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01-20-2011, 08:35 AM | #1 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Georgia
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| Sleeping aids...what works or didn't work for you? My doctor gave me a prescription for Trazodone 50 mg and it has no affect at all. I have a really hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. I find myself up almost every night (morning about 2) doing housework or being on yt. I sometimes don't go back to sleep, and will have to struggle to stay alert at work.
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01-20-2011, 10:19 AM | #2 |
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| That depends on why you're not sleeping. I was having a hard time sleeping because of pain from carpal tunnel in both arms and pain all the way up to the base of my neck but when I used Tylenol PM I slept just fine. I've had surgery on both arms now so I don't need it anymore but it worked for me when I did need it. |
01-20-2011, 10:35 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chinquapin NC
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| trazadone didn't work for me. Ambian has been working for the past six months. I went without sleep many years before ambian.
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01-20-2011, 10:38 AM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts/Florida
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| We give a lot of our patients Melatonin to assist with their sleeping. We ALL have melatonin, but as we age the melatonin in our bodies can decrease. Whats good about supplementing with Melatonin is that's a natural product. You can buy it as CVS or any pharmacy over the counter. Here's some info on it if you want to read about it. Melatonin
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01-20-2011, 04:01 PM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Trazadone didn't do a bleepin' thing for me either, in fact it kind of made me more alert. I have to take Ambien in order to sleep thru the night. Otherwise, I'll wake up all night long. I've had a sleep study and have very resistant insomnia. Try the regular Ambien first (rather than Ambien CR) bc it's way cheaper than the newer Ambien.
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01-20-2011, 06:24 PM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA
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| I also had a sleep study over 5 years ago and luckly I do not have to take anything to sleep now. But I have a very rigid routine, I need to be in bed by 10:00 pm and up by 6:30 am (yes even on the weekends). No napping, very little caffiene, no sugar if possible. I would suggest maybe a sleep study if you haven't had one yet. It changed my life for the better.
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01-20-2011, 08:37 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I was thinking of asking my doctor for Ambien since I have chronic insomnia.But I just saw a thread on here about the scary hallucinations. I took it a few times years ago and had weird amnesia the next day so I stopped it. I now take an ativan at bed time but it really hasn't been working lately.
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01-20-2011, 10:25 PM | #8 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hugo, MN USA
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| sleep aids My husband had a terrible time sleeping, he would wake at all early hours and tossed and turned and kept me awake too. He does not do meds I tried to get him to use different products and nothing. He finally tried one of the new OTC sleep aids that are all natural and you can take anytime of the night. He sleeps like a baby, finally. I can't remember the exact name but he buys it at Walmart. It's like good nite or something. I would go and look but he may wake up and find I'm still on the computer. I have been sick all week and am suppose to be getting lots of sleep. If you want me to get the name you can pm me and I'll let you know. What ever it is I am so greatful that it works. For years he has not slept sound and jumps constantly as he was a fireman for 18 years and it seems like his body is still expecting the pager to go off. If natural products will work for you that is great as all meds have side effects. |
01-20-2011, 11:10 PM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Shore of Maryland
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| I have had a problem sleeping for the past 20 plus years. If not in pain the Dr. said to take regular benadryl. That is the same thing in Tylenol Pm and if you do not need pain meds thats the way to go. I did that for a while until I really had a hard time and the benadryl would not work any more. Now I take Soma. It works very good and you do not get the drugged felling when you get up.
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01-21-2011, 05:55 AM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Staten Island NY
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| Try Yoga and learning alternate nostril breathing. It really calms you down and helps you sleep. I also wake up in the middle of the night and have problems sleeping but the breathing really helps. I don't really believe in taking meds for sleeping. also check with people at the health food store for supplements. I have never taken any but I have friends who swear by them. |
01-21-2011, 07:13 AM | #11 | |
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Did you try splitting those Ambiens in half at all? Maybe your body could do okay with a smaller dose? Another thing they tried for me was Remeron - and OH MY...I slept better than EVER, and no waking in middle of night. But, I had a rare side effect with it...and they decided to take me off of it. At first, you can get next-day tiredness...but it's good to bear with it as it *usually* wears off.
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01-21-2011, 07:31 AM | #12 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama
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| This is going to sound bazzare -- but here goes. I am one of the lucky ones that has found the "off" button. Everyone has one - when it's time to go to sleep, I just shut down and go to sleep. 99% of the time even the chronic pain I endure (results of a 4-wheeler accident) doesn't prevent me from sleeping. I strongly recommend relaxation meditation -- it isn't a quick fix - meditation takes practice to acquire the level of skill necessary to just "flip the switch" and go to sleep when it's time. |
01-22-2011, 08:42 AM | #13 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: ohio
Posts: 427
| This has been a battle for me also. I tried melatonin but it didn't seem to work. I have a co-worker suggest I take it in the morning. Has anyone tried that? I tried otc natural stuff but they have seemed to quit working. The Dr won't give me any sleep aids. They said I had sleep apnea but after a year of therapy with that nothing has changed. I think it hormones due to pre menopause not sleep apnea |
01-22-2011, 10:01 AM | #14 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
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| Kathy, My Dr. has me on Alrazolam 0.5 mg (xanax), its a muscle relaxer. They work great for me...I have a under active Thyroid so I have to take Synthroid daily and it makes me VERY active so I need something to slow me down at night...If I didn't take them, its hard for me to fall asleep and stay asleep I would be up every hour on the hour....Talk with your Dr. tell him/her they are not working for you, what works for some may not work for you, Keep communicating with your Dr. until you find what works for you..Good Luck!! Hope you find what works for you
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01-22-2011, 09:26 PM | #15 | |
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