I can't sleep...

BKtoLI Posted: Aug 10, 2005 02:59 AM

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hmpena Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:27 AM

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Beautiful! Let me know how the visit went! Also, check out my cp. It has candles and the colors you are looking at.

hmpena Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:28 AM

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PS- I slept about 4 hours!

SIBride06 Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:34 AM

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Yeah.. I get nights like that.. where I cant get to sleep for the life of me... Hope you got enough zzz's to get you through today.

hmpena Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:36 AM

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Posted by SIBride06

Yeah.. I get nights like that.. where I cant get to sleep for the life of me... Hope you got enough zzz's to get you through today.

Thanks Janie. I am running on fumes today. I have to make a presentation today for one of the kids and I have no desire to do it. Oh well.

kellwolfe Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:46 AM

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Have you tired Tylenol PM Just went you run into this problem.....I love them - if you can take 2 around 9 you will feel like a million bucks in the morning

andreascott Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:49 AM

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trying doin yoga to relax u... i couldnt sleep for a while and started doing yoga and i sleep 10 times better

Preshy7 Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:49 AM

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holly- have you tried a mild sleep aid- over the counter type thing?
i was having sleeping problems when i moved into the new house and fh wasnt arond. i bought CVS brans sleep aid.

2 pills at 900 or so, turn the tv on and i was out like a light.

somethimes it helps to do that just to get your sleeping pattern back in order.
the more you wake up at night, the more it will persist (at least with me)

hmpena Posted: Aug 10, 2005 08:51 AM

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Yeah, I tried something called Alluna from the psychiatrist at my job. It hasn't worked. Thanks for the suggestions Melissa. I may have to venture to CVS on my lunch today.

M&S Sept12006 Posted: Aug 10, 2005 01:38 PM

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Posted by hmpena

Yeah, I tried something called Alluna from the psychiatrist at my job. It hasn't worked. Thanks for the suggestions Melissa. I may have to venture to CVS on my lunch today.

I have the same problem. When I go through a stressful period, it could hit me a week later after the fact and I would not be able to sleep for about 2-3 days straight. It is the worst. My heart beats so fast and I just freak myself out.

I dont like to take pills so my mom had given me this herbal syrup (made out of valieriana root) which is actually for your heart in order to calm the rapid beating which I would experience when unable to sleep. I would take two tea spoons of it with warm milk before going to sleep and it helped.

Hope this article helps...
http://www.salviasupply.com/information/valeriana-roots.html

DUCKS2001 Posted: Aug 10, 2005 07:34 PM

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i toss and turn all the time too much wedding stuff going through my head

kmkelly Posted: Aug 10, 2005 09:21 PM

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If you can't sleep, try taking a Benedryl. Same chemical as in a lot of OTC sleep meds and usually you have these around. If that doesn't work, ask your Dr. for something called Ambien which is a prescripton drug which doesn't leave you sleepy in the a.m.

If your dr. won't give you a scrip (unless there's a GOOD reason), find another Dr.!

Mystere Posted: Aug 10, 2005 09:26 PM

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i'm sorry its always when you have to get up early too and you just stare at the clock wishing you could fall asleep i hate that - how about reading in bed - warm milk (personally i think its gross but hear it works well) - they say computer screens wake you up instead of wind you down.

i hope you get some rest!!!

BKtoLI Posted: Aug 10, 2005 10:22 PM

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I finally fell asleep at 3:30am....and kept waking up a few times on top of that before getting up at 7!!!!

I've tried ZTylenol PM and it's a hit or miss. Benadryl does work, but I don't like to waste them for just sleep purposes because I get life threatening allergies, and that's when I pop the benadryls.

Valerian does work well, I haven't bought it lately, so maybe a run to the store is in order. I've gotten it capsule form (King Kullen and Waldbaums usually carries it by the vitamins and herbal stuff)

Either that or a glass of wine!!! (Although they say that can actually make it worse!)

Thanks for all the suggestions!!