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What r/insomnia is talking about this week

r/insomnia has 201,077 members and 26 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 5.2 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

201,077members
26posts in the last 24 hours, newest 1 h ago
5.2comments an hour right now, newest 7 h ago
106points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/insomnia this week

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Top threads this week

  1. I do nothing but waiting to be homeless.

    I do nothing. Literally nothing but laying in bed on my phone for more than 15 h a day. I’m a 39 year old woman without kids, friends and a job. Nothing brings me joy. I order food to my home so I...

    106 points132 comments6 d ago
  2. What helped my insomnia. From 3 hours of sleep to 6 hours!

    Before I get into what helped, I’ll go over my some things about me because I know everyone’s experience with insomnia is different. I’m a 33 year old woman No health conditions No medications No...

    91 points29 comments6 d ago
  3. Anyone else wide awake at 3 AM with absolutely no idea why?

    It’s 3 AM in my place and I’m still wide awake. No particular reason, no specific thoughts that I can point out. Just one of those nights when your body is tired, but your mind refuses to switch...

    63 points23 comments2 d ago
  4. Tried Trazadone for the first time last night…. My experience

    My doc prescribed me 50mg of trazadone for sleep a while ago. I usually take ambien but have been off for a few months because my sleep has actually been good. The last few days however my...

    38 points91 comments4 d ago
  5. Cured my sleep issues!

    Since August, 2026 until very recently, I developed an insomnia out of the middle of nowhere from 2 bad nights of sleep that turned into that vicious cycle of anxiety and more sleep issues. I...

    30 points9 comments3 d ago
  6. My experience with 4 years of insomnia and what helped me improve my sleep

    Hi everyone, I've been dealing with insomnia for the past 4 years. I'm a 25-year-old male, and before this started, I could sleep for several hours with deep sleep without any issues. It all...

    21 points16 comments4 d ago
  7. update

    i made a post a few weeks ago asking what made your drs finally bite the bullet and prescribe z-drugs. i battled for several years talking to different doctors, sleep study, psych’s, etc. i was...

    20 points12 comments7 d ago
  8. Nothing works anymore

    Was on seroquel for 7 years, weaned off of it last year and since then my sleep has been absolute shit. My insomnia is not mild, I am a disabled veteran with MDD, BP2 and ptsd-it is very severe ,...

    16 points25 comments4 d ago
  9. 319 people rated what they've tried for insomnia. Melatonin, the most tried, averages 1.8 out of 5 (mod approved)

    In August, the mods let me post a site that ranks what people try for insomnia, and they've approved this follow-up. Since then, 319 people have rated 53 things, 1,370 ratings in all:...

    16 points2 comments4 d ago
  10. Does anyone get jealous of people with different types of insomnia?

    For example, I have sleep onset insomnia and I find myself jealous of people who fall asleep and just wake up in the night. I have no anxiety about waking up in the night! I’m sure people who wake...

    16 points22 comments5 d ago

Newest posts

  1. Can you take Nortriptyline 10mg and Doxylamine 25mg together?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  2. Zopiclone frequency?
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  3. sudden fear of falling asleep
    1 points0 comments1 h ago
  4. Insomnia
    1 points0 comments2 h ago
  5. Breaking the cycle
    1 points0 comments3 h ago
  6. Question about Quiviviq
    1 points0 comments5 h ago
  7. Strange sleep debt symptoms
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
  8. Any Other CBT-I Slow Responders?
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
  9. Can't sleep because of constant anxiety over having work next day.
    1 points0 comments9 h ago
  10. I sleep 4-6 hours every night, always.
    1 points0 comments9 h ago
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