Question
too am suffering from this condition. it doesn't matter how tired iam i cant sleep. i can sleep when i take zopoclone but zopoclone doesn't work forever. i tried sleeping without a couple of nights ago. my head locked up and wouldn't relax to sleep. i spent the whole night awake and all of the next day. zopoclone is keeping me alive, but won't last forever as the effects wear off. i don't want to die, but it seems i have little choice
Answer
First of all you need to speak to your md about the meds not working unfortunately sleep meds are to be used for short term only for only about 1 week, as tolerance builds up and you constantly need more however you cant stop it all together you must gradually cut the dosages for example 1/4 of a pill cut off then stay on that dose for 7 days then cut off another 1/4 as if you stop abruptly your insomnia will be more worse off. try thise tips below , if all else fails consider going to a sleep center.
Try these tips religiously for about 6-8 weeks but many have seen results
in as little as 2 weeks.lYou must go to bed and awaken the same time each day regardless
of how little or how much sleep you got the night before.
This starts to reset your sleep clock.
3 hours before bedtime stay away from
tea, coffee, caffeine, caramel colored soda like, coke,pepsi, ginger ale,
or root beer, chocolate and exercise .All these make for restless sleep.Do the following religiously for 4-6 weeks although some have seen changes in as little as 2 weeks.
Make sure room is quiet and dark. When you go to bed if you start to
twist and turn or if you wake up in the middle of the night and cant
go back to sleep, twist and turn for only 20 minutes, then get up, go
into a different room and read a book or magazine only! No computer!
When you start to doze immediately go back into the bedroom.This retrains
the brain into thinking that the bedroom is for restful sleep only. Do
this as many times as you awaken thru the night, it will lesson.
30 minutes before bedtime take a hot bath and immerse hands under the
water.Latest research states that the palms of the hand when immersed
in hot water send signals to the brain to relax. 15 minutes before bedtime\
drink a glass of warm milk. Milk when heated contains tryptophan, a natural
amino acid sleep inducer should do the trick. If this fails you should consider seeing a sleep center.
Your local hospital can refer you. Also go to sleepnet.com click on disorders insomnia
for more tips. Feel free to email again karel
