| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
| Today's Posts |
02-21-2020, 04:51 PM
|
#1 | |||
|
||||
|
Member
|
I wonder how people have been helped by sleep hygiene? My husband doesn't have bipolar (maybe I do but the doctors in this area are not very helpful to me) but he hasn't been a good sleeper for a long time. Does anyone have any tips on how to improve sleep aside from meds? He does sleep ''ok'' most of the time but requires ''peace'' and the tv for 2 hours before bed each night, then he reads a book. If I interrupt him he gets a headache. I think he may have high functioning aspergers. I wonder if this is partly why this occurs. Does anyone have a friend or family member with aspergers? I find my mood dips in the evenings (sometimes it is ok but other times I don't like having to be silent). If I have something I need to discuss it just has to wait. Until the following afternoon. He doesn't want to see a doctor (they would only offer meds here anyway which he doesn't need)
|
|||
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: |
|
02-21-2020, 09:42 PM
|
#2 | ||
|
|||
|
Junior Member
|
Hello, Pink Kitty!
Maintaining good sleep hygiene is possibly the most important part of my personal self care. My own sleep-preparation rituals don't extend over so much time as your husband's, but I find I do need to "guard" them from disruption. No doctor has diagnosed me being on the autism spectrum, but I do have one online friend who sits somewhere in that category. He frequently stays up late at night. |
||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: | agate (04-04-2020), pink kitty (02-22-2020) |
|
02-22-2020, 12:18 AM
|
#3 | |||
|
||||
|
Wisest Elder Ever
|
Maybe some melatonin would help?
they make a time released pill. I take a quick acting one as well. plus visteril. I used to take .5mg of klonipin...it worked great! then my pdoc took it away because I drink..... and now i sleep just fair. I have added some cbd to see if that can help. 4th night bizi
__________________
. Hattie the black and white one wrestling with hazel, calico. lost hattie to cancer..... Happiness is a decision.... 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night I will not give up in this weight loss journey, nor this need to be AF. 3-19-13=156, 6-7-13=139, 8-19-13=149, 11-12-13=140, 6-28-14=157, 7-24-14=149, 9-24-14=144, 1-12-15=164, 2-28-15=149, 4-21-15=143, 6-26-15=138.5, 7-22-15=146, 8-24-15=151, 9-15-15=145, 11-1-15=137, 11-29-15=143, 1-4-16=152, 1-26-16=144, 2-24-16=150, 8-15-16=163, 1-4-17=169, 9-20-17=174, 11-17-17=185.6, 3-22-18=167.9, 8-31-18= 176.3, 3-6-19=190.8 5-30-20=176, 1-4-21=202, 10-4-21= 200.8,12-10-21=186, 3-26-22=180.3, 7-30-22=188, 10-15-22=180.9, |
|||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: |
|
02-22-2020, 12:49 PM
|
#4 | ||
|
|||
|
N/A
|
HI all, maybe this will show up here. I just up-dated my routine in the Sleep forum area here on Neuro.
|
||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: |
|
02-22-2020, 01:47 PM
|
#5 | |||
|
||||
|
Grand Magnate
|
I am in remission from Major Depressive Disorder.
Learning and then applying the methods of sleep hygiene has helped me. There is a description of them here. Sleep hygiene - Better Health Channel
__________________
Knowledge is power. |
|||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: |
|
02-22-2020, 07:58 PM
|
#6 | |||
|
||||
|
Member
|
Thanks for the replies
|
|||
|
|
|
02-23-2020, 06:23 PM
|
#7 | |||
|
||||
|
Legendary
|
My old sleep MD liked this site: sleep.org
Years ago I had a psychologist who taught sleep habits. When I was young and single, I took everything out of the bedroom except the bed and the dresser. I read books before bed IN A DIFFERENT ROOM so that I associated the bed with sleep. And blue light can be disruptive to the sleep process. (Amber light is better for most.) =-=- Now I take medications that help. I've got multiple life-long sleep issues. M |
|||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: |
|
02-23-2020, 06:32 PM
|
#8 | |||
|
||||
|
Wisest Elder Ever
|
@Mari
Have you ever tried visteril for anxiety/ sleep? bizi
__________________
. Hattie the black and white one wrestling with hazel, calico. lost hattie to cancer..... Happiness is a decision.... 150mg of lamictal 2x a day haldol 5mg 2x a day 1mg of cogentin 2x a day klonipin , 1mg at night I will not give up in this weight loss journey, nor this need to be AF. 3-19-13=156, 6-7-13=139, 8-19-13=149, 11-12-13=140, 6-28-14=157, 7-24-14=149, 9-24-14=144, 1-12-15=164, 2-28-15=149, 4-21-15=143, 6-26-15=138.5, 7-22-15=146, 8-24-15=151, 9-15-15=145, 11-1-15=137, 11-29-15=143, 1-4-16=152, 1-26-16=144, 2-24-16=150, 8-15-16=163, 1-4-17=169, 9-20-17=174, 11-17-17=185.6, 3-22-18=167.9, 8-31-18= 176.3, 3-6-19=190.8 5-30-20=176, 1-4-21=202, 10-4-21= 200.8,12-10-21=186, 3-26-22=180.3, 7-30-22=188, 10-15-22=180.9, |
|||
|
|
| "Thanks for this!" says: | mymorgy (02-23-2020) |
|
02-25-2020, 05:57 PM
|
#10 | ||
|
|||
|
N/A
|
Quote:
|
||
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads
|
||||
| Thread | Forum | |||
| Any ideas to help me brush my teeth. . ..other hygiene | Bipolar Disorder | |||
| Dental hygiene class raises $2,216 to help ALS patients | ALS News & Research | |||
| Help me re-gift a feminine hygiene product | The Stumble Inn | |||
| Good paper: Review of the hygiene hypothesis | Gluten Sensitivity / Celiac Disease | |||
sleep hygiene?
Linear Mode
