Re: Help, Can't Sleep, HOPE, IDEAS, HANG IN THERE

[Guest guest]

Judy- first off hats off to u for not kicking your husband to the curb. I

don't blame u for feeling so down. I believe there is room for selfishness when

dealing with the pain, continueos DR' appts, and numerous meds just to try and

get a moment of sleep, pain relief, or just piece of normal mind in this battle.

I have been on all those meds you mentioned in hopes of sleep. I to had problem

with antitriptoline, hated it! Hopefully cymboltia will get u feeling better

quickly if u think it has helped already it shoud, I had side effects, on all of

them, the closest I came was to using Effexor and just had to stop as the side

effects kept increasing, and weren't good, paplutations, and eye vision most

serious. I also lost weight, and lose of appetite, which was fine with me as

when they started intro. those type of meds to me for pain control I worried as

alot of people gain wt. I am not under wt. nor really over, but didn't worry

about the wt. lose, though u can

become anorexic! I wish I were still on it, my pain is back with a vegence! I

am so under control with it that it is consuming me, and with my lack of

sleeping it really has been wearing as we are going on 2mo. I have this inner

self that wants to SCREAM over and over. I feel unsettled, unenvolved with the

outside, and just want something to help get rid of that feeling. My meds I am

on have stopped working it seems. I am tempted to try and go back on the

Effexor, though have been told not tol You ask about help with sleeping? Have

u tried ambien? I know alot of others who use it and have had more then success,

that was finally added to my cocktail, but since I don't get uninterupted sleep

with it prefer not to take it, except every once in awhile, when I really need

to sleep at least for the 2-3 hrs it may give me. I also suffer with sleep

apnea and am suppose to use my CPAP but even that has been an annoyance and

wakes me if I doze off so don't use and worry

sometimes about the meds. I suggest asking about ambien, it suppose to have

the least side effects. Hope things lighten up for youl, as you must know

Stress is the worst thing for any of these autoimmune diseases.

Sharon

I don't know how it might help but my shrink actually

told me yesterday to go and get a good quality of

melatonin and take 6 mg at bedtime, it did help a bit

last night. she also told me to try it with out any

sleep aids (I take ambien CR) and if the plain

melatonin did not work , then take it with the Ambien.

I will be doing that tommorrow.

I took 3mg of the melatonin today cause i was just so

tired and slept for four hrs with out moving.

Diane

Ga

--- wrote:

> It sounds to me like you need a break. Is there any

> way you can get

> away for a while just to clear your head. There is

> no way you're

> going to sleep with oll of that going on.

> God Bless and Keep you,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > I see my Rh today. I need to discuss with him

> the awful lack of

> sleep because of the pain. (really bad)

> > I started cymbalta Jan. 16. 30 mg. increased to 60

> mg in less than

> a week.

> > I stopped paxil, amitriptiline, and lyrica at that

> time. Weaned off

> of paxil for a week.

> > When I call about my pain at night and unable to

> sleep, I'm told I

> have to give it time. Finally my GP told me to take

> tylenol pm. That

> has helped me to sleep about 4 hrs.

> > The improvement I'm seeing with cymbalta is weight

> loss and less

> apetite.

> > My mind seems clearer even with lack of sleep.

> Amitriptiline made

> me so groggy all day.

> > I need some suggestions of what helps you sleep???

> I'm getting

> desparate.

> > Hugs, Judy/Wi

> >

> >

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> > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences

> with everyone on

> the list as to what treatments do and don't work for

> us, pls always

> check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous

> when given along

> with other meds as well as to certain health

> conditions or just

> dangerous in general.

> >

> > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't

> matter what it is)

> pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first

> step to trying

> to make that situation better.

> >

> > 3. To unsubscribe the e-mail is:

> Fibromyalgia_Support_Group-

> unsubscribe

> >

> > 4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one

> member to be feeling

> bad at the same time when it comes to flares and b/c

> of that

> potentially take something another member says the

> wrong way. And

> that includes the things that one member may find

> funny (even if it's

> laughing at fibro itself) even though we who deal

> with illness

> whether one such as fibro or multiple illnesses try

> to keep a sense

> of humor.

> >

> > 5. Pls let's be gentle with each other, and if you

> are having a bad

> day pls let us know so that we can do our best to

> offer our support.

> >

> > Have a nice day everyone.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thank you Sharon for sharing and caring. I'm going to give lyrica a try, my rh

said it could take awhile before I see results. I need to call him in 2 wks and

at that time he could up the dose. But he said lyrica and cymbalta take about 4

wks to really take effect. What meds do you take? I'm sorry your not getting

any rest. I know the stressors in my life do not help in the sleep, or for that

matter pain. I'm hanging in there, you hang in there too

sharon studley wrote: Judy- first off hats off to u for

not kicking your husband to the curb. I don't blame u for feeling so down. I

believe there is room for selfishness when dealing with the pain, continueos DR'

appts, and numerous meds just to try and get a moment of sleep, pain relief, or

just piece of normal mind in this battle. I have been on all those meds you

mentioned in hopes of sleep. I to had problem with antitriptoline, hated it!

Hopefully cymboltia will get u feeling better quickly if u think it has helped

already it shoud, I had side effects, on all of them, the closest I came was to

using Effexor and just had to stop as the side effects kept increasing, and

weren't good, paplutations, and eye vision most serious. I also lost weight, and

lose of appetite, which was fine with me as when they started intro. those type

of meds to me for pain control I worried as alot of people gain wt. I am not

under wt. nor really over, but didn't worry

about the wt. lose, though u can

become anorexic! I wish I were still on it, my pain is back with a vegence! I am

so under control with it that it is consuming me, and with my lack of sleeping

it really has been wearing as we are going on 2mo. I have this inner self that

wants to SCREAM over and over. I feel unsettled, unenvolved with the outside,

and just want something to help get rid of that feeling. My meds I am on have

stopped working it seems. I am tempted to try and go back on the Effexor, though

have been told not tol You ask about help with sleeping? Have u tried ambien? I

know alot of others who use it and have had more then success, that was finally

added to my cocktail, but since I don't get uninterupted sleep with it prefer

not to take it, except every once in awhile, when I really need to sleep at

least for the 2-3 hrs it may give me. I also suffer with sleep apnea and am

suppose to use my CPAP but even that has been an annoyance and wakes me if I

doze off so don't use and worry

sometimes about the meds. I suggest asking about ambien, it suppose to have the

least side effects. Hope things lighten up for youl, as you must know Stress is

the worst thing for any of these autoimmune diseases. Sharon

I don't know how it might help but my shrink actually

told me yesterday to go and get a good quality of

melatonin and take 6 mg at bedtime, it did help a bit

last night. she also told me to try it with out any

sleep aids (I take ambien CR) and if the plain

melatonin did not work , then take it with the Ambien.

I will be doing that tommorrow.

I took 3mg of the melatonin today cause i was just so

tired and slept for four hrs with out moving.

Diane

Ga

--- wrote:

> It sounds to me like you need a break. Is there any

> way you can get

> away for a while just to clear your head. There is

> no way you're

> going to sleep with oll of that going on.

> God Bless and Keep you,

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > I see my Rh today. I need to discuss with him

> the awful lack of

> sleep because of the pain. (really bad)

> > I started cymbalta Jan. 16. 30 mg. increased to 60

> mg in less than

> a week.

> > I stopped paxil, amitriptiline, and lyrica at that

> time. Weaned off

> of paxil for a week.

> > When I call about my pain at night and unable to

> sleep, I'm told I

> have to give it time. Finally my GP told me to take

> tylenol pm. That

> has helped me to sleep about 4 hrs.

> > The improvement I'm seeing with cymbalta is weight

> loss and less

> apetite.

> > My mind seems clearer even with lack of sleep.

> Amitriptiline made

> me so groggy all day.

> > I need some suggestions of what helps you sleep???

> I'm getting

> desparate.

> > Hugs, Judy/Wi

> >

> >

> > ---------------------------------

> > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them

> fast with Yahoo!

> Search.

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

> >

> >

> >

> > 1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences

> with everyone on

> the list as to what treatments do and don't work for

> us, pls always

> check with your dr. Some treatments are dangerous

> when given along

> with other meds as well as to certain health

> conditions or just

> dangerous in general.

> >

> > 2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't

> matter what it is)

> pls don't be afraid to ask for help. It is the first

> step to trying

> to make that situation better.

> >

> > 3. To unsubscribe the e-mail is:

> Fibromyalgia_Support_Group-

> unsubscribe

> >

> > 4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one

> member to be feeling

> bad at the same time when it comes to flares and b/c

> of that

> potentially take something another member says the

> wrong way. And

> that includes the things that one member may find

> funny (even if it's

> laughing at fibro itself) even though we who deal

> with illness

> whether one such as fibro or multiple illnesses try

> to keep a sense

> of humor.

> >

> > 5. Pls let's be gentle with each other, and if you

> are having a bad

> day pls let us know so that we can do our best to

> offer our support.

> >

> > Have a nice day everyone.

> >

> >