Posted by TerraJo on June 8, 2005, at 9:44:13
In reply to Re: Defeated by insomnia » Guy, posted by Elroy on June 3, 2005, at 15:49:01
this is very interesting on a variety of levels.
i have the same insomnia symptoms- agitation at bedtime. i have ambien, which i wake from after 3 hours. i have restoril, which goes a little longer. i find alternating these "tricks" the body and they work better and last longer each of them. i used xanax, too. if i stop the ambien, then i can't sleep the next night. but, if i take restoril, then that stops that whole cycle.
i've just switched over to klonopin and only woke once last night.
for me, i noticed it helps to have a carb meal before bedtime. not so much that you pack on the weight because of it, but a small bowl of oatmeal or triscuits or a bagel. i am more likely to wake up if i don't do this.
exercising to exhaustion during the day helps some, but when you have insomnia with agitation it doesn't matter how tired you are. you're still agitated anyway. so, i understand.
t.
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