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Sleep This is what it is like to try to go to sleep when you are an ADDer. Most of my life I just let it go. Sooner or later I would go to sleep even if it took 3 days. I never just lay there all night though. I would get up and do paperwork for my job. It was not unusual for me to be baking cookies at 3 AM. When my were tens they were sure I never slept which served to deter them from even considering sneaking out or in. When my husband got sick and his doctor sat me down and had a heart to heart with me about needing to take care of myself if I hoped to be able to get my husband through things while working and caring for the rest of the family. I caved and gave meds a try. It felt so good to actually sleep every night. Now I take my meds cocktail every night and do manage to sleep, although it is often fitful and only for a few hours. All of my doctors are amazed that, even at my age, it takes so much (3 different meds) to put me to sleep and that I can still wake up at any point and hit the ground running when there is an emergency. I simply tell them that if I every "loose it" they had better call animal services with the tranquilizer guns for larger animals.  Spiritwoman ^i^ |
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You need a good foot and scalp massage before bed and dump the drugs  Judgment Day will be interesting - and all paths lead there.
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1/6/2016 12:47 pm |
Wow, that is hard on the body but I think more reflective of how things are as we age. I remember my grandmother and mother who were always very structured up at 5 AM down by 10 PM people being this way later in life. Perhaps it is our response to not having to work or organize our time any longer. Spiritwoman ^i^
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1/6/2016 12:48 pm |
You need a good foot and scalp massage before bed and dump the drugs Spiritwoman ^i^
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1/6/2016 12:51 pm |
When we have a lot on our minds we can wake up feeling exhausted, probably becasue when our brains can take a break to responding to the environment it has time to process things. In my experience all seemingly well put together people have their challenges. The "put together" part is a matter of packaging and perception. Some are better at this than others. Spiritwoman ^i^
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1/7/2016 5:53 pm |
Do I know that scenario well. The worst one for me is when something comes up and I can't take care of it until the next day. Even if it is minor and easily handled I spend the night thinking about it. Ambien is my friend and since I have been taking it since it came on the market with no ill effects I manage to get it without any problems. You are right about the melatonin and the other 10+ natural remedies I tried over the years being useless. They probably all work for most folks but some of us are exceptions and the medical community does not deal with this well. I have some ideas but won't post them publicly or the SFF news of the day will be that you are a drug user and I am your dealer. . Will send you a PM later. . Spiritwoman ^i^
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1/7/2016 5:57 pm |
Interesting. I can remember times though when I had a laundry list of things I needed to do the next day and trying to reason with myself that without some sleep I wouldn't be able to do anything. Never worked but fortunately I have always been able to do what needs doing even without sleep although it is not that comfortable. Spiritwoman ^i^
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