Insomnia strikes again!

dustinshunny

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Joined : Jul 2012

Posts : 388

Posted 5/13/2013 4:58 AM (GMT 0)

Sigh... Its 1am and my hubby's alarm goes off at 4! I haven't had this much of an insomnia problem in a while, I forgot how much it stinks lololol... good thing I am off tomorrow!

Fishchris

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Joined : Feb 2012

Posts : 446

Posted 5/13/2013 5:26 AM (GMT 0)

Especially back in the beginning of my journey, my sleep used to be sporadic. Some good nights, then a 1 to 3 not so great, Two things have worked for me... I take melatonin, two 5mg tabs nightly, lately.... and I used to take benedryl, and it would knock me out pretty well, too.

Peace,
Fish

couchtater

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Joined : Jul 2009

Posts : 14475

Posted 5/13/2013 5:23 PM (GMT 0)

I've discovered I've probably got a syndrome called.... Oh, Shoot! I just read about it last night and I've done Forgot the name!!!! Something Delayed Phase Syndrome...UGH!!!
I'm going to call it "Night Owl Syndrome". What it is is my cicadia(sp?) rhythm is is out of sync. If you can't go to sleep after laying down for 2 hours in the dark then you probably have it.
They treat it with light box therapy early in the morning for 30 minutes and melentonia taken 30 minutes before bedtime.

My problem is I can't do light therapy (photosensitive) or take Melentonia (Lupus). Thank goodness I don't work or I'd be in trouble.

MyselfRedux

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Joined : Dec 2009

Posts : 6232

Posted 5/14/2013 2:38 AM (GMT 0)

I will have nights like this periodically. Usually when I am aching, I have nights where I just cannot get to sleep.

Hope it gets better!

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