i am starting to get really frustrated. It’s affecting every aspect of my life. I can’t plan a single day ahead because I have to rest, and I feel I can no longer take part in a regular life.
I have been struggling with sleep ever since I was a child, and sort of been naturally anxious all my life. I have always had some sort of difficulty not getting deep enough sleep, generally walking around being able to sleep at any time during the day. This all got even worse.
I am struggling with tensions. I have been to several doctors, tried acupuncture, some sort of tension trigger method (can’t remember the name) melatonin, and all other sleep related activities. I am certain it has something to do with my body physically. It must be something blocking the flow of nerve/blood circulation in my upper back. I shall explain this in greater depth.
Some of my symptoms:
I am not able to fall asleep normally; if I’m lucky I fall into a light dream/thinking state where I am able to get a little rest. When this happens I am also slightly concuss so the lowest sound can “wake” me.
If I lay still long enough or in a comfy position I can feel certain muscles/tendons move, contract or wiggle. There is this certain part on my forearm where I can feel the tendons wiggle as some of my tensions decline.
Occasionally i feel pain coming from the mid part of my upper back, my chiropractor which i’ve been visiting several times found two vertelebrais standing more in their opposite direction. However the treatment didn’t make things better, she mainly focused on my neck. She pointed out that my neck had a to stiff shape and that i constantly leaned slightly to the right to avoid the tensions from the left side of my body.
The tensions are inside my head as well, I can feel muscles contract/relax and tensions move to another location or come back. When i try to relax as hard as i can, i can't simply get sleepy. I actually have problems recalling how it feels to be sleepy.
Sometimes my neck is so tense i can’t put my shoulders all the way down and you can actually see the tendons in my neck better.
My neck pain reach up to the back of my head. I often feel some kind of pressure/discomfort. If I turn my neck it makes sounds.
I am unable to yawn and I no longer feel the need to yawn. Jaw is tense and when I open my mouth as wide as I can, my jaw sort of dislocates as I am closing my mouth.
I've had some issues with my hips/back before. Apparently my right foot is 0,5 cm shorter than my left, and i have been noticing this better of the past months.
Since my mom has been depressed earlier, we thought depression could be my case as well. I tried something called Remeron two days in a row but it just numbed my body and didn’t make sleep better at all. I also hated the effects the following day(s). I don’t believe my issues come from depression. I can go to bed without a worry and still sleep terribly bad.
A prescription drug which have given me some relief is Zolpidem(Ambien), but I notice that I am not thinking very clear the morning after, so that’s no long term solution.
My question to you is, how can this control why I can’t sleep? I am certain it has something to do with my body physically. And i suspect that it may all be coming from my upper back. When i stretch it i can feel some discomfort and it makes sounds. I am desperate for input on treatments. Thank you.
Man, 21 years old.
I have been struggling with sleep ever since I was a child, and sort of been naturally anxious all my life. I have always had some sort of difficulty not getting deep enough sleep, generally walking around being able to sleep at any time during the day. This all got even worse.
I am struggling with tensions. I have been to several doctors, tried acupuncture, some sort of tension trigger method (can’t remember the name) melatonin, and all other sleep related activities. I am certain it has something to do with my body physically. It must be something blocking the flow of nerve/blood circulation in my upper back. I shall explain this in greater depth.
Some of my symptoms:
I am not able to fall asleep normally; if I’m lucky I fall into a light dream/thinking state where I am able to get a little rest. When this happens I am also slightly concuss so the lowest sound can “wake” me.
If I lay still long enough or in a comfy position I can feel certain muscles/tendons move, contract or wiggle. There is this certain part on my forearm where I can feel the tendons wiggle as some of my tensions decline.
Occasionally i feel pain coming from the mid part of my upper back, my chiropractor which i’ve been visiting several times found two vertelebrais standing more in their opposite direction. However the treatment didn’t make things better, she mainly focused on my neck. She pointed out that my neck had a to stiff shape and that i constantly leaned slightly to the right to avoid the tensions from the left side of my body.
The tensions are inside my head as well, I can feel muscles contract/relax and tensions move to another location or come back. When i try to relax as hard as i can, i can't simply get sleepy. I actually have problems recalling how it feels to be sleepy.
Sometimes my neck is so tense i can’t put my shoulders all the way down and you can actually see the tendons in my neck better.
My neck pain reach up to the back of my head. I often feel some kind of pressure/discomfort. If I turn my neck it makes sounds.
I am unable to yawn and I no longer feel the need to yawn. Jaw is tense and when I open my mouth as wide as I can, my jaw sort of dislocates as I am closing my mouth.
I've had some issues with my hips/back before. Apparently my right foot is 0,5 cm shorter than my left, and i have been noticing this better of the past months.
Since my mom has been depressed earlier, we thought depression could be my case as well. I tried something called Remeron two days in a row but it just numbed my body and didn’t make sleep better at all. I also hated the effects the following day(s). I don’t believe my issues come from depression. I can go to bed without a worry and still sleep terribly bad.
A prescription drug which have given me some relief is Zolpidem(Ambien), but I notice that I am not thinking very clear the morning after, so that’s no long term solution.
My question to you is, how can this control why I can’t sleep? I am certain it has something to do with my body physically. And i suspect that it may all be coming from my upper back. When i stretch it i can feel some discomfort and it makes sounds. I am desperate for input on treatments. Thank you.
Man, 21 years old.