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Aug 13, 2012, 01:23 AM
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Any suggestions on how to get to sleep without meds?
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Aug 13, 2012, 02:25 AM
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i cannot fall asleep WITH a med...
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#3
Aug 13, 2012, 02:35 AM
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Likely you can't rush out and buy it now, but melatonin. Helps recover sleep patterns. You can find it at the drug store with the vitamins. I take it in place of lorazepam at bedtime. 3 or 6 mg. Tablets I get are 3 mg, but there are 1mg and 5 mg as well. You have to actually go to bed after you take it...won't knock you out in front of the machine. If you use it for too many consecutive nights it may lose its effectiveness. |
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Aug 13, 2012, 02:36 AM
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i can't get to sleep at all.. it does get anoying- especially when you're up at 3 in the morning watching TV. it's weird!- even more so when everyone else is sleeping |
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#5
Aug 13, 2012, 03:54 AM
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I will try an exxtra melatonin now... thanks.
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Aug 13, 2012, 05:11 AM
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Benzo's help me.... Sorry
What about puzzles like Sudoku? |
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Aug 13, 2012, 07:44 AM
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It's obviously easier to sleep with the meds for me, but in addition to that, I have to have the television on to help me fall asleep. I need the distraction, otherwise my brain is constantly going...
But I set the sleep timer on the tv to turn off in like 60-90 minutes so that I don't wake back up. |
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#8
Aug 13, 2012, 08:48 AM
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A very loud fan.
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#9
Aug 13, 2012, 09:00 AM
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I'm sorry you can't sleep. I wouldn't be able to fall asleep before one or two in the morning without the meds.... so without them I would def try the melatonin, or even a p.m. med like advil or exedrin cuz it has a sleep agent in it.
I wish you good luck and keep us posted what works for you. |
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#10
Aug 13, 2012, 09:04 AM
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I can't sleep WITH meds either. Have tried melatonin, sleeping pills, and currently take a Benzo that doesn't help much. Yoga helps me sometimes but not always.
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#11
Aug 13, 2012, 11:25 AM
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I'm no help. I use Lunesta for sleep.
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Bipolar II, GAD, Binge Eating Disorder Lamictal for BP Prozac for anxiety Topomax for BED |
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#12
Aug 13, 2012, 11:35 AM
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I use seroquel. But other things that help me is when I'm more active that day or evening. Taking a bath - it soothes me. I have a fan blowing plus that helps the night sweats. lol Listening to soft music or having the tv on low for noise.
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 Susie "Fall seven times, stand up 8" - Japanese Proverb |
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#13
Aug 13, 2012, 01:39 PM
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white noise can help. stay away from electronics an hour before hand. or a really extreme way, eat a lot of sugar and wait for the crash
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