Sleep - 8 Hours - OMG

[kyle505]

No, it's not a type-o....I got 8 hours of sleep last night! So once again, all the great people on this forum who kept telling me to relax, don't stress over not sleeping, that it will come, don't fight it, it's the last piece to fall in to place...well they were right.  I've been feeling excellent, and this is just the frosting on the cake.  
Anyone struggling with the sleep issue, I'm here to say, along with so many others, that it does happen. I used no sleep aids, went to bed, and 8 hours later I woke up (looked at the clock first thing and thought it was set wrong).
Life without meds is great...life without meds AND sleep is everything you'd hoped for.

[senterio]

Just wondering if anyone will respond to this old post before i share..

[gnarly_1]

HEY Dude it is asum when it finely comes I came off methadone and it was a good 2 mo b/4 I started getting any regular sleep but my my how sweet it is when it comes.......Gnarly

[lulu747]

Kyle..

Awesome.  Wishing you another 8 hours (at least) of restful sleep....(:

Lu

[LostNoMore]

Kyle....thanks for posting this. For me as well, sleep has been non-existent.
I slept for almost 5 hours last night (from 4:30 am to 9 something) and that was the first "chunk" of sleep I've had in 30 days. It's been great to read your
posts. Inspiring, and always full of hope. Thank you!!!

[kyle505]

How long have you been clean? For about the first four weeks I slept very poorly, if at all. However, the longer I was clean, the easier it was to handle the lack of sleep. My eyes stung in the mornings, but it was OK. Just hang in there. Like I stated in my post, I was told, like I'm telling you, that sleep does come. If you stress about it, dread going to bed (that's what I was doing) then it will seem impossible. Keep posting; let us know how you're doing.

[Omacastrop]

Sleep is still a huge issue for me. I tried doing without meds. But after not sleeping for 8 days straight! I couldn't do it. I called my family dr told her I was going cold turkey from the prescribed oxycontin from pain dr. she prescribed a couple months worth of ambien. Still only sleeping 3 hrs a night:/

[littlebit667]

your post made me smile!

[TheGhostofBelleStarr]

wonderful !

[kyle505]

sharlola:
Don't be ... it happens for all of us if we can hold on and not use and just enjoy our clean time until sleep kicks in.