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I am reading that all over the net.. Is Serequel a better medication for insonmia . I heard it causes weight gain.. I am dont seem to have weight gain with Lunesta, but def feel my depression has gotten really bad… Any advice would be helpful
I know scientists have proven that leptin and ghrelin levels (the hormones that control appetite and hunger levels) are influenced by too little sleep and thus lead to weight gain. However I never eat more or exercise less when I haven’t slept well, so I was wondering if my sleep deprivation would nonetheless lead to weight gain??
No stupid answers such as "almost always" Ginny Lee! I want an answer based on scientific evidence. How should a body gain weight if you don’t exercise less or eat more?
Where can I be apart of a study for chronic fatigue syndrome?
I had mono at the age of 14. My energy levels never came back. To this day I still feel like I have mono. I’m now 29. Is there a study or something that I can try to learn more about my self and help others? Is there any new things I can try? I’m tired of doctors trying to treat my symptoms of these disease. Weight gain and depression and not the disease it self.
Lot of side effects like weight gain, memory loss, accidents. How is Lunesta and is there anything better?
I’ve been dealing with non stop hives for about 7 months now and I’ve found no relief. I’ve been to my doctor several times and all he seems to want to do is try different antihistamines and none of them seem to work. I’ve typed up all of my symptoms such as excessive hair loss, intolerance to cold, insomnia, uncontrollable Weight gain, shortness of breath etc. but he won’t test for anything, he always sends me away with a prescription for allergy medicine. Should I try a different doctor? Does anyone know what this may be? What can I do to get relief? The hives that I get sometimes get bad enough that I can’t walk let alone work, and I am at risk of loosing my job because of it. Is there anything I can do for an alternative income if this does cost me my job? As you can see I have several questions and I would be very grateful if anyone could answer any of them at all. Thanks so much.
Christina
I use a CPAP machine to help me with my sleep apnea. They say sleep apnea can cause lots of health problems which include WEIGHT GAIN… 1st QUESTION —-> Why? They say once I start to use the machine and it stops the snoring and the all day sleepiness, I will lose WEIGHT…2nd QUESTION—-> Why?
How does not sleeping well affect my weight gain?
I am 13.
I show all the symptoms of depression ..
•insomnia (I can’t fall asleep till about 1am and that’s cause I force myself and tired all through day)
•unmotivated/hopeless
•major weight gain (more than 5% of my body weight in two weeks)
•I feel hopeless and confused
•difficulty focusing, making decisions, or following tasks
•my memory is weak
•start crying for no apparant reason and always sad with no reason
•mood swings .. though usually sad, I get spazz attacks out of nowhere, every so often for no reason
•feel as if im no good; feel guilty for no reason
•irritated (get frustrated over the smallest things like my mom telling me to take my bag upstairs)
•never wanna get out of bed
•thoughts about suicide have crossed my mind and i often linger around the fear of death or something bad happening to a family member
•loss of interest in going to parties, hanging with friends, waking up, shopping, everything!
•when I fight with my mom or sisters, and they’re hurting, I act like I’m not hurt too and I roll my eyes and am unsympathetic .. but deep down it’s only because I feel like nothing’s worth anything.
I’ve told my family but they are unsupportive, claiming it’s just teenage adoloscence and this phase will come to pass. I do go to a physcologist once a week though and she helps. She diagnosed me with minor depression. I never know what’s wrong. I just always feel a vibe. I brainstorm all day but always feel something missing. I go to a school which I couldn’t hate more, I am misunderstood and all I feel like doing is sleeping, eating and crying. EVERY DAY, I force myself to cry to feel relief. PLEASE HELP!!!
I have been diagnosed with dysthymia as well as various phobias and IBS. I also have very severe chronic insomnia that my psychiatrist says is part of my chronic depression. I tend to sleep 2-5 hours a night, if at all. When I do sleep, I have very vivid, disturbing nightmares. So far, I’ve tried the drugs Prozac and Celexa. Neither helped with the depression; Prozac worsened my IBS and made me lose weight, although it did help a little bit with the insomnia, and Celexa killed what little was left of my appetite, made me lose ten pounds (which is pretty bad for someone with an already low BMI), worsened my sleep disorder and made me feel like I had the flu (constant puking, dizzyness and achyness).
My shrink recommends that I try Zoloft next, but a big part of me wants to stay away from SSRIs because I reacted so badly to the ones I’ve taken (both of which were supposedly "mild SSRIs"). Lately, I’ve been looking for atypical antidepressants that are helpful for sleep disorders and have little risk of weight loss or digestive side effects. I came across Remeron in my search, and a friend of mine who has been on nearly every antidepressant on the market recommends Trazodone. I’ve researched them both, and both sound equally attractive to me. I like Remeron for its reduced risk of digestive side effects and weight loss and for its superb track record for curing sleep disorders. Still, the risk of weight gain holds me back a little. I could stand to gain 10 or 20 pounds, but the idea of putting on any more weight than that does not sound at all appealing to me, and gaining obscene amounts of weight is not unheard of with Remeron. I like Trazodone, again, for its good track record with sleep disorders and lowered risk of dependency. Still, I don’t like risk of diarrhea/constipation. Also, my friend who recommended the Trazodone told me that it’s usually prescribed with another antidepressant (he took it with Zoloft). I’m very medication sensitive, even before going on psych meds (even small doses of baby aspirin and antibiotics almost always give me stomach problems), so I’d like to avoid taking a cocktail of meds if I can.
Anyone have any experience with either of these drugs? If so, how did they effect you? Which one do you think would be better for my situation?
Now he won’t speak to me. His snoring has gotten worse over the years. I attribute it to his weight gain and have asked him to do something about it. Last night I couldn’t sleep at all and he snored louder than a bear. He got mad at my bickering and finally went to sleep on the couch.
Do you think I was too harsh?
I am not talking about sympathy pains. I am talking about ALL of it. I mean the morning sickness, swollen feet, heartburn, gas, swollen and tender breasts, weight gain, fluid retention, insomnia, lack of energy. Also the contractions would not be a bad idea either.
I think that I read somewhere that someone was working on making this possible so that men could sympathize better with their wives. Have anyone ever heard of this?
I was wondering, if anyone had time maybe they could complete my survey, and send it to me when done? It will remain anonymous, so there’s nothing to worry about. My email is – fir3_potion@msn.com
Sleep Disorders – Survey Questions
1. Are you a male or a female?
a) Male
b) Female
2. Do you or anyone you know have a sleep disorder?
a) Yes
b) No
3. Who do you believe is affected more by sleep disorders?
a) Kids (under 10)
b) Teens
c) Adults
d) Unsure
4. Do you think that the public are well informed about sleeping disorders?
a) Yes
b) No
5. Are sleep disorders more common in males or females?
a) Males
b) Females
6. How much sleep do you get each night?
a) 4-6
b) 5-7
c) 8-10
d) 10+
7. Do you think that people with sleeping disorders are aware that they have a sleep disorder?
a) Yes
b) No
8. Are sleep disorders common?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Unsure
(continued…)
9. Do sleep disorders have a negative or a positive affect on people’s daily lives? (Both the people suffering with the sleep disorder, and those around them)
a) Negative
b) Positive
c) Unsure
10. Do you believe that there has been a major increase in health problems (of any sort) over the past few years?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Unsure
11. Out of the following four sleep disorders, which one are you most familiar with?
a) Sleep Apnea (aka Insomnia: having trouble falling asleep – constantly waking up throughout the night)
b) Sleep Walking/ Talking
c) Bruxism (Teeth Clenching / Grinding)
d) Snoring
12. What factors do you think play a huge part in affecting sleep apnea (Insomnia)?
a) Weight Gain
b) Alcohol Intake
c) Smoking
d) All of the above
13. Is there a cure for sleep disorders?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Depends on the sleep disorder
d) With time, it’ll go away on its own
14. How do you know if you are being affected by a sleeping disorder?
a) Fatigue (in the morning you are very tired – even more than when you went to bed)
b) You wake up in another room (rather than the one you fell asleep in)
c) Change in appetite
d) All of the above
15. Do you usually eat junk or drink caffeine after 8 pm?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes
16. How often do you get nightmares when you sleep?
a) Always
b) Rarely
c) Never
d) I only have good dreams
17. Does going to sleep late not only affect your sleep cycle, but your daily lives as well?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes
18. Do you have trouble falling asleep during the night?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Sometimes
19. Can sleep disorders affect your health?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Depends on the sleep disorder
20. Are sleep disorders genetic?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Unsure
