BellaOnline Forums Health and Fitness Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome What do you use for sleep disturbance?

I personally use Melatonin. I used Trazodone for years until a toxicologist told me that it was causing my weight gain. But, in small doses it can be a very good sleep aid to put you in the REM sleep that's needed. But, melatonin is working for me now and it's a cheap, natural substance that doesn't give you a hangover in the mourning.

I take Ambien. I've been on it over two years. Is that too long? It really helps me sleep..otherwise my mind races all night. I worry that I've taken it too long.

Trazodone and serax stopped working. Ambien SR had the total opposite effect of sleep. Melatonin also had the total opposite effect I wanted. I finally have found something that works most of the time, but getting the dosage right is tricky. Seroquel comes in 25 and 50 mg. A 25 mg pill isn't enough, and the 50 is too much. Cutting the pill in half is really hard - any help with that?

Cutting the pills in half:

I got a little cutter box at the local drugstore. About $4.
Walgreen's has them in the isle with thermometers I think.
Works great. Doesn't do a good job cutting oval tablets into 4ths though. Wish it did.

For sleep:

With Fibro, the only thing we have found that really works is eye mask and ear plugs. So hard to talk people into trying it. But it's like a miracle.

We "perceive light and sound as being much more important than they are". Best way to describe it.

Without input, our brains stop racing and we can drop to deep, restorative sleep in about 3 minutes and stay there all night.

Anne

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