Cant sleep

[Jackjosh]

It sucks i cant sleep everyday

[rjoneslaw]

I hope u find sleep soon

[Midgey_Midge06]

Ambien CR. its only way i can sleep. My neuro gives it to me. Without it i wud go insane.

[jblueeyes7]

Hi Jack. Same here. I take Ambien and melatonin every night. I hope you get some sleep soon. Until I finally got a prescription I slept 2 hours a night....

[Midgey_Midge06 in reply to jblueeyes7]

Insomnia can drive u bat crap crazy!

[greaterexp]

I hope you can find a good solution with you doctor’s help very soon.

[Gma06]

Me either.....insomnia is awful. Melatonin doesn’t work and dr will not give me anything to help. Good luck!

[IFwczs in reply to Gma06]

Start looking at our candida issues and Dr. E. Bakker. Candida causes our insomnia, not MS.

[ck722]

Try high CBD cannabis. You might be surprised.

[Jackjosh in reply to ck722]

I use to smoke it didnt help and it started causing me tremors

[kdali]

It’s a problem here for sure! What have you tried, what’s your routine??? Maybe people here can help with their tips.

[Jackjosh in reply to kdali]

Ive tried Trazodone and i didnt like the way it made me feel sometimes take Benadryl but i have kids n it knocks me out cold

[kdali in reply to Jackjosh]

Ok, there’s quite a few more things you could try. There’s a Genius brand sleep aid I saw on amazon today on sale. I like their caffeine, but the sleep I wasn’t sure about because it only had 0.5mg melatonin. There’s extended release melatonin. Unisom (doxylamine, not Benadryl) I take now for sleep sometimes and only use 1/4 of a pill, 1/2 if I’m really wound up but drink a lot of water with it. A whole one will put you in a coma. I also take magnesium glycinate at bedtime.

Exercise in the morning, not eating 4hrs before bed, warm bath with Epsom salts and lavender, Magnesium body oil or lotion with lavender oil added, lemon balm or lemon balm tea, no screens before bed, no blue lights at night, cool room, meditation, white noise...I’m sure there are more things you can try. I bought a Dodrow light when I was having trouble and I got hit with nausea and had to start taking doxylamine, so I’ve never used it, but it had some good reviews.

I hope one of these things can help you...if you try something please post again, as this is an ongoing issue for many here and new experiences are helpful to hear about. Sometimes these stop working too and you have to change it up. Your MD or pharmacist can check out your meds and what you want to try to see if it’s safe for you.

[Jackjosh]

It depends on when I go to bed sometimes I go to bed at 9 sometimes it ain't till 12 but I usually end up at the same time between 2 and 4 every morning

[Porschegt3]

Yes, Fir quite a while I had insomnia as well, 2-3 hours a night, yes it is torture!!!

Tried Ambien- gave me a terrible hangover!!

Trazadone- crazy dreams!!! Every night , so must have been in REM sleep but still felt like I didn’t sleep!

Exercise does help, if u can, but not 2-3 hours before bedtime.

Don’t eat late, sleep 3-4 hours after dinner.

Since I snored before my first attack, I went for a sleep apnea test.. amazing what they find! So now I use a C Pap machine.

Do not believe anyone that u cannot get used to sleeping with a full face mask, u will get used to it in 1-2 weeks, now I sleep 8 hours straight thru!

Ask your doc about Xanax or Valium an hour before bed time, gets u to relax and sleep for a bit then C Pap takes over.

Also check with your other meds, if any, many cause sleep apnea and / or insomnia!

And no computers or tv an hour before bedtime.

Sleep well!

Tom

[Elizt3]

Watch caffeine and alcohol, too.

[Jackjosh in reply to Elizt3]

I drink coffee only 1 cup in the am and straight water all day everyday no alcohol

[mrsmike9]

I take a benedryl every evening, read for about 45 minutes, then I'm out until my bladder calls!

[LoveBug66]

Face whatever it is that's going through your mind. If it's MS symptoms keeping you up find something to do so it'll distract your brain from knowing it's MS fault so that way it do not get depressed from it taken another thing away.. I hope you get some rest

[Jackjosh in reply to LoveBug66]

Right now im thinking about my babies and christmas

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

Background noise does help me, like the hum of a fan nearby. I also take magnesium glycinate about 1/2 an hour before I go to bed. It helps.