@Dovefromabove Yes, I've been referred to a sleep clinic. I spent 11 days in hospital in 2020, having telemetry. Was supposed to be 3-4 days. They wanted more time. That mainly looked at the seizures, but the sleep also.
I had to bring a monitor home a couple of months ago, and am due to return for the results mid October, so eagerly wait for that!!
You might like to ask them if Melatonin would work for you. It has to be used in a particular way, setting up the right atmosphere/mood etc. as the way it works is to initiate sleep … however it won’t keep you asleep and stop you from waking.
Nytol herbal liguid does well not used for a bit think I will be needing some again soon
Bad sleep last night - and still not asleep yet
Think there is another thing you could try - tense your muscle in your body start with your feet for a few seconds then relax them work the way up your body trys to relax muscles to realise tension
Thank you @Gardengirl.. My wife has tried Nytol a few times. I have to be so careful because I take.four different anti epileptic drugs, plus have an implant. So many things react with my meds, and there are many more that I have tried, and found are unhelpful. Basically I feel the hospital have come to the end of what they can do, so just try to maintain a status quo as best they can.
Certainly it needs to be something natural to help me sleep. A sledgehammer perhaps!!
I can go to sleep. I just can't STAY asleep!! So frustrating.
I used to fall asleep imagining waves gently lapping up a beach and then receding into the sea again. Its not working tonight, theres a howling wind, the fan flaps above the stove are flapping away and the cat has come scooting in to sit with me.
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@rowlandscastle444 have you been referred to a Sleep Clinic?
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Yes, I've been referred to a sleep clinic. I spent 11 days in hospital in 2020, having telemetry. Was supposed to be 3-4 days. They wanted more time. That mainly looked at the seizures, but the sleep also.
I had to bring a monitor home a couple of months ago, and am due to return for the results mid October, so eagerly wait for that!!
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Sorry, the breathing exercises didn't work for me on this occasion.
Bad sleep last night - and still not asleep yet
Think there is another thing you could try - tense your muscle in your body start with your feet for a few seconds then relax them work the way up your body trys to relax muscles to realise tension
My wife has tried Nytol a few times. I have to be so careful because I take.four different anti epileptic drugs, plus have an implant. So many things react with my meds, and there are many more that I have tried, and found are unhelpful. Basically I feel the hospital have come to the end of what they can do, so just try to maintain a status quo as best they can.
Certainly it needs to be something natural to help me sleep. A sledgehammer perhaps!!
I can go to sleep. I just can't STAY asleep!! So frustrating.
Hope you have a restful night tonight.
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