Sleepless nights

I Googled just now and see that you aren't alone in this problem, tj.

"Doctors need to increase their awareness
Andrea Cooper, 52, of Phoenix, Md., who suffers from fibromyalgia and spinal degeneration, has felt the stigma of narcotic use. "The last pain specialist I had, I just hated it. There were signs up all over the office about rules and limitations. All about being suspicious of the patients. Not the way medicine ought to be practiced. I found it insulting." Adds Jan, 45, a chronic pain sufferer in Boulder, Colo.: "I think doctors have to be able to distinguish between the people who can handle it and those who can't—and help the people who can.""

(The link to this article isn't working. Copy and paste: When your doctor won't prescribe narcotics: Tips for getting the pain relief you need
and click on Health.com)

I believe that you are a very good man too delboy

hey everyone with sleep issues, and I mean serious sleep issues. I have recently discovered that cannabis helps immensely with my sleep issues. I was avg around 2-3 hrs before(2 months ago), but since I have started using cannabis and an external cath I have raised my avg to about 6 hrs per night. much better and I feel good and gaining strength since the up in avg sleep. I also take a few naps during the day, so I probably am getting close to 8 hrs now. so with sleep issues, bladder issues, pain and spasticity have made my new life so much better since I started using cannabis, everyone with an sci should seriously consider using cannabis to improve your life.

Add me to the list. And yes, none of my doctors step up to help do anything. I'm going off Gabapentin as a probable cause for my adrenal insufficiency. I created a new thread about that.

Insomnia is another symptom Gabapentin can cause. Be interested to see if that goes away...
I've tried the pooping myself out. If I overdue it I sleep the first night but my spasticity roars me down and then I'm too figity to sleep.
It's like we all need to implement the army man crawl if we want to narrowly escape our problems.
Ask Google for each medication if it causes insomnia. Print out hits and give to doc. Maybe giving the doctor a hand out will help? Works for me.

Those nerve pains are awful! I suffered from them too, and they kept me up. Have you tried taking Gabapentin or Lyrica? I am taking alpha lipoic acid, I get that without a prescription, and it prevents that pain for me.