Re: Sleep


"Jason James" <home@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Robin" <me5@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Nope. That's usually how I am :) I like to try to give all the
information
I can so that if someone tries to help, they know what they are dealing
with
and what my question/issue is. Ask my husband...I tend to ramble on and
on
and on.

And, even after taking them, I still didn't get to sleep until about 3
or
330.
And too...alot of it was just plain lack of sleep. I don't know if I
have
built up a tolerance to sleep aids/scripts or what, but I have tried most
of
the well known brands like Lunesta, Ambien, etc. They have little or no
effect at all. And yes, I have taken them and gone straight to
bed...even
taken a hot bath and all that other stuff.

Plus, some of that was also frustration at not being able to sleep, and
being in pain all the time, and having a constant worry about money in my
mind, also. So no, I was not "ODing on Benedryl. It did have a slight
...i
don't know if this is the right word or not,...dizzying effect. I felt
like
I had had one too many. But I was still wide awake. Even after lying in
bed for about an hour and then I just couldn't take it anymore...counting
ceiling tiles and flowers on the wall, as the song goes. So I got up and
wrote that post. I was as you can tell already in a foul mood. Add to
that
(yes there's more) the fact that I just started my period today, which
means
that yesterday and last night I must have been "pissy" already.

So there you have it. I don't really know what else to try to get some
sleep. I have also tried massage (hubby) and those tapes of the ocean
and
forest, and just laying there quietly. All I wanted was maybe someone
out
there has a "magical" secret to get some sleep. Or what worked for them.
Perhaps there would be something that I haven't tried that would truly
work.
I don't know.

Robin, I note from your post that you are in pain all the time. That is an
impediment to sleep i itself. We do get to sleep but its fitfull and
interrupted. Has your Dr stopped giving you the proper meds?

Sleep is a diabolical thing, if you worry about it, you wont get to sleep.
What got me past most of my sleep problems (I still wake 2 or more times a
night) was just remembering what a counsellor said many years ago: "no-one
has died from lack of sleep". This guy was a little vitriolic, but he knew
his stuff, so I went to bed in the knowledge that if I got 3 hrs, then
sure
I will be tired the next day, but it will be almost a certainty, that
night
will be a catch-up for sleep. This approach, though not perfect worked for
me. Take the fear of consequences out of a thing, and it will diminish :-)

Jason

Thank you, Jason. Yes, I do believe that because of ther "revolving door"
of PA's that my doc's office has, that I never see the same person twice
(except for the main "head honcho", that may contribute to my meds not being
as good as the could be. I constantly have to re-explain everything each
time I am there. And then most of 'em just want to refill what i already
have, because they are not "real doctors" and they are afraid the big guy
won't approve.

However, what you say makes sense. To a point. Granted, noone dies from
lack of sleep.....directly. But the consequences of such deprivation could
lead to death. Hallucinations, suicidal thoughts, desperation, on and on.
I am at the point of desparation. I have (or at least feel that I have)
tried everything. The only thing standing between me and a decent sleep in
my pain. And it only follows that if you take away the pain, sleep will
come. And in a sleep deprived mind, the logical conclusion is to stop the
pain...completely. I know, not very logical at all. But it's the way I
think sometimes.

I was worried when Stu replied the way he did that everyone here would think
me a looney or seeker. Or that maybe I was just being a cry baby. But then
I figured that if it led to someone posting an answer, I didn't care. If
anyone could possibly have pity and been in my shoes, they would share their
"golden egg". Yes, I could dive in and pay for the "benzo" or stronger
sleep meds that my insurance doesn't pay for. But honestly I don't wanna go
into debt, lose my house, and possibly my family over medicine. That's why
I asked if anyone knew of ANYTHING that worked.

Thank you very much for understanding. And I do plan on asking my doc...the
BIG guy, to please reevaluate what he has me on. I am going to specifically
ask to see HIM next time I am there. Even though he scares the hell out of
me. :)


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