Posted by BeardedLady on December 3, 2002, at 6:21:29
In reply to Sleep Patterns and Suggestions » BeardedLady, posted by IsoM on December 2, 2002, at 23:29:03
Iso:
I've thought of your great suggestions. My pdoc called me at 9:45 last night. He KNOWS I go to bed at 9:30, but I was in the bathtub trying to prolong my bedtime!
I have a cold, so I only lasted until ten! And the thought of staying up late does frighten me. But I continue to have that thought. After I see this sleep doc from Hopkins, I'll talk to him about your suggestion.
For now, I've upped my Serzone to 400 (it's similar to Remeron but without the weight gain, and my pdoc says that the low dose of Serzone has similar actions to Bu-spar, which I've asked about and will ask about again if this doesn't resolve itself).
My docs all seem to think there's something else going on allowing breakthrough anxiety. But I can't "feel" it. You know? I don't have that nasty stomach feeling or jumpiness and jitters.
Oh, and my nursing times were weird. I'd go to bed after nursing my daughter at 9:00, and I'd wake up at midnight and three sometimes! But I do believe I formed a habit then. Still, not nursing has been the habit for longer than three weeks, so I don't get the part about waking up.
I loved nursing too. I do miss it. I think I also am sad that I can't have another child due to this sleep problem and all the meds. Maybe turning forty was really traumatic for me and I have to come to grips with it.
Sometimes we think we know ourselves, and we haven't skimmed the surface. Last night, I prayed to God for a friend of mine. (I read three stories about scientific studies that show it helps others to pray for them.) I'm not even sure I believe in God! So I just said I was praying to the idea of a God because believing in the idea often helped people through.
Thanks, Iso. You were my first bud here on PB, and you are still as great as ever.
beardy
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