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Health Topic: Sleep

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"a pillow. It jolted my body into working, as if I had really been asleep. After that, I confided in my friend what had happened to m"
"I wish I could get comfortable enuf to sleep. Anyone have a suggestion?"
"y brain with soothing music and relaxing thoughts. But I failed to sleep. I tried another trick: fetched a book “Aleph” by Paulo Coelho"
"enclosed spaces help calm me down? Also I haven't been able to sleep lately. Its not that I don't want to or am afraid to sleep. In"
"So, what is happening to me that all of a sudden I am falling asleep sitting up? I have checked my hypoglycemia, and the odd thing"
"diet. Klonopin (clonazepam): 0.5-1 mg nightly plus 0.5 PRN - for sleep and anxiety. Usually take between ).5 to 3 mg day according to"
"Hello! I am so happy to find you guys, I was diagnosed with IR a couple of months ago and am really struggling to keep on top of th"
"Cant sleep to save my life. Anyone out there?"
"yme. My son was prescribed doxipen to help him get restorative sleep but I am concerned about weight gain....and other side effects"
"Hi everyone! I thought I would sure this little cocktail because I hv read so many post tht entail people not sleeping. 200mg Coemzym"
"In the past year I've haven't really had any dreams and felt that I've gotten adequate sleep. It's been a couple of weeks on my 2nd Dox"
"Ok so I have been desperately trying to fix my sleeping pattern from sleeping all day to sleeping all night. Here are my (kind of c"
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"e still TOUGH days and weeks. My husband complains a lot about his sleep problems, he gets very irritable if his sleep isn't PERFECT."
"ame on quick and unexpected (ugh) a few days ago. I couldn't fall asleep til sometime after 4:30 am. Then I started sleeping 12-15 hrs"
"Hello! Ever since my nocturnal panic attack a little over a week ago I haven't been able to fall asleep. I find that I'm apprehensive t"
"uch other then making it incredibly difficult for me to focus, and sleep. What types of medications have you tried? Have they helped mu"
"I'm very curious to know what your sleep patterns are like, how much do you usually get; how many times a night do you wake up. I'm not"
"Hey guys, For those of us with eye pain or crown pain I found something that helps me when I'm trying to get some sleep. I've use"
"it has been four days and this is the first time as I type this that I feel like myself again...do the research on the lithium orotate"
"Hi, My name is Bernie im 47 and was diagnosed as bipolar just this last June...not easy to get used too!! I did the research on l"
"'t have a reason to ever be emotionally...he makes me want to just sleep sleep sleep he says he under stands but he doesn't..."
"without my parents knowing :\... anyway, is losing the ability to sleep a symptom of bipolar ii? I have strange sleeping habits to"
"ia and is treating me clinically for Babesia. I've got the typical sleep problems, (+) EBV IgM you would expect, and low white blood ce"
"ia and is treating me clinically for Babesia. I've got the typical sleep problems, (+) EBV IgM you would expect, and low white blood ce"
"ia and is treating me clinically for Babesia. I've got the typical sleep problems, (+) EBV IgM you would expect, and low white blood ce"
"Hi i am new to this group but have had Fibromyalgia since 1993..and it SUCKS...I AM dieing a slow death. not sure what i am doing or ho"
"g it up and ask for help. I haven't slept for months! I do go to sleep with the help of drugs (zanaflex now). However it doesn't kee"
"I’m in a limbo right now. I am not sleeping at the moment and it is very late. I don’t know why but I just don’t want to sleep. I prefe"
"l bitchiness... But that just may be a result of now being able to sleep more than one hour at a time without waking up drenched in swe"
"What is your sleeping pattern? When high? When low? I go to bed about midnightish.. and get up about midday, the more down im feelin"
"I think the lexapro is making me hypomanic, which worsens with no sleep, and the abilify seems to be stimulating (i take it at night a"
"I wish that I had one day where I didn't feel like I was going to pass out from the pain I'm in. Last night I could not fall asleep AT"
"Well, I had a seizure tonight, and now, I'm in pain, trying to get some sleep after a night of tossing and turning. My pain is about 8"
"oing on in my building. The first night I noticed them, I couldn't sleep a wink. I bought a few mouse traps and they were still scurryi"
"Hey all, just wondering, how does not getting enough sleep affect you? I haven't been sleeping on a good schedule (cuz there are s"
"Hi there I'm new to this. My partner has suffered badly from an uncontrollable sleep pattern most of his life. He is almost noct"
"amp;page=2 http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-naturally-reset-your-sleep-cycle-overnight"
"new: starting with an ER trip Wednesday night during which I fell asleep twice and when not asleep had to be carted around by wheelchai"
"Which do you think is more helpful to you, in our current diagnosis of Bipolar for help with mood. Go for a walk or take a nap? Than"
"just beginning to nod off, that is still aware but on the brink of sleep, I have what I can only describe as some kind of dream. I seem"
"st week as I had wanted to is because I am having a very hard time sleeping at night, which is making me feel tired in the mornings. I"
"Hi everyone I am having a real hard time sleeping more then about 3 hrs a nite I do that for 4 or 5 days then I crash for like 12-14 hr"
"a calm and easy going newborn! I'm looking for advice for getting asleep for naps- currently she is fine with going up to bed to nurse"
"ns....since dad passed away and we have put Mum in a nursing home, sleep has been an elusive part of my nights. I can't stop the conve"
"Any suggestions....since dad passed away and we have put Mum in a nursing home, sleep has been an elusive part of my nights. I can't s"
"How long have you ever gone on under 4 hours of sleep a night?"
"Hi everyone, Does anyone else take 5HTP to help them sleep? I have been taking it for many months and it has worked beautifully."
"But as it is I am stumbling through my days and have even fallen asleep once while driving... and I can't even spell "cat" c"
"s and don't know where to start. Lately the biggest issue has been sleep. I wake up and have this unwell feeling and I am terrified to"
"year. I have been experiencing excessive lethargy, tiredness, and sleep patterns for many months. This seems to have gotten worse rec"
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Diaries related to Sleep (9)
by karel6
"Many pwbpd's have trouble sleeping---not sure it's my bpd that's doing that.I sleep better by day and have been doing that"
by Calcifur
"y (which is FYI a symptom of depression) and the lack of sleep makes me more depressed and energy-less.  "
by Calcifur
"ll the medical bills ):I'm in so much pain i can't get any sleep, I feel so terrible, I want to call 911 and go to the hospital"
by Mulefoot
"I just wrote a "rather!" lengthy reply on a discussion group here in relation to sleeping problems. I figured I would enter i"
by BeneathFacts
"My Dear!  How long have those Dreadful and Lowly Spirits been so unfamiliar to that beautiful Spirit of Yours?  How long have"
by blackcladme
"waking up past noon, something I'm not accustomed to doing. My sleeping pattern is WAYYYY off rightnow and no one can wake me from"
by SAT
"http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/copingwithfmscfs/a/sleephygiene.htm Sleep Hygiene for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndro"
by dmokaren
"Well.  That was fast.  Went to bed, quite tired, at 10:45pm. 
Woke up rejuvenated at 11:30pm.  So,
"
by SurfEnv
"1:37am, thinking what to type before I make an effort to magically balance on my feetwhile wobbling over to my bed. Still cant think st"
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