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Posted by Frustratedmama on May 2, 2010, at 14:56:32
Hi,
Just checking in to see what has worked for others....I am finding myself wide awake about 8 pm til midnight or later (every night) but am exhausted during the day.....not sure how to fix this...I force myself to go to bed even if I cant sleep. I often wake at night and am able to fall back to sleep though.
Not taking a sleep med right now- cut back on meds and rearranged my cymbalta to try and decrease the daytime fatigue....(which is a tiny bit better).
Any suggestions?
Posted by Phillipa on May 2, 2010, at 19:55:54
In reply to Messed up sleep-wake cycle, posted by Frustratedmama on May 2, 2010, at 14:56:32
Talk about messed up sleep cycle I sleep 3am til 11am. Not that is messed up. Perhaps you are going to bed too early? Phillipa
Posted by Deneb on May 3, 2010, at 2:13:23
In reply to Messed up sleep-wake cycle, posted by Frustratedmama on May 2, 2010, at 14:56:32
My sleep-wake cycle is also messed up, more than yours. (I am writing this at 3 AM wide awake lol)
When I don't have to get up early for an appointment, work or class, I can literally sleep all day. I regularly sleep until 3 PM. Sometimes I sleep until 7 PM.
Almost all days I go to bed after 3 AM, sometimes I don't go to bed until noon.
What helps me is forcing myself to wake up early. It takes about a week, but if I wake up early every day I will start getting tired earlier and earlier. The tricky part is getting up early without a concrete reason to, like work. It is very hard for me to get up in the morning.
Even though I will start getting tired earlier I find I still have to force myself to go to bed. I need to have discipline. If I don't force myself to go to bed I often don't go to bed until 2 AM.
I consider myself lucky if I am able to wake up at 9 AM and go to bed at 11 PM several days in a row.
My natural tendency is to sleep in more and more and go to bed later and later.
I've been known to take a couple of Benadryl at night so I can force myself to sleep earlier. It doesn't always work and when it does, sometimes I still sleep until noon.
It is a very frustrating problem -- to live in a world that gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night.
Posted by floatingbridge on May 3, 2010, at 21:40:20
In reply to Messed up sleep-wake cycle, posted by Frustratedmama on May 2, 2010, at 14:56:32
FM, just some thoughts:
a sleep study if you have insurance.
Melatonin supplement (otc).
Accupunture and herbs.
That melatonin based sleep aid--rozeram or something like that--maybe.
Good to see you, and happy for you that you are able to cut back and not hang around the board. Good Luck!
Posted by desolationrower on May 7, 2010, at 20:48:41
In reply to Messed up sleep-wake cycle, posted by Frustratedmama on May 2, 2010, at 14:56:32
some people benefit from a siesta.
-d/r
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