I have had insomnia for months now.  I mean MONTHS!  It is driving me insane.  I have no problem falling asleep, the problem is staying asleep.  I wake up every night at around 1:30am and cannot go back to sleep until 4:30am, which gives me just enough time to fall into a deep sleep right before the alarm clock goes off.

I have used all kinds of over the counter drugs to try and help, Tylenol PM, Nyquil, etc, and they now have zero effect on me.  I have been to the doctor several times and have literally broken down crying in his office, begging him to please help me sleep.  He has given me a couple samples to try and none have worked.  He finally broke down and wrote me a seven day prescription for a tranquilizer type pill, to try and “break the cycle,” and wouldn’t you know it, my damn insurance does not cover it.  I am shit out of luck, unless I want to pay like $180.00 out of my pocket for the damn pills - which I cannot break down and do.

When you are this tired, you snap at your kids more than you should, you cry about everything, you sit up all night thinking up scenarios in your head that do not exist and you drive yourself insane.  I wonder if insurance would cover inducing a coma, so I could get a little shut eye!