InsoMEia!

Thanks for sharing Donna, your hubby sounds like a good sport. :D

Ha ha - serves you right Donna :lol:

Kid's can never keep a secret :roll:

Hope you finally managed to doze off though!! :zzz:

Katie x

Guess who didnt take her sleeping tablet tonight? ME!

This morning having taking my second tablet I a,woke feeling great so me and my hubbie went for a walk around the village. As preivously mentioned I DONT want to get addicted so I didnt take one tonight and here I am sat twiddling my thumbs...again.

I think I am going to take them every day for 5 days now!

Any thoughts

Dx

hey donna,

we in the same boat then, apart from the sleeping pills

watching mission imposible 2 so will keep me goin for a few hrs

they do say a gentle walk is good for you if you carnt sleep

hope you sleep soon

Oh dear - I really could cry!

I had hardly any sleep last night - the worst one yet. :shock: I have woke in pain again this morning. I am geting SO fed up with all this and as previously mentioned I shall take the pills for 5 days and see how I feel. Fingers crossed I will be feeling much better. I really feel rather down today I think its starting to hit me!

Donna x

Cripes Donna - it's not like you to be down:shock:

That means there is no hope for any of us

Seriously though, I really think you should carry on taking the Zopliclone each night until you see your GP for the reassessment.

I think the most important thing with your illness at the moment is that you actually sleep. With decent sleep we all know we feel so much better and quality of life is much improved. I think that is so important, even more so when you have children to consider.

Once you have established a sleeping pattern, and it's certainly going to take more than a few days, then you can perhaps try to reduce the medication gradually and see what happens.

My last GP (oh, how I miss her ) maintained that some people just need sleeping pills to help them sleep - and if they are sensible individuals (like you Donna :wink: ) they will be aware that they could become addictive and therefore take steps to avoid this.

But for short terrm, I honestly don't feel they are doing you any harm.

Do hope you have a better night

Katie xx

Hi everyone

Well I took my sleeping tablet again last night and I was out like a :idea: .

I slept for 10 hours and today I am feeling much refreshed :D but its now mid afternoon and really feel like lying down again but I am scared incase I dont sleep again tonight!

What a vicous circle.

You know the feeling when it feels compulsary to go to bed - thats me right now! My arms, shoulders and back all ache at the moment and I feel tired.

Donnax

Hi

Just a quick update re my sleeping tabs

I have taken them as suggested by my GP and last night was my first night of not taking anymore (He suggested to take for a week). I DIDNT SLEEP A WINK!

Gosh I hope I dont need to rely on these things - I am shattered today!

Donna x

Poor Donna, it's horrid when you haven't slept properly, or haven't slept at all.

It makes such a difference to how you feel, the quality of sleep. 2 nights ago I had 6 hours unbroken sleep and I felt well enough to go to town yesterday and buy a sheet from the Mill shop and have coffee with my husband and didn't feel too bad. Last night it was back to the 2 hours sleep, awake for an hour, then another couple of hours and so on and I really cannot get going today.

Sleep is such a fundamental and natural thing that our body needs so WHY CAN'T WE HAVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I really dont know alicia - WHY CANT WE SLEEP?

Does anyone know???

Donna x

I don't think I've ever actually read anything to explain WHY ME causes sleep disruption - will see if I can find out.

I think the reason why I have been feeling generally better lately (apart from still waking in pain some mornings) is due to the fact that I have been sleeping like a log ever since I put my magnetic bracelet on - I don't know of any other reason except maybe purely co-incidental :?

That bracelet is staying on for the rest of my life

Donna - can you halve your Zopliclone - think they may be capsules, can't remember. But if you can, how about trying to sleep without and if still awake after an hour or so, try taking half and see what happens.

I wish I could try one. If they were a more reasonable price we could all try one.

Katie, I guess the only way to know for sure would be to remove it, see what happens and then replace it and see what happens. :roll:

I've thought about removing it Alicia, but I really don't want to - also I would probably have to leave it off for a while to see, as the effectiveness of it is cumulative apparently.

I'm sure the one I have has a 90 day money back returns policy if it does not help at all. I could still send mine back now and get a refund, but there's no way I am parting with it - even if it is all in the mind

You would be reluctant to take it off Katie, especially if you are getting sleep.

I slept ok past 2 nights so hoping it will continue

......and i feel quite good today despite the bad weekend i had with aches and pains :grrr:

Teedie

xxx