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Posted 2/26/2016 9:12 PM (GMT 0)
Do any of you routinely take something to help for sleep that helps? I can sleep the whole night and not wake up refreshed. I take celexa and klonipin for sleep. It helps some but I still have bad days from lack of sleep and brain fog. Thank you in advance.
Posted 2/27/2016 2:05 AM (GMT 0)
I take 5mg of ambian.

Have you been tested for sleep apnea? I was like that before I got my cpap.
Posted 2/27/2016 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
You know, Joy, , I got tested years ago and was negative. They did a home test a year ago with the oxygen thing and the test seemed positive. They sent me to a pulmonologist and he said he didn't think I had apnea. But I think I am going to ask for the overnight sleep test in a sleep lab. I wonder if it's possible to have it some of the time but not all the time? I did test positive for limb movements.

Did wearing the cpap do a lot for your fibro?
Posted 2/27/2016 4:03 AM (GMT 0)
cpap, 1 mg xanax, and a bit of melatonin.
Posted 2/27/2016 4:54 AM (GMT 0)
I went months with either not sleeping or only getting a few hours of sleep. The doctor tried different things but finally found something that will work for me. I take 2 Gabapentin 2 hours before bedtime. I also alternate Flexeril one night and Benadryl the next night with the Gabapentin and I sleep well.
Posted 2/27/2016 3:40 PM (GMT 0)
I take amitriptyline in the evenings and have been for about a year.

The only real side effect is a dry mouth - but that has diminished over time. I find if I take it a couple of hours before bed I can drink a bit of water in between and be fine.

It doesn't keep me asleep necessarily but it enables me to go right back to sleep if I do wake up. I'm kinda scared to take meds but I need to sleep so this was my compromise. It also helps nerve pain - I rarely get the shooting electrical shocks or tingling anymore. I do believe it helps the pain a bit too because when I ran out in between prescriptions I definitely felt it !
Posted 2/27/2016 11:16 PM (GMT 0)
Since I got my new cpap my restorative sleep is better. I got a "My Air" model by Resmed. It can shift air pressure according to how you're breathing.

I'm still tired but nothing like I used to be before the ambian and the new machine.
Go to a different pulmonary doctor this time.
Posted 2/29/2016 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
I was informed that Xanax can cause you to not get rem sleep (or stage 4). I heard it is best to take it around six in the evening or four hours before sleep. I also heard that melatonin should be taken around six.

I took ambien for years. It helped a lot but it isn't for everybody. I now meditate and found that is the best thing for me.

I hope you find what works for you...
Posted 3/1/2016 12:55 AM (GMT 0)
My sleep Dr said the same thing about my taking of Xanax so I'm sure it's true. However, it's the only med (after trying them all) that works. My meditation is getting better so I hope to stop taking it soon. My point, though, is that is my current sleep regimine. I take the Xanax about 10 minutes before going to bed. It's not for putting me to sleep, but keeping me sleeping longer.
Posted 3/1/2016 11:04 AM (GMT 0)
Best wishes with the meditation Tom. Keep working on it, it will work for you.

Hugs, Karen...
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