Insomnia -so frustrating!

[DJW]

I just don't sleep through the night. Haven't since I was diagnosed. In fact, I'm lucky if I get one full nights sleep a year. Nothing works. (medication, set bed time, set wake time, no caffien, exercise, meditation). Right out of ideas.

Anyone else get this?

 

[theOcean]

I definitely do, but it's because I have Restless Legs Syndrome as well as Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (AKA RLS in your sleep!), so those conditions make it pretty difficult to sleep well.

If it's really bad you could always get a sleep study done. I got one done, and it's covered where we are.

 

[Susan2]

I definitely do, but it's because I have Restless Legs Syndrome as well as Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (AKA RLS in your sleep!), so those conditions make it pretty difficult to sleep well.

If it's really bad you could always get a sleep study done. I got one done, and it's covered where we are.

Have you tried taking magnesium to help your restless legs? It works very well for some people, including myself. I used to have very bad restless legs and now almost never have any trouble with it.

 

[theOcean]

I haven't taken magnesium in a long time, no. Contemplating it though. Otherwise I've started trying different dopamine antagonists for it because it's quite severe. The PLMD bothers me more than the RLS, though.

Thank you for the suggestion! I may try it -- I have some magnesium citrate supplements sitting with my pill collection.

 

[nikimazur]

I've had insomnia due to prednisone the past four weeks. Have been averaging about four hours of sleep a night. Absolutely cannot wait to taper off. I also have a sleep disorder (after my brain injury, my brain stopped going into normal sleep cycles), and have taken every sleep medication in the books. I finally got that under control about six months ago, and now with adding in the prednisone for my Auotimmune hepatitis, I've really messed up my sleep, ugh.

 

[shamrock15]

Anemia also causes the whole jittery leg issue (if you have other related issues - shortness of breath for instance - it may be worth getting your blood looked at). When my counts were in the 85 or lower range, it would really start to act up. I think the body does it to make sure you get oxygen in your extremities. Timely enough, I had my remicade with the steroid pre-treatment yesterday, so a terrible night's sleep last night.