Sleep
gladmac - Oct 12th, 2005 2:22 AM
[ Original Post ]

How to improve the quality of sleeping.

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KIM - May 9th, 2005 12:21 PM

A supplement with serotonin ( think that's how you spell it) can help you achieve the proper level of sleep.


apriltones - Sep 15th, 2005 4:34 PM

hi, didnt know you could get a supplemment with seretonin? where from? whats it called?


Joni - Sep 17th, 2005 4:44 PM

Anti-depressants can help you sleep better. Please talk to your Dr. I take one tylenol p.m. (Equate P.M.) at night with a zanex & that seems to help. Sometimes I take a mucle relaxer(Baclofen or Flexeril) to help as well. Prozac has seretonin. St. Johns Wart is sold at discount stores to help with moods.


Charmaine - Sep 18th, 2005 12:49 PM

please be careful Joni if you are taking anti-depressants eg venlafaxine (efexor), Prozac, xanax etc., as ST.John's wort reacts badly with these meds. I know as it happened to me accidently (due to lack of knowledge) and I could barely wake up for 2 days! Good luck.



Joni - Sep 18th, 2005 10:52 PM

Thanks Charmaine for your input! I knew they shouldn't be mixed but forgot to mention that on my last paragraph. Always check with your Dr. or pharmacist when taking medicine, especially multiple precriptions & mixing herbal remedies or supplements.


claire - Oct 12th, 2005 2:22 AM

Try practicing Qigong (chi)gong. Once I started practicing Qigong I started to sleep better. Called Sheila @ Yonemoto Physical Therapy (626)576-0591. Its made a big difference in my life. I think everybody who has been diagnosed with Fibro should try Qigong. Good Luck


asilinc298 - Nov 21st, 2006 9:36 PM

I use meletonin it does seem to make me sleepy, but still have the take a sleeping med to stay asleep for more then 2-3 hrs.


kaye - Jan 12th, 2007 9:00 AM

meletonin is a good herbal medication for sleep, i take ambien for sleep which works wonderful. i have struggled with sleep problems for a long time. the tylenol pm will damage your liver if taken along time. also try herbal tea like chamamile


neuro1 - Apr 5th, 2007 3:17 PM

Namaste Yoga does a lot to help me relax...by product is that if I do it faithfully some of joint and muscle pain fades.
But I really notice a difference in how well I sleep when I faithfully do my routine. I also take a tylenol p.m.
I also have GERD, and when I switched to taking my medicine for that at night, instead of in the morning, I noticed a big difference in the quality of sleep that I had too!


catya - Jan 13th, 2008 9:01 PM

I take 9mg of melatonin.


VVickers - May 9th, 2008 9:04 AM

Try 5htp supplements.


David - Oct 1st, 2008 12:26 PM

I prop myself up with a cushion and a V shaped pillow, it helps tremendously and I take when I have these pains the pain killers tablet called Tramodol.


Anne Hillebrand - Oct 3rd, 2008 7:44 PM

Wear an eye mask and ear plugs that block out all light and all sound at your head.

If you can't do that, fold a bath towel length ways.

Lay it over your eyes and forehead. Tuck it alongside your ears.

No sleep med works like this trick does.