With baclofen, I have very little problem with sleep or leg spasms. But, what is melatonin? Janice
From: L T CHERPESKI Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 6:11 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com ; Akua Subject: Re: [TMIC] Fatigue/Cycle Yep, Akua, can totally relate to everything you said. Since TM, I have had such trouble with my sleep, or lack thereof, that I find myself crying at the drop of a hat - Sleeping pills don't work for me. However, many people have told me about their positive experience with Melatonin. Out of sheer desperation, I talked to my pharmacist about it. He reviewed my meds and told me it would be ok to take. After 3 days I actually slept 9 hours, then 8 hours and it's been pretty consistent since. The most I was sleeping before was 3 or 4 hours, wake up and not get back to sleep for another 2 hours and only for an hour if I was lucky - and then it wasn't even a restful sleep. I have to take a nap every day. Basically no quality of life because I was so so tired all the time from not sleeping. I'm all set to go to the Symposium in Dallas and I am already worried about the long air travel, the long days at the Symposium itself and how in the world I will be able to handle all of it. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Akua To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:46 PM Subject: [TMIC] Fatigue/Cycle If I can stay asleep until 11:30 am and not get up until 1, I am up until 4 am asleep by 5a.m. -- a 17 hour day -- and feel rested. If I have to be up at 8a.m. and dressed by 10 a.m. (I'm paralyzed, it takes time) I am exhausted by 4 p.m. in bed by 10 p.m. and unable to fall asleep until 2 am and exhausted when i have to wake up at 8 am -- a 12 hour day This may be apropos of nada, but I wonder if others find that recasting/reshaping their sleep/wake cycles, grants more energy, buys more time..... --
