Your insomnia immediately followed a very stressful event – this could either be coincidental or causal. Regardless, I would imagine some adrenal/pituitary dysfunction.

Possible you dont make enough cortisol and your body is compensating by making more norepiniphrine and that keeps you awake. You could have low testosterone which could lead to a similar chain of events. You could have hypothyroidism, which would lead to a similar chain of events.

I experienced similar and sleep great now.

My dad suffered from undiagnosed hypothyroidism his while life and had insomnia from early 20s til mid 70s. After getting on Armour, he sleeps better than he has since being a teenager.

I see your in middle California. I know you dont have much money, but would be worth calling Dr. M. He could help you and isnt very far away.

@Geno 1934 wrote:

I have insomnia for at least 10 yrs after being railroaded by a few corrupt supervisor’s who lied and fabricated a story together in order to save their careers. Since I was terminated from my career as a Peace Officer in Calif, and the stress of going thru unemployment and the legal issues that go along with filing appeals within an organization which at the time, practiced the “Good Ol’ Boy” tactics of rendering punishment against an employee (me) for blowing the whistle on one of them, who was corrupt and practicing prejudice and discrimination under the authority of rank and 25 years on the job. Anyway, on the subject of insomnia, I would like to hear from anyone who has or had TRUE INSOMNIA, and what they have used or done in order to get to sleep and stay asleep etc.. I have tried just about everything!!!!! that is popular, including a majority of all the Sleep Medications available, except for Xyrem, so if anyone would like to share a reply of his/her experience of help for insomnia (No “drink warm milk” advice please) but only “Serious and Effective” treatments that work, that perhaps I have not read, tried, and researched. Maybe someone out there could educate me on something about insomnia that I have not heard of etc…. My primary problem is my mind won’t shut off when I go to bed at night, worry, thoughts of betrayal, victimized, and the constant thinking of how a few “Corrupt Supervisor’s” turned my world upside down, loosing my career and income of at least $80,000 a year, forcing me to become mentally and physically ill to the point that I had to go on SSI/Disability, MediCare/Medi-Cal, and trying to live on a small Government check of about $850.00 per month:mad: Sorry about going on and on off the subject of insomnia in this forum, but please, if you would like to share any info on the subject of helping me/people with INSOMNIA, I would welcome any replies.

One can view insomnia as excessive norepinephrine signaling leading to wakefulness during times when one should be sleeping.

Then, the question to ask is “Why is norepinephrine elevated?”

Psychologically, recurrent memories of traumatic events can cause stress, leading to activation of the sympathetic nervous system, and thus an increase in norepinephrine signaling.

There are other physiological reasons that norepinephrine signaling is elevated – including neuroendocrine and nutritional/metabolic problems related to energy production. These have to be assessed and treated when found.

@Geno 1934 wrote:

I have insomnia for at least 10 yrs after being railroaded by a few corrupt supervisor’s who lied and fabricated a story together in order to save their careers. Since I was terminated from my career as a Peace Officer in Calif, and the stress of going thru unemployment and the legal issues that go along with filing appeals within an organization which at the time, practiced the “Good Ol’ Boy” tactics of rendering punishment against an employee (me) for blowing the whistle on one of them, who was corrupt and practicing prejudice and discrimination under the authority of rank and 25 years on the job. Anyway, on the subject of insomnia, I would like to hear from anyone who has or had TRUE INSOMNIA, and what they have used or done in order to get to sleep and stay asleep etc.. I have tried just about everything!!!!! that is popular, including a majority of all the Sleep Medications available, except for Xyrem, so if anyone would like to share a reply of his/her experience of help for insomnia (No “drink warm milk” advice please) but only “Serious and Effective” treatments that work, that perhaps I have not read, tried, and researched. Maybe someone out there could educate me on something about insomnia that I have not heard of etc…. My primary problem is my mind won’t shut off when I go to bed at night, worry, thoughts of betrayal, victimized, and the constant thinking of how a few “Corrupt Supervisor’s” turned my world upside down, loosing my career and income of at least $80,000 a year, forcing me to become mentally and physically ill to the point that I had to go on SSI/Disability, MediCare/Medi-Cal, and trying to live on a small Government check of about $850.00 per month:mad: Sorry about going on and on off the subject of insomnia in this forum, but please, if you would like to share any info on the subject of helping me/people with INSOMNIA, I would welcome any replies.

geno
You need to look at what is causing the insomnia

imbalances in following

nutrients
cell membrane
neurotransmitters
hormones
immune system
Liver imbalance in specific pathways.
medication interference
psychologcial -past emotional trama unresolved at subconscious level
heavy metals
gut issues – dysbiosis
food allergies
Sleep apnea
Lifestyle

Where are you located at bud?
I have gotten people sleeping with different interventions many of them are natural.
If worse comes to worse you need to have medical intervention.

If you want to help get resolution you need to start getting at the root cause and that takes alot of time and effort on the practioner.

Contact info
matrixhealthandwellness@gmail.com

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