Get Better Sleep And Find Natural Remedies To Cure Insomnia
I keep telling my husband I can easily fall asleep in 5 minutes sometimes if the condition is right and I’m tired enough. He doesn’t believe me, even though we’ve been married for 10 years. How long does it take you to fall asleep when you’re exhausted?
I’ve had two dreams about an ex from high school whom I haven’t seen in probably 10 years.
In this dream he is trying to persuade me to get back with him but I keep telling him I have no interest in him and I’m happy with my life.
What does this mean?
I have chronic sleep problems (over 10 years). I have extreme difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep. I’m seeing a sleep specialist next week, but I’d appreciate some feedback on what to ask.
I had as sleep study done 10 years ago and was diagnosed with hypopnia (not apnea). CPAP seems to help, and is tolerable.
It’s hard to deal with the CPAP when you can’t fall asleep for hours, so I often fall asleep without it and it does little good.
I’ve been taking Ambien for 5 years, but it’s loosing effectiveness. Now it causes me to loose memory, and I’m getting up and doing things during the night with no memory.
I’ve gotten fed up with that side effect, and had my doctor switch me to Lunesta this week. It doesn’t have the knock-out punch of Ambien, but it seems like I’m still awake all night. I’m asleep at some level, but it sure feels like I’m awake.
I think all the Ambien does is make me forget I can’t sleep.
Any advice?
Hypopnia is where your breathing doesn’t stop, but it is shallow or slow. In my case it wasn’t impacting my blood oxygen saturation, but was waking my body enough that I rarely entered the "restful sleep" phase.
I’ve tried melatonin before, but it didn’t seem to help. Actually, I’ve read all sorts of books for answers or remedies, but nothing has been a magic bullet.
I’ve also had surgery to correct a deviated septum. That helped a little.
I think I’ve tried about everything. I’m hoping someone has some new cutting edge ideas. Right now I’m thinking of restricting myself to 4 hours of sleep a day. Maybe I just wasn’t meant to sleep a normal 7-8 hours.
For the last 3 years, my cat has crapped everywhere: in addition to inside her litter box, I have found piles on the stairs, next to her litter box, on the bathmat, in closets, under my bed, IN my bed, on doormats, inside the laundry hamper (with freshly laundered clothes), IN my daughters bed. I have tried everything: Yes, I keep the cat box clean– I even have another one for her. I have even tried to keep her out of certain rooms by closing the doors– only to find a pile on the stairs. She is 10 years old and I feed her Iams adult dry food– always have. I have had her for 9 years. I am at my wits end now and I am out of ideas. Is it unethical to have her put to sleep for this? If so, then do you have other suggestions? I love her very much and I don’t know what to do.
I have had her checked by the vet twice, but no problems were found. She is a Sphynx (=hairless), so outdoors is out of the question.
She is 10+ years old. So I don’t want to elect surgery or use Lupron shots.
Thanks Witch 20, that was what I had heard previously. 1/2 to one mg 7 hours after sunrise. My vet has limited experience with ferrets. They can usually live for 2 years after diagnosis without treatment. As she is 10, she has 2 to 3 years remaining. Signs are swollen vulva and loss of hair on the belly. Thanks for confirming the dosage.
