How has your PTSD affected your sleep?

RallyPoint News — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:50:33 -0500

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Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Feb 3 at 2020 10:54 AM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:54:18 -0500

Not really, I take a natural sleep aid, sleep quite well.

Response by Capt Dwayne Conyers made Feb 3 at 2020 10:54 AM

Capt Dwayne Conyers — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 10:54:28 -0500

Nightmares stopped long ago...

Response by SPC Linda Chandler made Feb 3 at 2020 11:02 AM

SPC Linda Chandler — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:02:08 -0500

Sleep is over rated. I’m not sure the last time I have woken up and felt like I rested. Is there such a thing.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 3 at 2020 11:07 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:07:01 -0500

What sleep?

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made Feb 3 at 2020 11:14 AM

MCPO Roger Collins — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:14:38 -0500

Nope, but aging has. Slept like a baby for years, anytime, any place. Now, not so much.

Response by SGT Ed Matyjasik made Feb 3 at 2020 6:25 PM

SGT Ed Matyjasik — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:25:44 -0500

Have not slept well since 1970.

Response by GySgt H Logan made Feb 3 at 2020 11:24 PM

GySgt H Logan — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:24:35 -0500

On meds for sleep, but...

Response by SCPO Morris Ramsey made Feb 6 at 2020 12:16 AM

SCPO Morris Ramsey — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 00:16:45 -0500

The ringing in my ears seems to drive away everything else.

Response by SPC Stewart Smith made Feb 8 at 2020 1:31 AM

SPC Stewart Smith — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 01:31:23 -0500

It used to be pretty bad. I would sleep 1-2 hours before I'd wake up. Then I went to the extreme of sleeping around 11 hours and I never felt rested.
These days I sleep well. Rarely have any dreams. When I do it's almost as though I'm watching the events unfold rather than re-living them.

Response by SFC Melvin Brandenburg made Feb 8 at 2020 8:42 AM

SFC Melvin Brandenburg — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 08:42:20 -0500

what sleep??

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Feb 8 at 2020 2:34 PM

Maj Kim Patterson — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 14:34:37 -0500

Sleep? Wish I could. We’ve been heavily drugging my body to get some rest at night. Without the drugs, it’s eyes wide open. Mind on race.

Response by Sgt Chris Cornejo made Feb 10 at 2020 12:06 AM

Sgt Chris Cornejo — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:06:26 -0500

without medication I can’t remember. One spell lasted three nights without sleep. My daughter picked me up and took me to the Emergency room. With medication last night was good and tonight will be great too.

Response by LCpl Mike Niemeyer made Feb 10 at 2020 9:50 AM

LCpl Mike Niemeyer — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:50:18 -0500

Sleep? Is that what you get after 4 days of staying awake and you just drop wherever?

Response by PVT Steven Hoffman made Feb 11 at 2020 8:22 AM

PVT Steven Hoffman — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:22:08 -0500

I get an average of 5-7 hours of sleep, I go to bed around 8pm - 8:30pm, and my body wakes me up before my alarm around 4am - 4:30am. Every morning, even weekends.

Response by SPC Brian Mason made Feb 13 at 2020 8:32 PM

SPC Brian Mason — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:32:25 -0500

Constant back pain and other 'things' I'm not going to disclose here have kept a good night's sleep from happening for years.

Response by CW4 John Snyder made Feb 14 at 2020 10:26 AM

CW4 John Snyder — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:26:23 -0500

Sleep, what's that?? 3-4hrs of tossing and turning. Nightmares about missing something. 6hrs uninterrupted would be god damn Nirvana.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 16 at 2020 3:32 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 03:32:20 -0500

Wake up choking and jumping out of bed, trying to catch my breath. Never changes, always the same thing.

Response by SGT James Perander made Feb 18 at 2020 5:21 PM

SGT James Perander — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:21:38 -0500

Do you really think va gives a shit if you sleep or not

Response by SSgt Jim Gilmore made Feb 18 at 2020 9:26 PM

SSgt Jim Gilmore — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 21:26:07 -0500

Have had a good night's sleep in almost 50 years.

Response by SPC Nancy Greene made Feb 19 at 2020 4:37 AM

SPC Nancy Greene — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 04:37:25 -0500

Definitely!

Response by LTC Ken Connolly made Feb 23 at 2020 9:25 AM

LTC Ken Connolly — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:25:55 -0500

Can go days, weeks, or months without the anxiety and depression of PTSD, then something will trigger the feelings. In other words over time it ebbs and flows.