Wellness

[Biftu]

You are getting nine hours of sleep which is plenty.  What is your issue, and why are you taking these drugs, and why do you think you need them?  I generally go to bed about midnight and am fully awake by 5:00 or 6:00.  Seems like this is enough sleep for me since I never need a nap or become tired during the day.

[Desertdi]

I worked the "graveyard" shift for many years...so my circadian rhythm is upside down.     (I sleep during the day, and am up all night).    Can't seem to change at this late date.

[wagirl]

@I am still oxox ---oh girl----if I had any type of answer or solution, I'd be a billionaire!!!  when I broke my wrist and recently my ankle--sleep was like a unicorn---for  months afterwards---so hard to get back to normal after such a traumatic accident---me amd sleep are not best friends----I don't know about you, but I was always trying to protect my  injuries in my sleep, when I needed to roll over into a new position--would always wake up just enough to do that carefully---doing that many times a night--- well it SUC%ED--rhymes with tucked  time will help, you aren't fully healed yet---it took me at least a year for my wrist ---and did my ankle in Oct 2022 and it still is barking at me!!! If you can nap--that's good, I can't so I drag all day. 

[I am still oxox]

@Biftu its the hour or 90 minutes that I am awake thats bothering me and you can never tell a person how much sleep they need

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@Biftu wrote:

You are getting nine hours of sleep which is plenty.  What is your issue, and why are you taking these drugs, and why do you think you need them?  I generally go to bed about midnight and am fully awake by 5:00 or 6:00.  Seems like this is enough sleep for me since I never need a nap or become tired during the day.

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[ID2]

Get off the drugs that you're taking. Let nature take its course. No one needs drugs every night.

[I am still oxox]

@ID2 then I will have insomnia my doctors know what I need

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@ID2 wrote:

Get off the drugs that you're taking. Let nature take its course. No one needs drugs every night.

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[cheriere]

Valium is also prescribed to be used as a muscle relaxer.  Whenever I had colorectal surgery I was prescribed this in addition to a pain medication for a couple of weeks.  I was only given .5 mg twice a day though.

Like another poster mentioned, I'm prescribed Trazadone to help with sleep.  It works most of the time, but not always unfortunately.  I've always been a very nervous person and struggled with sleep.  However, physicians here do not like to prescribe medications for this, so I've had to try and learn to live with it.  It's very hard sometimes.

[cotton4me]

From the CDC website:

Some habits that can improve your sleep health:

• Be consistent. Go to bed at the same time each night and get up at the same time each morning, including on the weekends
• Make sure your bedroom is quiet, dark, relaxing, and at a comfortable temperature
• Remove electronic devices, such as TVs, computers, and smart phones, from the bedroom
• Avoid large meals, caffeine, and alcohol before bedtime
• Get some exercise. Being physically active during the day can help you fall asleep more easily at night.

[Bri369]

You're getting 9 hours of sleep each night with the help of two drugs and getting up to go to the bathroom once.  I don't know what your expections are?  

[I am still oxox]

@Bri369 I want to be able to fall back to sleep after my potty run its that simple.

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@Bri369 wrote:

You're getting 9 hours of sleep each night with the help of two drugs and getting up to go to the bathroom once.  I don't know what your expections are?  

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