sleep related question or depression/insomnia

hello! i am having a bit of a problem – ok a big problem with depression and energy right now. my sleep patterns have been off for maybe 8 months. i couldn’t go to sleep until 7 am saturday morning, and that was with meds. i want to get a part time job bc i feel the schedule would help my sleep – but it’s a catch 22, it’s hard to look for a job when my sleep is so off. i know exercise will help, but i am right in the middle of a depressive episode and my energy is almost at zero. but i still can’t sleep. any good ideas on how to get back to a more normal schedule? i’ve tried staying up 24 hours, trying to work myself into tired but nothing seems to work. i drink a glass of milk, take meds to help with anxiety, but i just can’t get on a good path.

I had overwhelming anxiety and insomnia. It turned out to be my use of Splenda. Yup Splenda.

I like to say sucralose, not Splenda, because that is what Splenda is. And it is in a lot of stuff. The package doesn’t have to say Splenda to have sucralose in it. You have to read labels. So, you might still be using it and don’t even know it!

Sucralose is poison. It ruined five years of my life. I had a laundry list of medical problems while taking it, including overwhelming anxiety, depression, mood swings, insomnia and more.

Go ahead, google: anxiety splenda or anxiety sucralose or insomnia splenda or insomnia sucralose

The slogan, “Made from sugar…” is very misleading. Splenda might be made from sugar, but it is far from sugar. The resulting chemical is an organochloride (chlorocarbon). Organochlorides are typically poisons.

carbon monoxide – made from oxygen so its like a breath of fresh air