mwb3779
Kitchenhawk
So it was mentioned in another thread that we should start an insomnia / fatigue club. I'll be happy to start this club.
It seems I have been up for the last week almost straight. It's a little crazy. I have been trying all kinds of different things. I've tried just laying there with my eyes closed, the clock turned away from me. I've tired going for a quick walk, laying down opposite in my bed (laying down with my head at the footboard instead of the headboard). I've tired reading a good book and a boring book. No luck there with either. I've tried the internet (that's almost crazy to try because I can just go on there and stay for a while and not even notice the time). I've tried sleeping on different couches. I've tried sleeping in the recliner. Nothing seems to work until I am so exhausted that my body just gives up.
For the last couple of nights what I have been doing is just continuing my day like its not the middle of the night. About 5 or 6 am or so I try laying down again after being up for 18 to 20 hours. I'll turn the lights out and then play a brain teaser of a game on my phone and hold my arms up over my head to wear off whatever energy is left. Takes about 20 or 30 mins then I just can't keep my eyes open anymore and then I pass out. Sometime after that I get the next round of the restroom visits and then at 10 or 11 I'm back up and ready to go again. It seems as if I'm just making the motions everyday and not getting any better.
There are those days when I'm ok with the few precious hours of sleep I do get, then there are those days when I'm so tired I can't sleep. I just lay around and don't want to do anything. Not even eat or watch TV. I know that I need to eat, I've been there. I ate very little for a couple months and lost 95 lbs in the process. I went from being a rather large boy 6' 4" 347 lbs in September 09 to 252 lbs at the end of October 09 and in the hospital. I just didn't want to eat or drink. It was crazy to everyone who knows me. I had never been that tired in my life. Even now with the meds I'm on the pain makes very hard to do normal things. There are times if I have to be out, its easier to use a cane. Why is it so tiring? It's not like I'm doing a lot of strenuous exercise.
If you have any of these types of issues, please let post them here. If you have any advice on what to do with the insomnia or fatigue. If you are taking any sleeping meds, what are they? Do they work? I'm taking Ambein CR. Dr said for to take a half tab of a 12.5 mg tab. Said that that small of a dose wouldn't interact with my other meds. I've read some things on the internet saying Lunesta works better than Ambein CR. Anyone know? Any idea on how to get the energy to do everyday tasks?
My meds are 1200mg of Asacol 3 times a day or 1500mg Sulfasalazine 3 times a day. 100mg of 6 mp once aday. 20mg of Prednisone once a day. Prilosec 20mg once a day. 7.5 mg of Glipizide 5mg in the AM 2.5mg in the PM. 6.25mg of Ambein CR. 40 mg of Fluoxetine once a day. 10mg of Oxycodone for pain every 4 hours as needed. 100mg of Colace twice a day. And a multivitamin once a day.
Seems like a lot to me. I don't know, what do you think? Think its the meds is why I can't sleep or feel like crap some days.
:confused2: :ybatty: :confused2: :ybatty: :depressed:
It seems I have been up for the last week almost straight. It's a little crazy. I have been trying all kinds of different things. I've tried just laying there with my eyes closed, the clock turned away from me. I've tired going for a quick walk, laying down opposite in my bed (laying down with my head at the footboard instead of the headboard). I've tired reading a good book and a boring book. No luck there with either. I've tried the internet (that's almost crazy to try because I can just go on there and stay for a while and not even notice the time). I've tried sleeping on different couches. I've tried sleeping in the recliner. Nothing seems to work until I am so exhausted that my body just gives up.
For the last couple of nights what I have been doing is just continuing my day like its not the middle of the night. About 5 or 6 am or so I try laying down again after being up for 18 to 20 hours. I'll turn the lights out and then play a brain teaser of a game on my phone and hold my arms up over my head to wear off whatever energy is left. Takes about 20 or 30 mins then I just can't keep my eyes open anymore and then I pass out. Sometime after that I get the next round of the restroom visits and then at 10 or 11 I'm back up and ready to go again. It seems as if I'm just making the motions everyday and not getting any better.
There are those days when I'm ok with the few precious hours of sleep I do get, then there are those days when I'm so tired I can't sleep. I just lay around and don't want to do anything. Not even eat or watch TV. I know that I need to eat, I've been there. I ate very little for a couple months and lost 95 lbs in the process. I went from being a rather large boy 6' 4" 347 lbs in September 09 to 252 lbs at the end of October 09 and in the hospital. I just didn't want to eat or drink. It was crazy to everyone who knows me. I had never been that tired in my life. Even now with the meds I'm on the pain makes very hard to do normal things. There are times if I have to be out, its easier to use a cane. Why is it so tiring? It's not like I'm doing a lot of strenuous exercise.
If you have any of these types of issues, please let post them here. If you have any advice on what to do with the insomnia or fatigue. If you are taking any sleeping meds, what are they? Do they work? I'm taking Ambein CR. Dr said for to take a half tab of a 12.5 mg tab. Said that that small of a dose wouldn't interact with my other meds. I've read some things on the internet saying Lunesta works better than Ambein CR. Anyone know? Any idea on how to get the energy to do everyday tasks?
My meds are 1200mg of Asacol 3 times a day or 1500mg Sulfasalazine 3 times a day. 100mg of 6 mp once aday. 20mg of Prednisone once a day. Prilosec 20mg once a day. 7.5 mg of Glipizide 5mg in the AM 2.5mg in the PM. 6.25mg of Ambein CR. 40 mg of Fluoxetine once a day. 10mg of Oxycodone for pain every 4 hours as needed. 100mg of Colace twice a day. And a multivitamin once a day.
Seems like a lot to me. I don't know, what do you think? Think its the meds is why I can't sleep or feel like crap some days.
:confused2: :ybatty: :confused2: :ybatty: :depressed: