r/insomnia 1d ago

I don’t remember what it feels like to be happy

Insomnia has destroyed my life, my personality, my mind, my career, everything. It has taken over. No matter how many years I tried to hold out hope that it will get better, unfortunately for some it does not. It got better temporarily, I was sleeping naturally 7-9 hours every night with one awakening to go to the toilet. Something is now wrong with me and I’m waking up 6-8 times a night to go pee. I don’t understand why this is happening or what has triggered it but it has ruined my whole life. I just want to die so I can finally be at peace.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Ad-281 1d ago

You need to have your blood sugar checked. Increased urination at night is a symptom of diabetes.

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u/Gabs354 1d ago

I have another doctor’s appointment on Wednesday so I’ll definitely get them to do that. Hopefully they find something so that I can at least get some answers

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u/Brave_Tangerine9826 1d ago

Are you on high blood pressure medications or an antidepressant ?

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u/Gabs354 1d ago

No :( I know those could both have side effects such as what I’m experiencing

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u/TraditionalMeet5006 1d ago

Im here if you need to talk! something that really worked for me and other community members is the QSleep app. better sleep habits could ameliorate your situation

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u/Eddy_Night2468 1d ago

Me neither. Then they tell you it's depressiin, but I know tgat if I could sleep, I would feel great.

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u/krillepillee 1d ago

Just remeber the happy days when you are low. I dont know for me it is the same, more or less always depressed, dependent on drugs to sleep and this only works a while before tolerance gets crazy and i have to stop. At the moment i am at this point, i quit taking some of the meds and i dont sleep very much, maybe around 3 hours per night. On top of that i think i have some withdrawl symptoms, feel like shit.

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u/Entire-Cycle6631 1d ago

When i go through insomnia i get up waaaaay more to pee due to he anxious...so anxiety from not sleeping good for few nights can also cause frequent urination

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u/ConsequenceOdd7685 1d ago

My husband told me that getting up to go to the toilet a lot in the night is the sign of a hormonal imbalance, might be worth getting your bloods done to check

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u/Gabs354 1d ago

Thank you will do

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u/goodsleepgoodhealth 17h ago

how did it start in the first place?