Re: off topic - hope its ok...insomnia??

[Guest guest]

,

I have a similar problem, made worse by a newborn in the house.

Can't sleep even when I want to.

I did some research on over the counter sleeping pills. They are

the same thing as Benadryl. Exacly the same thing. Diphenhydramine

HCl. Tylenol PM, Benadryl, and other sleeping pills, all the same,

and the same dosages, too.

They help me when I can't sleep. My problem is I usually don't take

them early enough to do a lot of good, and can leave me feeling

groggy the next day.

Bottom line, though, I figure that since OTC meds are for allergies,

they can't really be bad for asthma.

If you do try them, go for the cheapest thing (my wife found WalMart

brand benadryl to be the cheapest).

On another note - I read that a good substitute for antihistamine

nasal sprays is to dissolve a benadryl in salt water (saline nasal

spray) and use that. Seems to be as effective as the prescription

meds for many people and costs a LOT less.

Greg

--- In , " heather " <heaven1975@y...>

wrote:

>

> i'm posting everywhere. i'm just trying to get answers. short

> version - i'm an imsomniac. i've been a poor sleeper since i was

> about 7. i went through a sleep study last year, which

determined

> medical factors were not a cause. my suitcase of meds do not

effect

> my sleep, or actually lack of sleep. i can usually adjust to the

3-

> 6 month span of poor sleep (poor sleep = 3-4 hours a night, often

> waking between 3 and 4 AM and starting my day). between periods

of

> poor sleep, i usually go 3- 4 weeks of decent sleep. for some

> reason, i just cannot seem to adjust to the poor sleep this time.

> there are nights where i sleep up to 5-6 hours, but i wake up

> feeling more exhausted then i did when i went to bed. (my sleep

> hygiene is good). i make a special point to stay caffine free.

>

> does anyone have any experience with sleeping pills? i've been

> offered them by the sleep therapist i had to see, but i said no

> thanks. he gave me some pointless relaxation exercises, and they

do

> nothing but entertain me while i'm awake. i'm so afraid of the

> sleeping pills and their effect on my asthma, in addition to other

> things.

>

> seeing as i'm actually considering sleeping pills, i know i'm at

the

> end of my rope. i'm so tired, i can't function, can't pay

attention,

> feel so " un-alert " and i am having trouble focusing my eyes on

> anything.

>

> any words of wisdom are appreciated.

>

> heather

[Guest guest]

,

Asthmatics are notoriously poor sleepers generally. I read a study

recently of " well-controlled " asthmatics and their sleep

patterns...there was no real improvement in sleep patterns in well-

controlled asthmatics (who did not have a diagnosed sleeping

problem) from when their asthma was not controlled. Depressing, huh?

My sleep hasn't really improved on Xolair. I still wake up as

often, albeit I don't wake up choking on congestion.

Have you considered whether or not stress plays a factor in your

sleep issues? Just wondering.

Addy

[Guest guest]

-

Re-learned a lesson I already knew but didn't pay attention to -

don't eat chocolate before bed!

Riley (our baby) went to sleep at 9:00 last night, but yours truly

didn't get to sleep until about 11:30. Also partly due to stress at

work, I think, but a missed opportunity regardless. I saw this one

coming and took a couple of benadryl, but it didn't work.

Seriously, stress and diet are major factors in my ability to sleep.

Greg

>

> ,

>

> Asthmatics are notoriously poor sleepers generally. I read a

study

> recently of " well-controlled " asthmatics and their sleep

> patterns...there was no real improvement in sleep patterns in well-

> controlled asthmatics (who did not have a diagnosed sleeping

> problem) from when their asthma was not controlled. Depressing,

huh?

>

>

> My sleep hasn't really improved on Xolair. I still wake up as

> often, albeit I don't wake up choking on congestion.

>

> Have you considered whether or not stress plays a factor in your

> sleep issues? Just wondering.

>

> Addy

[Guest guest]

no chocolate - no coffee - no tea!!!

too bad you didn't sleep, greg - me neither - i was in bed about

11:15, asleep before midnight (a small miracle) and i was up about

3:30 or so. i'm seriously dragging my wagon, as they say. all day at

work, i kept hearing " are you okay " ? being tired is just the pits.

i'm also starting in with a minor fever - which is just odd for me.

i'm already on cipro for ten of the 14 prescribed days for a sinus

infection, but today the dripping just got really nasty, and i've

felt sick to my stomach all day. hoping it not a resurgance of the

infection <shrug> i guess thats the way it goes sometimes.

has anyone ever just woken up and have their heart racing? if i fall

asleep for a nap (on the couch or in bed - and yes i know naps are

bad, but at a point, you take what sleep you can get!) i will often

wake up with my heart racing much faster than i could ever count. it

takes a little more than a half hour for it to calm down to normal -

hmmmm - i had a cardio work up two years ago, and everything came

out okay. hmmmmmmmm

~heather

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> -

>

> Re-learned a lesson I already knew but didn't pay attention to -

> don't eat chocolate before bed!

>

> Riley (our baby) went to sleep at 9:00 last night, but yours truly

> didn't get to sleep until about 11:30. Also partly due to stress

at

> work, I think, but a missed opportunity regardless. I saw this

one

> coming and took a couple of benadryl, but it didn't work.

>

> Seriously, stress and diet are major factors in my ability to

sleep.

>

> Greg

>

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