Sleepless in Sussex.
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With another sleepless night ahead, can anyone suggest how I can get some sleep whilst taking 60mg prednisolone?
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Anhaga Lizfor
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I have too much time on my hands. This afternoon I looked back through my trail on this forum and found a comment I'd entirely forgotten, which was that a little helping of yoghurt helped me get a good night's sleep. Interesting that lately I've become bored with the usual snack I'd been having with my calcium and started just having a large spoonful of plain yoghurt instead. I'm all in favour of avoiding medications which may lead to more side effects and health issues. Good luck, all you night owls!?🌙
koen1 Anhaga
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FlipDover_Aust Lizfor
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I can't GET to sleep. Once I'm asleep I'm usually fine, but I toss and turn and twitch for a couple of hours. It's got to the point I dread going to bed, but going later doesn't stop the process, it just starts later and I end up with even less sleep!
I work full time so I HAVE to get to bed at a reasonable time or I'm a total mess the next day.
amkoffee Lizfor
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Like other here have said it is a problem a lot of us have. I've never been on 60 mg. My god I was crazy on 20 mg so I can't even image how bad I would be in your position. I was already taking valuim as needed so I just started taking the valuim at bedtime. If you don't have a prescription for something like that, you might want try Benadryl. It is the active ingrediate in the PM medicines out there like tylenol PM.
EileenH amkoffee
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Benadryl in the USA and Canada and Benadryl in the UK are different substances. The active substances used in the UK are acrivastine (non-sedating) and cetrizine (said to be non-sedating but it does depend on the person).
So, be warned - Benadryl ISN'T a universal panacea for not sleeping and the active substance used in the USA is potentially addictive.
FlipDover_Aust EileenH
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Anhaga FlipDover_Aust
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FlipDover_Aust Anhaga
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Really? Well, I've just learnt something new. lol
Why not just buy an OTC sleep aid? Doxylamine? (known in Australia as Restavit)
EileenH FlipDover_Aust
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Benadryl in the form they have in the USA is also potentially addictive if it is taken in larger amounts - not least because it can give a high. That's why the substance in it is different in the UK - and judging by what I can find online also in Australia.
So, Benadryl may help you sleep if you buy it in the US and Canada, but not anywhere else.
Anhaga FlipDover_Aust
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I don't believe in these sleep aids. I've been an intermittent insomniac all my life (remember many hours as a child telling myself stories, looking at the moon coming in through my window, playing with stuffed animals, as a teenager chasing my favourite songs on the many many radio stations you could capture in the middle of the night, as an adult getting up and reading or doing puzzles, in fact I found Patient in the middle of a sleepless night, etc, etc) and for about a year now, taking a calcium supplement near bedtime, I can't stay awake.
susan29426 EileenH
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EileenH susan29426
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