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Old 06-17-2013, 10:52 PM
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My doctor has me on 20 mg of flexeril at bed time. I have a lot of issues with muscle tightness. It was working good to help turn my brain off and get some sleep, but like everything my body is getting used to it.

I have times where I have horrible stress and anxiety. Usually results in me clenching my jaw and setting off a TMJ flare. I do my best to not think into the future and concentrate on one day at a time. That seems to help the most.

I do have a sound machine to block out noise so I don't get woken up if I fall asleep . I put it on rain or ocean. Kind of sounds like a rain storm when it hits the roof while raining. I keep it pretty much at max volume. I also have a window AC unit in my bedroom. It is awesome to block out noise.

I also nap... at least once a day if I am home, more if I need it. It makes up some for missing sleep at night, plus I'm generally exhausted after about 4 hours of being awake.

I have an electric massage chair. Quite expensive, but worth every penny.
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