Anxiety and Sleep

Hi N.L.

Have you tried any of the OTC sleep aids? You may want to consider one of those before trying and Rx...it could be just enough of a help to get you through for a good night's sleep.

I believe that NyQuil has a new product...worth a try?

S.C.

Lisa, until the last few months I never slept more than 5-6 hrs a night, two months ago I started taking the
cheapest benadryl from Wal Mart, I will be in bed wide awake reading and next thing I know i've slept
8 or more hrs no hangover.

Larry ***

I already take Zyrtec D twice a day. I have been through a lot lately and it is waring me down especially since im only getting half the sleep I normally do!

Larry-
I can't take Benadryl with my allergy medicine. Thanks for helping

Lisa
I take Ambien 10mg. I don't take it everynight but could. Instead On the nights I don't take it I take 3mof The Melatonin. But I too can tell the Melatonin is not working like it used to. I am going to start Trazadone this Thursday. I will not be taking the ambient anymore. Good luck with the sleep issue. I am desperately trying to fix my sleep issues. It's driving me crazy wandering will I sleep tonight and dread laying there tossing and turning up and down.

Hi Nurse Lisa,

I've had a few battle rounds with sleep the last few days. I have a cocktail of pills I usually take on trans-pacific flights which includes melatonin, and either tylenol PM or Nyquil gel caps, I can normally sleep a solid 8-13 hours all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco usually. I tried meltaonin + tylenol PM last night out of worry that my body just couldn't function another night without some solid knock-out sleep and desperation and told my wife I'd probably be konked out. Did some guided relaxation and felt peaceful and sleepy and then got anxiety about taking sleeping pills. Then was up googling drug interactions. How silly right!

Well, the melatonin & tylenol PM didn't do its normal trick so I threw 0.25mg of Xanax on top of it and that did the trick. I slept OK. I saw in another posting that CBT will help with sleep problems, I'm not sure of the nature of your sleeping problems, is it because of all the anxious thoughts running around your head? That's my problem, and I'm hoping CBT can help me get a clear and quiet head at night time.

I tried Ambien and muscle relaxers. Ambien makes me fall asleep but for some reason I get anxiety about Ambien because I kind of start worrying about how my body feels as it puts me down, which is seriously ridiculous, but eventually it konks me out in the middle of my anxiety and I wake up 8 hours ater. Muscle relaxers have helped me more, they put me down nice and easy and I remember feeling really warm and cozy on the way down.

Dunno if this helps at all, just some personal experience to share with you.

Joshua

That was probably good advice about not mixing Xanax with sleep meds. I got up at about 4:30 and was stumbling around in a stupor. I'm sorry to hear about all the things going on in your life. My dad was diagnosed with congenital heart failure last year and he told me has 5 to 10 years left. It was a stressful thing for me and partially brought on my anxiety & panic. I can feel a little bit coming on as I type. But I am also inspired by my dad's strength and resolve. He has always been a strong and unwavering character in my life. I'll keep you and your dad in my prayers this week!