Insomnia!

I just got my second dose of Remicade last Friday, and my sleeping schedule has been all sorts of crazy since then!  (Slept the entire day after I got the infusion, then every other day I've been up till 3 or 4 or 5 in the morning, can't seem to get any energy during the day....)  Anyone else noticed anything like this going on?  I'm wondering if it's me or if it's the Remicade......Thanks. :)

B H: Some people don't respond to diphenahydramine like that.

I've had a sleep disorder since I can remember (DSPS). Mine is a disorder of the circadian rhythms and sleep phases.

Anyway, it seems like being up late may have shocked your body into thinking that's normal bedtime. Try to gradually bring your sleep schedule from where it is back, in 15-20 minute increments. Keep it dark before you go to bed, and bright early in the day. If you can sleep near a window with a lot of light or set a light to an automatic timer.

I don't think it's the Remicade, but I have found that since being dx'd with UC I do have trouble sleeping at night -- I get very tired during the day and crash, which cocks up my "sleep hygiene."

Tylenol PM works well. I also find that listening to podcasts with an MP3 player works well when I start getting into all manner of circular thoughts and fretting about things. I just listen to some talk, the more dull the better, and within a few minutes I usually can fall back asleep.