Insomnia

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i have difficulties getting to sleep sometimes , but it really is when im worried about something which is understandable. But i find that if , lets say i get up at 7 , by about 2 or 3 i will be soooo tired but by like 9 at night , my mind will become slightly hyper all night, untill like 3 in the morning but i have an idea that maybe my body when it becomes so tired it releases some chemicals or something...i dunno ...maybe..maybe not...

but also i find i become LOADS MORE CREATIVE at night time , i feel i can work better then, i start to paint and draw and make until the early hours sometimes.

i also have such imaginative dreams... i also get LOASD AND LOADS OF IDEAS about artwork and stuff......when i close my eyes , my mind and imagination go wild....weird..


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I had problems falling asleep since I can remember my self. When I was a kid it was hell, I would stay in bed trying to sleep for hours...and then had to wake up early to go to class, my insomnia was even worse at high school, I would fall asleep around 3:00 and wake up at 6:30 I had problems concentrating in class and anger issues because of that plus my AS symptoms were getting worse.
At college it wasnt that much of a problem, I enjoyed staying awake surfing or reading a book, plus I took late classes so I wasnt so tired (I would sleep at 3:00-4:00).
Its four months since I finshed college and I have no obligations until September, when my MSc starts, so I have an excuse for sleeping everyday at 5:00-6:00 which is too much, very unhealthy. My body has get used to and its very hard to sleep earlier.

Is anyone taking zolpidem? I am taking it because my insomnia causes problems with my night dialysis treatment. it's compounded by RLs & restlessness & then i toss & turn ofen which makes the dialyss machine give off alert beeps & stop the dialysis function for the time of the alerrt.
I go very late to bed at home 2-3-4 am mostly...Night dialysis starts 9 pm...... the other patient wants lights off from 10.30 Pm on.... So must not read till 1 pm or so... & no TV available
But i am insomniac at home too- or do i just have a different daily rhythm?
A web site says that AS related insomnia is due to anxieties but I do not feel anxieties...

I sleep quite well though i used to have alot of problems winding down at night. I also need lots of sleep and get tired by 3-4pm usually. Though i rally around 7pm and wake up a bit.
I too agree that dawn is the best time. Gorgeous and peaceful with nobody else awake in the whole world(or so it seems) i love it. But rarely get up early enough to see it.