I've had GAD my entire life. It was nothing more than a minor annoyance until about 7 or so years ago. Since then, I've been taking Paxil to help mitigate the effects of GAD. However, I've also experienced horrific sleeping patterns where I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep for at least a couple of hours. I'm typically forced to leave bed and go do something to take my mind of being annoyed by the fact that I can't fall asleep. The alternative is to just toss and turn in bed until morning.   


My question: Does anybody have any experience/suggestions with overcoming insomnia/sleep disturbances connected to GAD? And, if so, will you share them with me? I'm sick of always being tired and could use some help.