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Old 02-21-2020, 04:51 PM #1
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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)

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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.
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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
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HI all, maybe this will show up here. I just up-dated my routine in the Sleep forum area here on Neuro.
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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
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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.)


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Now I take medications that help.
I've got multiple life-long sleep issues.


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@Mari
Have you ever tried visteril for anxiety/ sleep?
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Bizi,

The meds are not the issue.

I don't like going to bed.

So hard to explain.
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Bizi,

The meds are not the issue.

I don't like going to bed.

So hard to explain.
Interesting comment. Do you know why you don't like going to bed. Sleep and bed are such a huge part of our living and our daily routines..ummmm
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