[laranja]

For one thing, i cant get to sleep, its 2:15, and i have to be up by 7. Usually id just stat up and not sleep at all... but i havent been getting much lately. my day tomorrow is packed. My meds are supposed to make me sleepy, that's why i take them at night, but they definitely don't. i take melatonin and stuff too, but that doesnt help either. ive asked for something else to help with getting to sleep, but my parents/doctors are being stubborn about it for reasons i dont understand.

what do you use to get to sleep (meds or otherwise)?

if im going to be asleep for 1/3 of my life, id like to have it not be so troublesome.. ive had to deal with hypersomnia as well, which interferes just as much with life.

also, ive been having awfully confusing dreams, and they are unsettling, but usually i cant remember why. they just leave me with a bad, scary feeling the next day even if i dont recall the dream.

anyway, i suppose im rambling out of boredom. depo making me siiiick

[Aunt Donna]

Sleep isn't my best friend either. I wish I knew what to tell you. Listening to soothing music helps. If you sleep alone, this may be the solution. I have a husband and right now I can't stand the earphones on my ears at night because of the heat and humidity. Turning all lights out and turning clocks around where you can't see them helps. Make sure your room is a comfortabe temperature for you. My husband told me that sleeping with me was like sleeping with a restless cougar. I usually don't fall asleep until around 6 am even with all the techniques I suggested but they do help to some degree. If I could listen to the music without the earphones, I could relax. That is what I did growing up. I couldn't sleep without music.

I, also, take meds at night that are suppose to make me sleepy. I wish. Just letting you know that you aren't alone.

[Gojamadar]

Originally Posted by laranja

For one thing, i cant get to sleep, its 2:15, and i have to be up by 7. Usually id just stat up and not sleep at all... but i havent been getting much lately. my day tomorrow is packed. My meds are supposed to make me sleepy, that's why i take them at night, but they definitely don't. i take melatonin and stuff too, but that doesnt help either. ive asked for something else to help with getting to sleep, but my parents/doctors are being stubborn about it for reasons i dont understand.

what do you use to get to sleep (meds or otherwise)?

if im going to be asleep for 1/3 of my life, id like to have it not be so troublesome.. ive had to deal with hypersomnia as well, which interferes just as much with life.

also, ive been having awfully confusing dreams, and they are unsettling, but usually i cant remember why. they just leave me with a bad, scary feeling the next day even if i dont recall the dream.

anyway, i suppose im rambling out of boredom. depo making me siiiick

Hi,
It is the medicines that screw up your sleep. They work for a few weeks and then your system gets used to them. Many sleep medicines and tranquilisers interfere with the electro-magnetik balance of the brain. It results in either too much noise in the brain or an impeded reception of body signals. However once you are hooked on them it is difficult to kick the habit.

ive been having awfully confusing dreams, and they are unsettling

The unpleasant side effect of many sleep medicines is that you need more and more vivid dreams to wake you up or change your sleeping positions.