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Posted 2/20/2013 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
This is a silly thread... but I hate not being able to sleep. I'm exhausted beyond belief.... yet, I am starting to wake again due to my pain issues. Then - 7am comes - and I feel like I've been hit by a bus.

I've tried it all.... sleep meds, melatonin, on down the line. When I'm hurting this bad - I tend to need a BT med.... and that keeps me up even more.

Anyway, just needed to whine for a moment about it smhair At this point, I start watching the clock and realizing I only have "x" amount of sleep left.... and it makes it even worse.

Thanks for listening, my friends... and I hope you are all sleeping peacefully, I really do.

Love, Tina
Posted 2/20/2013 4:00 PM (GMT 0)
I hate those nights.

One thing I have discovered is that if I take tramadol at night, it makes me more alert. One of the side effects is more energy. Even though I used to take it with a sleep med, I would be tossing and turning and up and down all night. So, now, I take a half dose of hydrocodone at night to manage pain and keep my sleeping med at it's maximum effectiveness.

Hope it get better!
Posted 2/20/2013 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Tina if you didnt notice Im here most mornings at 3 a.m as I sleep very little too. Im asleep one minute awake the next and its only been ah hour or so. Frustrating if you have to go somewhere the next morning as that when I usually start to get sleepy!!

I was at a 3 pm Dr appt this month and lo and behold I fell asleep in the chair in the office and thats a feat as those chairs are horrid!!

I changed my methadone to a one time dose daily since it made it worse and I was sleeping only about 4 hours a night or day whichever I fell asleep in as none of them bother me here at home since they know I get very little sleep so when Im asleep they leave me to it.

The bad thing about my one time dosing with the methadone is I somehow need it to work the most between 3 am and 3 pm and if its taken after 3 pm I dont sleep at all that night,so I take it at 3 am every morning and its wearing off bad by the time its 3 am the next morning and I have to keep it bedside,take before I can move in about an hour. Funny how meds work and effect each of us so differently. It gives me all the energy I need and pain relief to do what I need to during the day hours and by the time it winds down Im going to bed.

Sorry and Im hoping you sleep better tonight.

Vickie
Posted 2/20/2013 6:19 PM (GMT 0)
I was having a horrible time with sleep and meds, until I discovered the 12am 12pm dosing schedule. If I take it at 12am it allows me to sleep without running out in the middle of the night, and then come the afternoon when my pain is worse, the 12pm dose is kicking in.

However, I've come to discover what a lot of people are saying...the extended release med I'm on...(OxyContin) does NOT last the full 12. My pain definitely spikes more in the last 3 hours of a dose.

It also takes about 3 hours to reach maximum levels so thats why the 3 hours before the next dose is due and the three after its taken can seem so rough...

But that's what my BT med is for...when I just cant handle it.
Posted 2/20/2013 6:51 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Tina, I'm so sorry you're having such a rough time. I know exactly what you're talking about ... then you'll finally get to sleep from complete exhaustion, only to wake up a few hours later in agony, story of my life seems like.

Wish I could send some of this snow we have here your way, then you could enjoy a nice day off lol (I'm assuming the older ones would help with the twins). Yup, we have 6 inches of snow here, all the schools are closed, and so is almost everything else, they just reopened one side of the freeway about 30 minutes ago.

I'll be praying for you, take care. I really hope it gets better for you.
Posted 2/21/2013 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
I know exactly what you mean, and it sucks.

Have you talked to your doctor about a prescription to help you sleep through the pain at night? My mom has RA and has to take 5mg of Ativan at night to sleep through. Doesn't always work, but she's thankful for the times that it does.

Wish I had some better advice for you. Hope you can get some sleep soon.
Posted 2/21/2013 3:50 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Tina I'm so sorry that you were not able to sleep last night. Have you tried doing without caffeine late in the day? I sure hope you're able to sleep tonight. Take care.

love and hugs
Loretta
Posted 2/21/2013 5:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks everyone.... it's been an awful week here... w/out sleep and just feeling lousy. Praying that this will soon pass.

Loretta: Thanks, hon. Believe it or not, lol, I don't drink caffeine... maybe an occasional Dr. Pepper 1x a week or something.... but I already deal w/ a racing heart - so it just makes it worse....

Night Al: Does she take 5mg of Ativan... or Ambien? 5mg of Ativan and I'd be zoned out for several days, lol.... Unfortunately, I can't take Ambien or any of the "hypnotic" sleep meds.

Matt: It's been freezing up here in Northern CA too :) (well, our "version" of freezing, lol)... so I believe you about the snow! :) Thanks for your prayers - I appreciate it :)

Vickie: Yes, I've seen you posting on here - usually about the same time that I'm online, haha... 2 to 3am-ish... :)

LexiRae and Myself: Thank you for your thoughts :)

--Tina
Posted 2/21/2013 7:54 PM (GMT 0)
Im sorry to hear that you had a rough night. Hope you can get some sleep soon. ((((hugs))))
Posted 2/21/2013 11:39 PM (GMT 0)
Sadly insomnia seems to go hand in hand with chronic pain, I wish I could have a magic wand for all of us who suffer from it, but I dont, know you are not alone and whine all you want.

Kathy
Posted 2/22/2013 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
Tina - your mini vent well understood and justified.

Those long nights in pain are the hardest to pass, have them too from time to time.

Wishing you better nights.

david
Posted 2/22/2013 6:55 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks all.... it helps to be understood, though I hate that many of you suffer from the same thing :(

Thanks for listening to my vent, lol.... I'm sure there will be more at some point :)

--Tina
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