|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
12-12-2007, 09:23 PM | #1 |
Currently Suspended! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,503
| Any Imsomniacs here?? (Restoril ?'s) What do you take to help you sleep? My doc put me on Restoril today because the Ambien CR quit working and Rozeram is like placebo for me. Also Trazadone does nothing. I took the 15mgs of Restoril at 9pm and here it is 12:20 am and I feel nothing. Not even the least bit tired Ughhh I hate having insomnia Any advice would be greatly appreciated. As I am lucky to be asleep by 3-4am every night |
Welcome Guest! | |
12-12-2007, 09:35 PM | #2 |
BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA
Posts: 9,999
| Im the same way. Im up all night. I dont take any thing for ir, everyone tells me I need to. |
12-12-2007, 09:41 PM | #3 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
Posts: 1,752
| How long have you had insomnia? Do you wake up early and stay up all day? Sometimes I get insomnia for awhile and I get into this pattern where I will stay up late and sleep late in the morning, then I started waking up early and I would not take a nap all day and eventually I started sleeping all night. Exercise helps greatly. Reduce caffiene. Also, benadryl 50mg works great for me. Good luck and good night... |
12-12-2007, 09:43 PM | #4 |
Lovin' my Girlies!! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County, CALIFORNIA
Posts: 3,609
| i have the same problem!! i have had back problems for over a year now..and i think that has alot to do with it!! (i never used to be this way!!) it is the most annoying thing not being able to sleep..especially when you have to get up for work the next morning!! i def. understand what you guys are talking about!! -i havent taken anything for it yet either.. but i need to get in to see my doctor-cuz its ridiculous!! (im nervous to take ambien.. only cuz of the weird side effects that i have heard about..like the sleep walking and doing things you dont know you did!! ?? so im curious too Erin!
__________________ Meg & my baby girls Avie & Gemma |
12-12-2007, 10:08 PM | #5 |
Currently Suspended! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,503
| Well i am up by 6:45a, Mon-Fri to get the kids ready and take them to school. No naps during the day, no time for that, lol! Except Sat & Sun. Then my DH is home and can get up w/ the kiddos. I get sleep till about 9am. I guess I should add I have RLS. Also since my motorcycle accident in 1994 i have terrible leg/hip pain. But I am on the Fentynal patch and Percocet for those issues. Also I take a blood pressure med daily and take Ativan prn. Now the Restoril. You would think with that kind of med cocktail I would sleep non-stop, lol! But unfortunately that's not the case. Last edited by erino77; 12-12-2007 at 10:09 PM. |
12-13-2007, 01:24 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA
Posts: 1,406
| nothing was working for me.. but then the doc my hubby and i work in, he's awesome.. he prescribed me ambien 10mg, and told me to take it with benedryl and it puts me to bed LOL |
12-13-2007, 03:36 AM | #8 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I don't have insomnia but since my husband died I have a terrible time getting and staying asleep - my doctor gave me a month's worth of Lunesta (it's expensive !) and it really helped - after the 1st week though it does take longer to fall asleep but works great for 4-5 hours - It's been the only thing thats worked for me - You can always ask for samples so you can try something 1st. |
12-13-2007, 05:53 AM | #9 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
What worked for me beautifully was Prosom (estazolam). I never had to take it every single night for a really extended time, so I never became to "tolerant" of it. I would often have 2 weeks of terrible insomnia - so I'd take it then - and then I'd eventually be able to sleep on my own again, so I'd be off of it. Other stretches of time - I'd take it on average about 3-4 nights a week, and not need it the other nights. Really odd, but it worked for me. Good luck - true insomnia that drags on is really quite tortuous, so I hope you find something that works.
__________________ ~ A friend told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn. ~ °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° Ann | Pfeiffer | Marcel Verdel Purcell | Wylie | Artie °¨¨¨°ºOº°¨¨¨° | |
12-13-2007, 05:57 AM | #10 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: God's Country
Posts: 398
| I started taking melatonin (i think it's 300 mcg) about an hour b/f bed & it has really helped! you can get it over the counter at walmart!! |
12-13-2007, 11:51 AM | #11 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA
Posts: 1,093
| Quote:
then i can fall asleep faster! If you find a better solution, I'd love to know ... good luck!
__________________ Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." -- H. Jackson Brown | |
12-13-2007, 12:07 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA
Posts: 1,406
| I tend to fight it too it's so funny.. but if you take it with the benedryl combo, it'll put you to bed right away and keep you to sleep feeling refreshed till next day |
12-13-2007, 01:27 PM | #13 |
Loves Hannah & Gracie Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington
Posts: 1,752
| Oh I forgot to tell you that there is a sleeping pill that I got over the counter at walmart, generic brand, they were little blue pills, I can't remember the name or the active ingredient but it the one that is not diphenhydramine, there are 2 different ones, one with diphenhydramine and the other one-its the othe one...it works great, maybe too great, I didn't want to wake up... |
12-13-2007, 02:07 PM | #14 | |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA
Posts: 1,093
| Quote:
__________________ Don't say you don't have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Louis Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein." -- H. Jackson Brown | |
12-13-2007, 02:14 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: texas
Posts: 5,272
| I've tried them all. He has me on Restoril right now. Most nights it works for a couple of hours....if I take a xanax about 7. I've even been for a sleep study and totally confused them too. I have RLS so take requip for that. It helps some but I still can't sleep all night. Lately I've been trying to sleep in my recliner....doesn't work either. Lunesta left an awful aftertaste. Maybe I should just drink myself into a stuper.....but I haven't found much that I like
__________________ Decide To Make It A Good Day |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart