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Morning usually i post in chronic pain or headache forum but today i would like to post here as i think i have some fatigue problems, I haven;t sleep much in the last two weeks maybe longer last night had to have been the worst, bags under my eyes, night mares etc, currently i am taking cipralex 10mg in the morning, but trying to get a good night sleep is almost impossible, i was just wondering what i can do or say to my physciatrist that will make him understand this. Twiggy2

Twiggy,

I am having the same problems for the past two weeks. I have not been diagnosed with CFS or Fibromyalgia. I have OCD and once I have a few days without a good nights sleep, I obsess about the coming night all day during work, play, social events etc. My doctor has me on Zoloft 150 mgs and Klonopin 5mg/2 times a day. I try everything. Last evening around 6:00, a I ran 5.5 miles on the treadmill in 45 minutes. I worked out like a psycho Saturday and Sunday. I don't know what to do. I actually don't think I'll ever get to sleep. This weekend I am thinking of skydiving so maybe when I'm trying to fall asleep all I can think about is falling from the sky. I have a job that demands me to be alert and right now I feel like I am a zombie. A worried, stressed out, anxious zombie though.

Maybe I should try a Sleep Aid although they scare me (addiction, not working, dependance)

Wiley

Hello Wiley nice to meet u. Currently i am working full time and that is putting alot of stress on my body, i currently have no diagnosis for my back condition either, I know that it harf not to be worried about alot of this but a sleep aid might help u to get some well deserved sleep that your body can rest. DO you currently see a psychiatrist maybe u can talk to him about your sleep problem and he or she can prescribe something for you that will help. Hope to here from u again Twiggy2.

Last night my arm was so numb that if you cut it i probably wouldn;t have fet it and my hands and feet are always cold and sometimes they go purple in coulor anyway does this sound familiar to anyone with MS or other realated problems. Talk to ya later Twiggy2.

Hello i haven;t posted for a while. I am experinceing sleeping probs again not sure why. i go to bed relaxed but up every two hours sometimes. I am going to cut coffee out early on in the evening because that as an effect. Drink a warm glass of milf and see if that helps any if this continues more i will call my family doc and explain to him whats happening. i imagine that most people would feel cranky after not getting a good night sleep as i know i do. anyway does anyone have any suggestions other that sleep meds that would help. We don;t have alot of money to keep putting out money for prescribed crap. Thanks Twiggy2

Hi Twiggy. Sorry you are having problems sleeping. I wish I had suggestions for sleep other than meds, but meds are the only things that help me sleep. I hope your doc can help you.

Wishing you a good night's sleep.

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Thanks hippimpmom2 for your reply. I can take ativan for anxiety and help with sleep or zoplicone. I was doing ok for almost a month without this happening i am suppose to go back in a month to see my family doc i am going to have to start a sleep pattern diary to keep track and bring it with me at my appointment. I was suppose to start one the first time i was having this kind of problem but i never did becuase it didn;t happen as much but now that it is going to be a concern for me again i will do so in hopes that we can come to some kind of treatment that will work. I will let you know how things go. Twiggy2 P.S nice to meet you.