Sleep is important!

[loveiseverywhere]

Hey everyone! I went to the hospital for 24 hours and even tho that place sucks I did learn something really important from the doc. He said that we can't manufacture the "feel good chemicals" we need to function on a daily basis unless we get into that stage 4 deep REM sleep. He said those chemicals are only made when we dream. So, last night I made a special effort to sleep.

My neighbor is very noisy and if he keeps it up he'll be evicted. But I took the power into my own hands and stayed at a friends where I knew it would be quiet.

I took 2000 mg. of L-Tryptophan, 100 mg of 5HTP, 2000mg of Fish Oil, along with this stuff I get from the gym called SOMATOMAX. This stuff is expensive $52 per jar) but is worth it. It helps get you into REM sleep. It works. You can get it on Ebay even. I took a double dose and dreamt about all kinds of stuff!

So, here's to sleep everyone!

 

[Alive again]

I use white noise such as a fan in noisy circumstances to aid with sleep. For me it helped when I had sleep apnea diagnosed and my insurance paid for me to see a sleep counselor who believes their is sleep disturbances with mood disorders and she helped me clean up my sleep hygiene. I actually have nights now when I only wake up a couple of times!!! Much better than the nights of 8-10 awakenings! She also instructed me in a better way to take melatonin if I need to and about how tv and computer bright light can actually mess up your natural body rhythms if viewed late at night! There was much more she helped me with. Like when to exercise, when and how to nap if at all, etc! It was great!

Recently I feel into such a fall funk and depression that my pdoc has me trying a light box for SAD and it is also WONDERFUL for me!!!! I am amazed as a bp 2 that it is helping and I am sleeping better and more alert during the day! It shocked me that it helped! Next stop is with my TMD Clinic to get an obstructive airway splint for those nights when my CPAP mask drives me nuts and I take it off in my sleep!

 

[loveiseverywhere]

the next step is for me to figure out how to stop going to the bathroom 10 times a night. The urge to urinate wakes me up so much it's ridiculous. I may try the Detrol LA.

 

[Alive again]

the next step is for me to figure out how to stop going to the bathroom 10 times a night. The urge to urinate wakes me up so much it's ridiculous. I may try the Detrol LA.

I know the feeling. I am very good at drinking my 2 liters of fluid a day and boy it still goes thru you at night! :{