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I just spoke to my neurologist about whether my insomnia is pcs/ or periomenopause.
If you are taking the right supplements/amino acids, etc., perhaps it is a matter of sleep hygiene (no electronics/ipads in bed; bed only for sleeping; go to sleep around same time, etc)?
If this still doesn't work, my neurologist's reply was to reframe the experience.
Whatever the cause, if you control most of what you can, you are still awake. Take 10-20 minutes to do simple tasks (clean out your purse, clean off the desk, go through mail vs. junk mail, etc.). Expect to be awake.
I did this for a couple of nights, and he was right. I wasn't so upset. And since I added gardening to my routine, I've been sleeping longer and sounder.
Just my 2 cents-I hope you find some solace!
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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