Why do we have insomnia?

Great topic Hippi! Tylenol PM: for those of you who take this . . . it is simply benadryl and tylenol. You can buy generic benadryl for pennies compared to the T PM or name-brand benadryl . . . its called Diphenhydramine and is sometimes labeled Antihistamine. Lynnwood . . . I'm looking forward to your post when you find out results of your sleep study. My rheumy suggested same for me but I haven't arranged it yet as I am in a period of relatively good sleep (sleeping about 4 hours then waking and sometimes getting another couple hours in). He said good sleep is KEY to healing and sense of well-being. He also said the bad sleep ALL BY ITSELF - w/o lupus - can give you LOTS of the lupus symptoms!! AKKKK - so this is a really important topic. My current cycle of good sleep is - in part - due to finding the best way to build my nest. For me this involves a couple long corn bags (you can substitute rolled towels, but they won't be warm), pillows and rolled towels. I would love to sleep on my side, but I just have too much hip pain that way. I am forced to sleep on my back (which I always hated). The corn bags go just under each side of my body, just under the sides, from hip to ribs, pillows under thigh and knee. Rolled towels supporting arms where needed, and wrist splints to help prevent hands and arms going numb and tingling or altogether dead-feeling. Alternative for hands is looping thumbs in waist band and supporting upper arms with pillows or rolled towels. *phewwwwww* It takes quite a little process to get the nest together . . .but once you figure out YOUR specific needs and a way to support your own body properly . . . What a difference!! Sleepy dust for ALL!!! Blessings! In His Grip AlwaysRosie              " We can't control the waves, but we can learn how to surf!! " Psalms 139 Co-Moderator - Lupus Forum UCTD, Hashimotos, Inflammatory Bowel, Inflammatory Arthritis Clickable Links:   Lupus Resources     Lupous.Org    Lupus Criteria (4 of 11)    Lupus Chapter Locator

I didn't realize Typnal PM had benidyrl!! Good thing I never tried to take it as benadyl makes me hyper for a couple of days...not on my list of "favorite meds"....ha Lynnwood, Co-Moderator: Lupus Forum SLE (’00), Sjogren's Syndrome, Raynaud's Syndrome, SAD, Depression, Herpes Simplex 1 Piroxicam, Plaquenil, Prednisone, Xanax, Trazodone, Boniva(3mth shot), Wellbrutrin SR, Valtrex Links: DIAGNOSING LUPUS (4 of 11) , LUPUS INFORMATION , LUPUS RESOURCES , Donate to HealingWell , Drug Interactions

I'm having "memory foam envy" !!! Good for you Hippi! I've tried the foam mattresses in the stores . . . but my pain doesn't kick in till I'm in bed for a while, so I can't tell what works right away. LOL . . .I'll have to park myself at the local mattress store and take a nap!! But . . . it will be a few years before we can buy a new mattress anyway. *sigh* There is always the bedtime alphabet. Start with A and think of something you are thankful for that begins with A, then do B and so on. I have had to start over and think of . . . say . . . an animal that begins with A, etc. But I've never gone thru the whole alphabet twice. Sounds silly . . .but it does work if I think of doing it. Blessings! In His Grip AlwaysRosie              " We can't control the waves, but we can learn how to surf!! " Psalms 139 Co-Moderator - Lupus Forum UCTD, Hashimotos, Inflammatory Bowel, Inflammatory Arthritis Clickable Links:   Lupus Resources     Lupous.Org    Lupus Criteria (4 of 11)    Lupus Chapter Locator