I have prescribed medication that has a known side effect which gives me what I call itchyitis and restless leg. It always comes on at night time and no matter how tired I just cannot sleep. So the only way is to take Co-codomol which I shouldn't be taking.
I am a grandparent with a pre-school child and baby to look after during the daytime and therefore have to be alert at all times when I have them in my care.
Co-codomol is the only thing I know that can knock me out at night time. It's all very well people saying there must be another way to get to sleep but I have tried everything else I can think of. I sympathise deeply with the OP.
I have prescribed medication that has a known side effect which gives me what I call itchyitis and restless leg. It always comes on at night time and no matter how tired I just cannot sleep. So the only way is to take Co-codomol which I shouldn't be taking.
I am a grandparent with a pre-school child and baby to look after during the daytime and therefore have to be alert at all times when I have them in my care.
Co-codomol is the only thing I know that can knock me out at night time. It's all very well people saying there must be another way to get to sleep but I have tried everything else I can think of. I sympathise deeply with the OP.
I have restless legs and it drives me insane, luckly for me it goes when I get in bed and go to sleep, unfortunately I have no control of when it comes on, so I often have to go to bed in the afternoon or early evening.
i hate it when my heart keeps me awake. can hear it pounding at night sometimes and keeps me up for hours.
Although that can 'just happen', that was the first sign that I had high blood pressure - well, pre-hypertension to be exact. I managed to catch it and sort it out before I needed to take drugs to manage it. Not trying to scare you, just something to be aware of.
Although that can 'just happen', that was the first sign that I had high blood pressure - well, pre-hypertension to be exact. I managed to catch it and sort it out before I needed to take drugs to manage it. Not trying to scare you, just something to be aware of.
You must be extremely fortunate then, but there are usually no symptoms of high blood pressure at all. It's also very difficult to control by self-help methods alone, unless you were already obese, smoked heavily, always put loads of salt on your food and never exercised.
Although that can 'just happen', that was the first sign that I had high blood pressure - well, pre-hypertension to be exact. I managed to catch it and sort it out before I needed to take drugs to manage it. Not trying to scare you, just something to be aware of.
i've had it for many years and i'm only 25. i remember having it really bad at 19 and having breathing trouble. went to hospital and they could find nothing wrong with me. i figured it maybe stress as the more i thought about it the worse it was.
I've not read this whole thread but sometimes, when I am having trouble sleeping I put on a sleep hypnosis video on YouTube. It helps me to focus my thoughts and breathing and I have not managed to stay awake for longer than half an hour listening to them. There is a lady called Jodi Whiteley - her voice is a bit odd but she does this for the purpose of the programmes. It starts with a relaxing wind down, some breathing exercises and then goes into the hypnosis.
I've not actually ever been hypnotised and I don't think it's the point of these, but they have REALLY helped me. Give it a go.
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Hmm, did you ever have a "silver" amalgam tooth filling?
It's not just about tiring yourself out.
It's about structure, comfort and happiness.
I take Piriteze for allergies and they are supposed to be the non drowsy ones - make me crash for about 10 hours.
Aparently we are scientific weirdo's and the effect is only a placebo :kitty:
Wouldn't a placebo make you do what it says on the tin, so to speak. Not do something totally strange.
Most medication affects me differently to other people.
Something that says drowsy, will keep me awake
something that others find makes them high, brings me down.
People are very odd.
I was being sarcastic about what another poster said.
I am like you, my family calls it awkward
I am a grandparent with a pre-school child and baby to look after during the daytime and therefore have to be alert at all times when I have them in my care.
Co-codomol is the only thing I know that can knock me out at night time. It's all very well people saying there must be another way to get to sleep but I have tried everything else I can think of. I sympathise deeply with the OP.
I have restless legs and it drives me insane, luckly for me it goes when I get in bed and go to sleep, unfortunately I have no control of when it comes on, so I often have to go to bed in the afternoon or early evening.
Although that can 'just happen', that was the first sign that I had high blood pressure - well, pre-hypertension to be exact. I managed to catch it and sort it out before I needed to take drugs to manage it. Not trying to scare you, just something to be aware of.
I've never had any fillings whatsoever.
i've had it for many years and i'm only 25. i remember having it really bad at 19 and having breathing trouble. went to hospital and they could find nothing wrong with me. i figured it maybe stress as the more i thought about it the worse it was.
I've not actually ever been hypnotised and I don't think it's the point of these, but they have REALLY helped me. Give it a go.