resonance Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Based on two surveys 11 years apart headed up by Dag Neckelmann of Haukeland University Hospital in Norway. Reuters article. Via Spikol. Insomnia at time 1 predicted anxiety disorder at time 2, but not depression, although depression and insomnia co-occurred. I thought the fact that it wasn't significantly predicting depression (despite predicting anxiety) was pretty interesting, since insomnia and depression are widely known to be related (and anxiety and depression can both co-occur and each cause the other). Maybe insomnia is a byproduct of early anxiety that isn't yet diagnosable? Maybe it's a version of the same phenomenon where lack of sleep can make bipolar people hypo/manic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaloGirl66 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Interesting! (and totally applicable to me as I've been an insomniac since i was a toddler and developed anxiety issues in college) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cetkat Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 All I can say is that I've had insomnia for as long as I can remember, then it was followed by anxiety and depression. But insomnia came first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitriol Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 All I can say is that I've had insomnia for as long as I can remember, then it was followed by anxiety and depression. But insomnia came first. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokeBrain Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Same here. I can't seem to find relief. Benzos don't really work for me at least not in the PM. Lunesta and Ambien CR will knock me out, but it's not quality sleep. I dream all night long and wake-up exhausted. I'll stay with a hang-over effect all day long. Arrgghhh! I can't focus or recover from my depression without proper rest. I think if I could sleep then I stand a fighting chance at caging my 'black dog'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitriol Posted August 8, 2007 Share Posted August 8, 2007 Same here. I can't seem to find relief. Benzos don't really work for me at least not in the PM. Lunesta and Ambien CR will knock me out, but it's not quality sleep. I dream all night long and wake-up exhausted. I'll stay with a hang-over effect all day long. Arrgghhh! I can't focus or recover from my depression without proper rest. I think if I could sleep then I stand a fighting chance at caging my 'black dog'. have you tried Zopiclone (Imovane) ? Its the best sleeping pill I ever tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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