Tabitha (tjf)

Tab, when you seen a sleep specialist - what did they say?  I've been thinking about seeing one because of my chronic insomnia.  I'm like you were I have trouble staying asleep - no trouble whatsoever falling asleep though.  Right now I take Tylonel Simply Sleep every night because any time I try to do without I get the most horrible nights rest.  My chronic insomnia is going on 6 years 

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I've been putting off telling my primary about my chronic insomnia because I am sooooo sick of seeing doctors. I also have this fear that they are going to think I'm a hypochondriac (which is so not so). I did mention it offhandedly to my primary the last time I was in to see her and she looked like she wanted to persue the matter but then got distracted with the real reason I was there for which was for my allergies. I like the Tylonel Simply Sleep because I can wake up if I had to in the middle of the night. When I was on Ambien, I couldn't do that and I started doing some freaky stuff in my sleep that I decided that this med was not for me. I have read a ton of info on insomnia and implement all of them but it only helps marginally. I really should go have a study done because there are a few times that I wake up gasping so I think I may have a mild form of sleep apnea but luckily that doesn't happen to often but enough to warrant a visit to the doc I guess.

You ever get to a point where you are so tired of seeing docs that anything wrong with you makes you hesitate about persuing???

Thank you Tab :)

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Oh wow, that IS scary! I don't think I was doing any of that in my sleep but who knows??? My husband did say one night he woke up and I was sitting cross legged on his chest and babbling at the wall! I thought well if I did that and had no memory of it what else can I be doing??? So I stopped Ambien.

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