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for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 2101

Wow Danielle thanks for the great advice :) -Diva

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 8760

Members, Here are a few tips for those who may be struggling to catch a few winks: €¢Try to get on a sleep schedule. Go to bed at a regular time each night and get up at a regular time in the morning. Try to not stay up late watching TV and try not to sleep during the day. If you get on a sleep schedule, we guarantee that you€™ll begin to feel better. €¢Try to make the room you sleep in as quiet as possible. Consider ear plugs or a sleep mask. €¢Use your bed only for sleeping. Don€™t lounge around in your bed. If you spend too much time lounging in bed, watching T.V., drinking coffee, or eating, your body will learn that your bed is NOT a place for sleeping. €¢If you can€™t sleep after half an hour in bed don€™t stay in bed trying to sleep. Get up and do some quiet activity. For example, read a book for a half hour and then try going back to bed. If you still can€™t sleep, get up and do something quiet once again. €¢Try to keep your bedroom at a comfortable temperature - not too cold and not too hot. €¢Try to get some exercise every day. You€™ll feel better and sleep will come much quicker. €¢Try not to exercise or work hard late in the evening. It could make you feel €˜wired€™. €¢Don€™t drink anything with caffeine or alcohol for 4 hours before you go to bed. €¢Try not to eat a heavy meal in the evening. Don€™t eat just before you go to bed. €¢If you€™re not sleeping at night, avoid naps during the day. €¢Use relaxation techniques. Deep breathing may help you relax at bed time. Danielle, Bilingual Support Specialist

for 17 år siden 0 +0 / -0 4

Mother of God...if it were up to me I'd never leave my bed. Of course a great percentage of the time I lay there counting cracks in the ceiling. I work 12 hour overnight shifts, so my sleep schedule's a little screwy anyway, but I take awhile to fall asleep, and I rearely ever stay asleep. It's a hell of a thing. I'm on Lexapro currently, with the occasional Xanax. (That will usually help me nod off, in worst case scenarios.) Could it be from Lexapro?

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 19

I've found something that seems to work for me and helps me drift off more easily. When I get in bed I get comfortable and then close my eyes whilst looking at something I like - I have a view over a yacht marina, I am very lucky I know. Then I deliberately snuffle...sort of in the back of my throat/nose in a soft semi snoring kind of way. It doesn't take any effort or concentration and for some reason it helps. It may not actually be the reason I go to sleep but I like to think it has an effect.

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 15

I sleep about 2-3 hours at night, 2-3 hours in the morning and 2-3 hours in the late afternoon. I'm on Prozac. Does anybody have a similar sleep pattern? hope

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 5

I go to sleep with no problems but getting restful is another story. The day day before I get panic attacks I only sleep about 5-8 hours( I usually need at least 9 to feel functionable) and the whole time i feel very aggitated and irritable. I wake up around dawn and spend about 45 min. falling back asleep and wake back up around 11:00AM

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 9

Well, I recently have insomnia too now! It's been about a week and a half since this started. I can't sleep through the night. I can fall asleep, but I also wake up almost every hour, and I can't fall back asleep easily (or stay asleep). I'm not anxious or scared when I wake up, and I'm SUPER tired, yet I just can't sleep. It's SO frustrating, and I don't know what the problem is, so I don't know how to fix it. I excercise every day (way before bedtime, usually around noon), I don't drink caffeine at any time during the day (just in case), and I try to go to bed and wake up at the same time every day. I am on Paxil, so maybe that's causing it. I was on Paxil 3 years ago for about a year and this didn't happen, but I know that our bodies change, so maybe Paxil isn't for me this time? I went to the doctor about it after 4 nights of really not sleeping at all (it was about a week after he raised my dosage from 10mg to 20mg) and he said to take gravol before bed for about 4 nights (since it makes you drowsy) and then we'd talk next week when I come back to see him (I go back on Friday). It hasn't made a difference. I really hope he does something for me this Friday!!! And now it's like I dread going to sleep because it seems like once this pattern started almost 2 weeks ago, it's like this EVERY night (I had one night of good sleep and I was SO happy!). Sigh...

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 3043

veritasviaartis, Have you tried relaxation techniques before you go to bed? What about breathing techniques? For tonight, prepare by reducing your anxiety level as much as you can. Try a hot bath, some soothing music or a warm beverage? Try making sure you have a regular sleeping schedule. If you wake up in the middle of the night do some light stretches, or read a book to help you get to sleep. Take Care, Melanie ____________________________ The Panic Center Support Team

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 9

i've got sleep issues too. i never fall asleep before 2 am no matter what time i get up in the morning or how tired i am. i dont know what it is but once i get to my room im just not able to go to sleep. and recently i was staying up all night because i was afraid i was gonna stop breathing if i went to sleep. when i tried to sleep i couldnt breath unless i consciously made myself breath in, so i couldnt go to sleep. very odd.

for 19 år siden 0 +0 / -0 367

Whatever works, right? I have had some awful insomnia lately. I watch a 3 years old and I 8 month old and I am exhausted by the end of my afternoon. But then I can not sleep at night. It stinks!!! I see every hour on the clock. I am always ready to get up and then by my 2nd cup of coffe, I am tired. I have tried hot baths and tea. I don't drink caffeine before bed. I don't want to be on meds to sleep but I am just pooped!!!

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