Posted by fallsfall on December 2, 2003, at 19:26:51
In reply to Sleepytime suggestions, anyone?, posted by Penny on December 2, 2003, at 13:55:52
There are three different reasons why I can't sleep. Some nights it is one, some nights another, some nights more than one. Each reason has a different remedy.
1. Prozac gives me insomnia. With this one I just can't get my brain into a sleep state. I'm tired, but not sleeping.
Solution: Sonata (I can't take Ambien)2. Restless legs (again from Prozac). This can also morph into a general I can't get comfortable no matter what position I try. Stretching doesn't help. It drives me crazy!
Solution: Neurontin usually fixes the restless legs. BUT sometimes I need 2 Neurontin. Sometimes I take a pain reliever (I take a prescription NSAID, but Tylenol might do, too) and that helps. There are many times when a pain reliever will do it for me, but I *Wasn't* aware that I was in any pain.3. Anxiety. Thoughts running through my head, problems to be solved, things to be remembered, words, thoughts, they don't stop.
Solution:
A. Journalling - sometimes writing it down allows me to get it out of my head (it seems to stick to the paper). Then I know it will be there if I forget it in the morning.
B. Relax to sleep tape. Guided imagery. First they have you lie down and breathe. Then you take all your problems and put them in a strong box (I described this recently in a post...can't find it now...) and put the cover on. Then they have you relax each part of your body one at a time. Then calm music and ocean noises.
C. Lorazepam (Ativan). The big hammer.I would try some Tylenol and see if you have some pain that you aren't aware of. It always amazes me when that is what does it.
If it has gone on too long, get up and go somewhere else for a little while.
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