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Jan 29, 2018, 08:53 AM
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I've been feeling a lot better and have been out and about and doing things. But I have run into sleep trouble. This is pretty unusual for me. No matter how depressed I am, I normally sleep well.
I'm going to sleep at all different times, but I have been always waking up at 3 am and staying up from there. I take a short nap at about 2pm as I can't stay awake. I have not taken anything for sleep and hesitate to, because of my other meds. Plus I hear you can get hooked, blah, blah. (You know the drill.) I see my pdoc next week. I am feeling sort of desperate about the sleep. When I am awake in the middle of the night, I am not thinking positive thoughts. I have tried meditation and sleep stories. My bedroom is upstairs, but I have taken to sleeping downstairs on the couch. I am nervous about who might come in the downstairs door (an irrational fear.) I also don't want to wake my husband up with my weird sleep issues. This sleep problem is interfering with my getting out and living my life. I don't feel depressed, just sort of desperate. I've just been through some legal problems with my youngest son. My tdoc thinks I am bit shell shocked. I don't want to sink back into depression and get overwhelmed. I have upped my melatonin to 10 mg extended release. Sorry if this rambling. It's 7 am and I've only had 2 hours of sleep. Thanks for any ideas.
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Jan 29, 2018, 09:20 AM
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Have you tried taking the xanax at bedtime, or when you wake up in the night?
I, too, have middle of the night waking. I force myself to stay up all day, no nap, and I sleep through the next night. For a while I used lunesta, and that helped. Good luck/ |
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Jan 29, 2018, 09:40 AM
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I haven't tried the Xanax at night. I honestly don't think .25 will do anything for sleep. But I can give it a try. I can also skip the nap and see how that goes. I'm sorry you deal with this also. It's miserable. Thanks for replying and for the advice.
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Jan 29, 2018, 10:03 AM
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Benadryl will male you drowsy and its OTC. Helps me sometimes. Sometimes not, depending on the root of why I can't sleep.
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Jan 29, 2018, 12:16 PM
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Seroquel is an option you can discuss with your pdoc. Less addicting than other medicines.
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