Welcome to my blog....

I've noticed a bit more traffic on this blog...no doubt Merck has marketed quite extensively. Please leave your comments below! OK, now what you came here for:

Hello there. You've no doubt come to this page because you have an interest in insomnia, belsomra, or both. Well, I hope I can provide some insight on the aforementioned topics. I hope I can help you to live a better life and more importantly, I hope I can help you to dream a better dream.

Disclaimer: I am not a professional typist. Nor am I a great writer. I'm left handed, and I'm good at most things, but great at nothing. If you spot a typo, politely let me know in the comments.

What's my story?

Above: CAN handle a death issue.

For starters, my name is Justin. I'm a 30 year old male, and in what I consider to be above average health. I work out regularly. I eat mostly healthy. I don't smoke. I barely drink. My blood work is "normal." I have no other compounding health issues. The only health problem that I know that I have, is INSOMNIA. And sleep, which you probably know, is kinda one of those things we have to do. Unless of course, your one of these lucky guys.

For the sake of historical accuracy here, I am a healthcare worker. Specifically, I'm a paramedic, which does not come in handy at all if you have a sleep issue. It is very handy if your having a death issue. So, anyways, like most of you, I've had to research my condition and the so called "remedies" all by my lonesome. Which sucks when your so tired that you barely want to cook for yourself or go workout, or do anything good for that matter.

I've battled with insomnia off and on for years. More specifically, I tend to be a night owl. I've always taken later shifts, or chose jobs where I could make my own hours and days. When I do have a normal bedtime, I have trouble getting to sleep, and staying asleep. And, damn it, I'd like a normal 8-5 life. I've tried basic lifestyle changes. I have not tried anything drastic, as I have to be able to go to work and I have to be able to function while I'm there. I've been prescribed many different medications, and none of them have seemed to work for very long. "WHAT DRUGS?" you ask?

Melatonin
Benadryl
Restoril
Ambien
Ambien CR
Lunesta
Xanax
Klonopin
Doxepin
Trazadone
THC
Tryptophan
Lactium
Phosphorylated Serine
ZMA
Magnesium
L-Arginine
L-Lysine
DHEA

....and probably others that I've forgotten!

"Gosh, you seem like a pill popper." Well....if you've ever had a chronic, debilitating problem that doctors couldn't figure out, and that basic lifestyle changes couldn't change..welcome to America my friend. Feel free to leave a comment, and I will kindly read them and the hilarious responses while I eat popcorn and sip non-caffeinated Mio with club soda. We are all pill poppers, ever since birth.

"What do you mean?" "Are you high?"

What I mean is that ever since birth, ever since we received our very first shot, or our very first pain reliever, or our very first tablespoon of cough syrup....we've all become reliant upon a quick and easy solution to our problems. Am I saying that modern medicine is bad? No. Am I high? No, it's not legal in my state yet. What I am saying is that we have built a society that relies upon those quick easy solutions to work for us. And in my case, and I'm guessing in yours, it hasn't worked. The magic pill has failed you. There is no magic pill in your life...

....and your wondering if there ever will be.


That's why I'm doing this. I want there to be a magic pill so badly. Is Belsomra a magic pill? I'm not sure yet. But I will post my experience for all to see.....