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Day 9 and still no sleep - need help
I'm on day 9 (made an error in other posts, wishful thinking) and I am still having a great deal of trouble getting any sleep.I have been using valarian tea and getting some slight calming from that. Last night I took a valium and was able to get a few,interrupted hours of sleep.
I was on 4 per day of Lortab (5/500) for about a month and a half before back surgery for sciatic pain. Following the surgery I was on Percocet (7.5/325), a total of 17 over 4 days. I had been bed ridden from the sciatic pain for about 3 months, so I'm also recovering from loss of muscle strength from that.
I've been doing a couple walks a day, up to about a mile, which is about my limit following surgery.
If anyone as any suggestions on how to get some sleep or comments on how long I might expect this to continue, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm going to try to make it out to get some melatonin today to see if that helps
I was on 4 per day of Lortab (5/500) for about a month and a half before back surgery for sciatic pain. Following the surgery I was on Percocet (7.5/325), a total of 17 over 4 days. I had been bed ridden from the sciatic pain for about 3 months, so I'm also recovering from loss of muscle strength from that.
I've been doing a couple walks a day, up to about a mile, which is about my limit following surgery.
If anyone as any suggestions on how to get some sleep or comments on how long I might expect this to continue, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm going to try to make it out to get some melatonin today to see if that helps
Try zzzquil it worked really really good for me and i dont EVER sleep good even when i wasnt in wd or anything. It worked wonders for me and it didnt make me drowsy in the morning hope it works for u!!
I just got off the phone with NA to find a meeting. There's one nearby at 7:30 and I'm going to go. I asked the individual I spoke with about how I might resolve sleep issues and they said it might be a month or 2 without sleep. Please tell me that is not true. I'd be pleased to just start getting a little more each night. I hope that is more the case of what I can expect.
If you're going out today, get some Alteril and some Sleeptime Tea. You just need to keep changing it up until you find what works!
All the best!
All the best!
Tanks littlebit for the link to the melatonin information.
I did get about 3 ours sleep after taking 1 5mg melatonin last night. I took another an hour after I woke up and it didn't seem to do anything.
I'll try wit 5 mg again tonight and a hot epson salt bat again.
I did get about 3 ours sleep after taking 1 5mg melatonin last night. I took another an hour after I woke up and it didn't seem to do anything.
I'll try wit 5 mg again tonight and a hot epson salt bat again.
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I also had trouble sleeping during wds I suffered horribly then I finally got smart about it and I tried another approach I tried not to stress about the sleep thing I would say okay if I am not gonna sleep then I will watch some good movies at least and I did get some good movies in and got caught up on all of some Netflix stuff I wanted to watch then I also started exercising and also went for long walk early evening and then I would also try and ride my elliptical and then a nice hot bath and I used yummy bubble bath and epson salt to relax me and no caffeine past 3 pm it worked I finally slept 5 hours straight and each night it got better.
It didnt happen overnight It took awhile but I just started working on it and stayed positive and now i am sleeping like a baby better than I have in years I slept last night 10 hours . I dont wake up and feel sick like I used to when I was on pills. Life is better I feel like each day My body is healing more and more. Good Luck and keep posting :)))