Comments on: yAwn

By: greenstrawberries

greenstrawberries — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:24:18 +0000

Melatonin gives me the worst headaches (once I wake up). The only thing I can come up with is that there’s something I’m allergic to in it… But, it did put me to sleep.

By: Garth

Garth — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 22:14:41 +0000

Was severely jet lagged the other day and took my first ever sleeping tablet, cant tell you if it worked or not but I certainly slept either way!

By: Krick

Krick — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:45:22 +0000

I currently take deseryl, which works pretty well. It is an anti depressant that had the annoying side effect of knocking out the users. Think Viagra as a heart medication with the annoying erection:) It works, but some nights I get really jumpy legs where they spasm and move before I sleep. After years of not sleeping well I’ll take the annoying side effect!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:32:11 +0000

I’ve been taking a combination of Benadryl and melatonin for six years. I wake up refreshed and with a bounce in my step. Takes 45 min. to 1.5 hrs to get really sleepy, but it works.

By: Kali

Kali — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:31:09 +0000

I tried Ambien for awhile, but I’d never had such horrible nightmares in my life, and therefore had to discontinue that. I’m trying Lunesta. So far, so good. For 8 hours, I’m useless to the world. As opposed to the rest of the day…

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:30:48 +0000

I’ve been taking a combination of Benadryl and melatonin for six years. I wake up refreshed and with a bounce in my step. Takes 45 min. to 1.5 hrs to get really sleep, but it works.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:17:32 +0000

Phillip.
This is a form of parasomnia. Considered to be both a sleep disorder and an eating disorder. Half the members of my family have/had it (including a 3 year old who used to get up in the middle of the night, climb onto counters etc to get food – all while asleep). Seems to show up more during times of stress. It is freaky to watch!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:01:20 +0000

I’ve found that when I really need to sleep, and sleep hard, nothing works better than a prescription muscle relaxant. (Currently have Flexiril, prescribed for TMJ related locked jaw.) It knocks me out for about ten hours, however.

When I just need to sleep the normal length of time but I’m not really tired, Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra with valerian does the trick.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:54:42 +0000

My husband tried several sleep medications before settling on Benedryl as the best of the lot. He only used Ambien for a short time, and said he’d never try that again as it was the weirdest feeling he’d ever had. He never slept long enough to do anything strange, though.

By: phillip

phillip — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:19:39 +0000

I have a friend who does alot of things asleep. They range from talking (actually responding to questions and such) to eating (as in getting out the pots and pans and making a fried egg sandwich). He doesn’t take any sleep aids, and is known to have to be punched in the arm sometimes to wake up. one morning i got there early and had brought breakfast. He snatched it, started eating and talking to me about stuff and about 1/2 way through the food he stops and looks at me and says when did you get here and what am i eating??? He is still currently seing a doctor about it and they are still currently stumped.