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Old 10-02-2008, 11:13 AM #31
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So, Erin, how'd you do last night? Ambien doesn't do much to knock me out. Even when mixed with baclofen, oxycodone, or benadryl even! I'm thinking of moving onto using a big heavy Mallet. One or two strikes across my head should do it?! Okay, I'm a big girl, so maybe 3 bonks with the mallet might work better?

Oh, and while some of you freeze.... I'm BOILING at night...ice packs in the pillow cases and every where else, since apparently the ceiling fan on high blast and the A/C on and temp down to low 60s...and I'm still like an oven!!

Is there any consistency with the MS related insomnia...or is this just one more inconsistency with MS.

I'm desperate for sleep. Please. Tie. Me. Down. To. A. Bed. Let. Me. Sleep.


My ability to continue functioning has declined tremendously.

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I didnt start to get ready for bed till about 130am. I dont think the Ambien kicked in till a little after 2am. I think I slept fairly well until it got warm in my room. (I sleep in the basement, where it's a constant 69 degrees, and my ceiling fan was on full blast too!)

I woke up around 6am and was warm and not very comfy. Fell asleep again awhile later. I feel a little hung over this morning now, but I feel a lot better than I did over the weekend when I couldnt sleep at all.

I am so glad now that I'm not taking the Amitriptyline tho...my feet had been numb to varying degrees the last few weeks. I think it was the ami that was causing it. (numbness in the lower extremities was listed in the side effects) I can feel my toes now. Hopefully the Ambien doesnt do the same thing. (I've noticed a lot of Rx meds have "numbness in feet" as a side effect)
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Hi Erin!

Sure hope you keep sleeping better with the Ambien. Maybe that "hung over" feeling will go away when your body becomes more used to it? And very interesting about the numb feet thing! I've never heard of that before. Hmmmm - maybe my numb feet are from meds and not MS after all!! Wishful thinking I'm afaid.

Guess the adjustable bed wouldn't be the answer to the hurting all over in the morning problem. I've wondered if those sleep number beds are as great as they sound in the commercials, or is it just another thing to spend lots of money on that doesn't make a difference? Anyway, hope you're getting some zzzzzzz's now!
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Hi Erin!

Sure hope you keep sleeping better with the Ambien. Maybe that "hung over" feeling will go away when your body becomes more used to it? And very interesting about the numb feet thing! I've never heard of that before. Hmmmm - maybe my numb feet are from meds and not MS after all!! Wishful thinking I'm afaid.

Guess the adjustable bed wouldn't be the answer to the hurting all over in the morning problem. I've wondered if those sleep number beds are as great as they sound in the commercials, or is it just another thing to spend lots of money on that doesn't make a difference? Anyway, hope you're getting some zzzzzzz's now!
I was actually getting some wonderful decent sleep this morning. (went to bed last night at 1...took an Ambien and watched the VP debate till I fell asleep...didnt take long)

Things were going great until 7:30 this morning. When the DUMP TRUCKS started dumping dirt in the field behind my house. Every FIVE freakin' minutes!

ARGH!!!

But, what sleep I did get last night was great. I was having a great dream about meeting the grandfather I never met. Then the BANG! BANG! noise from the dump trucks started.

Last time they did this, they did it ALL weekend. They better not!
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