[Kristin]

I have a medical condition that can bring on insomnia. Its day 12 and feel pretty fatigued and its affecting my workouts. Do you take a sleep aid that doesn't interfere with your training schedule? I need something that will not simply help me sleep but to wake rested. I'm getting enough "sleep" but its all tossing and turning. I'm going to call my doctor later, but I want to make sure I don't take something that will give me a hang-over. I have a 5 hour canoe trip scheduled tomorrow and have to drive early.

 

[Devilis]

I have a medical condition that can bring on insomnia. Its day 12 and feel pretty fatigued and its affecting my workouts. Do you take a sleep aid that doesn't interfere with your training schedule? I need something that will not simply help me sleep but to wake rested. I'm getting enough "sleep" but its all tossing and turning. I'm going to call my doctor later, but I want to make sure I don't take something that will give me a hang-over. I have a 5 hour canoe trip scheduled tomorrow and have to drive early.

I feel for you. I have been know to take a 3mg tablet of rozerem when I need to. I have insomnia like reactions to one of my other meds and the doc, gave me the rozerem to take as needed. I like it. I don't have that knocked out feeling the next day. I feel rested and alert. It should be recommended that you take it only when you can sleep for more than 6 hrs. I've tried a lot of the different sleep aids and rozerem is the most comfortable sleep i've had. Again I only take it maybe 1 per week as needed. I notice I don't have a dependant feeling while on it that I've had with others.

hope this helps.
DM

 

[Kristin]

Thanks

I feel for you. I have been know to take a 3mg tablet of rozerem when I need to. I have insomnia like reactions to one of my other meds and the doc, gave me the rozerem to take as needed. I like it. I don't have that knocked out feeling the next day. I feel rested and alert. It should be recommended that you take it only when you can sleep for more than 6 hrs. I've tried a lot of the different sleep aids and rozerem is the most comfortable sleep i've had. Again I only take it maybe 1 per week as needed. I notice I don't have a dependant feeling while on it that I've had with others.

hope this helps.
DM

This is exactly the kind of post I was hoping for. When I call my doctor I will mention it by name.

 

[covenant]

I only get insomina after a hard ride....strange, no?
5mgs of Ambien put me right out.

 

[AllUpHill]

I use a 3mg melatonin pill when I need help getting to sleep. The first couple times I used it, I felt well rested but still a bit drowsy, although I wouldn't say groggy, in the morning. Since then, really no drowsiness at all in the morning, just a feeling of being rested and even refreshed. YMMV. At any rate, I feel safer using it than actual drugs -- I used to use diphenhydramine ("simply sleep") and it really seemed to hurt my memory after a while. You can usually find it any place with a decent array of vitamins and supplements. It seems to have the interesting side effect of really vivid dreams.

 

[PJay]

what med condition has insomnia as symptom?

what med condition has insomnia as symptom?

 

[Ray Dockrey]

I took Ambien for about a month and it didn't help. I would only get about four hours of solid sleep. I find what works best for me is two Tylenol P.M. As long as I can devote eight hours.

 

[MR_GRUMPY]

Sleep is for sissies. I get by with 6-1/2 hours a night and hardly ever............................... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[whit417]

I like the new Ambien CR and Lunesta. Some people use Benadryl but it does work for me.

 

[elviento]

Not sure how this works but if I sleep well, I act LESS like a sissy in bed.

Sleep is for sissies. I get by with 6-1/2 hours a night and hardly ever............................... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

[CC09]

two tylenol pm will knock me out

although i find i have no problem sleeping after a hard ride.....

 

[Kristin]

Makes sense to me

I only get insomina after a hard ride....strange, no?
5mgs of Ambien put me right out.

Especially in when I first start getting back into things after the winter, I'm constantly tearing, repairing muscle and that can cause some very minor pain that I don't really notice, but can disturb my sleep.

 

[Kristin]

Lots of information here

what med condition has insomnia as symptom?

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/i/insomnia/medic.htm

 

[BenWA]

Ambien gets the job done without the after effects of many other sleep aids. Just don't take it too often.

A better alternative treatment for insomnia that has worked wonders for me is hypnotherapy. A few sessions with a good hypnotherapist can do the trick.

 

[Kristin]

Will that work for all insomnia?

Ambien gets the job done without the after effects of many other sleep aids. Just don't take it too often.

A better alternative treatment for insomnia that has worked wonders for me is hypnotherapy. A few sessions with a good hypnotherapist can do the trick.

Various treatments like this will depend on the underlying cause. Hypnotherapy tends to have more sucess when the cause is stress related, emotional (worry/anxiety) or psychosomatic. I'm not sure this would work if the underlying cause is related to a disorder of the central nervious system.

 

[zyzbot]

This is exactly the kind of post I was hoping for. When I call my doctor I will mention it by name.

Hope it works for you. I tried that drug for a while and it did not do a thing for me.

 

[Kristin]

What worked for you?

Hope it works for you. I tried that drug for a while and it did not do a thing for me.

What did you end up using?

 

[BenWA]

Various treatments like this will depend on the underlying cause. Hypnotherapy tends to have more sucess when the cause is stress related, emotional (worry/anxiety) or psychosomatic. I'm not sure this would work if the underlying cause is related to a disorder of the central nervious system.

That's a good question that I don't know the answer to...

 

[alienator]

I feel for you. As a result of some injuries, I had my sleep all screwed up. I asked about Ambien, and the doc said it was effective but not a good choice for long term tx of sleep issues. She prescribed Trazadone. Trazadone is a tricyclic drug--used to be used as an anti-depressant, but now they've found that it is a great sleep aid that can be used for long term tx of sleep problems.

It worked very well, with me not really feeling any effects in the morning....and the first thing I do in the morning when I go out the door is hop on my bike for the 15 mile ride to school/work. I don't take it very often, now, since activity has expedited the healing of some of those injuries, so my sleep is generally better.

 

[Bob Ross]

I find what works best for me is two Tylenol P.M. As long as I can devote eight hours.

LOL! If I can *only* devote eight hours I'll take 1 Tylenol PM; I need a good 10-12 hours clear before I'll eat the pair.

But it works great. I'm out instantly, I wake up with absolutely no memory of the entire night, and (most importantly) I feel remarkably well rested.