Yes, yes, and yes. And yes.

Hi Marge. Yes its normal. I didnt sleep right for 6 or 7 months. Part of my problem was i made so Manny meetings I was smoking close to two pack of ciggs a day and drinking pots of AA coffee. was spun out on AA. What I did was to stop the coffee after the 5 pm meeting and started to drink chamomile and valarian root tea. had to drink a few through out the eve. But theres good news though, as I went through the steps I started to feel like I belonged somewhere and the constant thinking of all my woes calmed down just a little, I got a piece of a piece of mind and sleep came. Now its a rare night that I lay down to sleep and Im awake more then five mins. Keep coming back It will get better if you do what we do.

Same here Marge, ... depending on your drinking history, you could get back to normal sleep in a few days or weeks ... I drank REAL hard for a REAL long time, so it took me a few months before I could get a good nights sleep ... Lay off the loads of water after about 5pm ... if you're anything like me, it makes me get up to pee 2 or 3 times a night ... NOT conducive to sleeping ... LOL ... (of course age may be my problem there ...)

I've been sleeping better. I slept terrible when I was drinking. Of course I am incredibly stressed and depressed yet so I am basically always exhausted. I have always hid from problems by sleeping.....

There are definite physical changes our bodies go through as they adjust to not drinking and/ or drugging. I thought I was going crazy, literally. The ups and downs were so intense the first few months of my sobriety. I had trouble sleeping, I would be on top of the world one minute, life sucked the next. I no longer had my "medicine" to numb myself or knock myself out. Hellllppppp !!!! I would share this with my sponsor or at a meeting and I was met with knowing nods and understanding. And reassured that if I was willing to follow a few simple suggestions and do some work, and not drink or drug, things would improve. For me, I have found that to be true. And you're right, lying awake at 0' dark thirty is a great time to have a chat with God. Peace

Patience is the key......for about the first 18 months I had all sorts of odd audio and visual challenges. Sleep came as my life became more productive. At 18 months I started a career college and was working two part time jobs, plus nightly meetings where I could rest from the day, hitting my pillow during this season brought great sleep....finally. Hang in there. Sleep, it will come. Maybe a book before calling it a night. We love you.