What has helped you with sleep/insomnia - post links
This is a "sticky" thread, for posting links to threads or posts about treatments/drugs/supplements, anything that helps you with sleep. Please only post a word or two about the treatment, followed by...
View ArticleLevel of Activity and Sleep
Hi, I've been seeing some small improvements recently with my health. What I've also noticed is that the less active I am the better I sleep and the more active I am the poorer and more disturbed the...
View Articleevery time I have more dreams and nightmares
Since the disease started a few years ago at first I was not directly able to sleep, now with the passage of time that improves a lot and I am able to fall asleep earlier but over time I began to...
View ArticleTeeth grinding / bruxism
Hi all, has anyone been able to heal this or improve it? My partner is struggling to sleep next to me. I have gotten a night guard but it's a bit uncomfortable. I understand it can be linked to both...
View ArticleAnyone else feel the worst first thing in the morning?
I feel worst (fatigue, lightheaded, generally not good) first thing in the morning when I wake up. I usually sleep around 8-10 hours per night. Never suffered from insomnia as many do, I always had the...
View ArticleSleep apnea
Lately i've been suffering from what's possibly sleep apnea. I get 7 to 8 hours of sleep but wake up feeling poisoned, and like i've been breathing through a straw all night long. It now takes a few...
View ArticleI need to sleep! Help !!!!!
I have desperately looking for some sleep. Nothing works. So far, I’ve tried: Natural supplementation: - magnesium - melatonin - Bach flowers - chamomile - lavender - going to bed early.. not early .....
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HELP! Insomnia remedy (Seriphos) causing severe air hunger?
Okay, this is weird. I found something that has helped me sleep. In fact, I slept GREAT for about 2 weeks. BUT NOW... I am waking up with air hunger symptoms, repeatedly gasping for air. Arrrrgggggh!...
View ArticleAlpha lipoic acid may help restore circadian rhythms, help with sleep
Lipoic acid helps restore, synchronize the 'biological clock' (phys.org) Lipoic acid entrains the hepatic circadian clock and lipid metabolic proteins that have been desynchronized with advanced age -...
View ArticleNeed some help, incredibly ill in waking hours
Im afraid of the mornings. Iam in incredibly ill upon waking. Its like the flu feeling times 100. It wears off a bit as the morning goes. This happens when I sleep at other places. It has gotten...
View ArticleCan anyone have regular good sleep without a medication to help?
I wear a Fitbit Versa everyday and night which monitors my sleep and from this it is so obvious for the most part I only get good sleep for a reasonable amount of time which for me is around 6 hours...
View ArticleFragmented sleep - too many dreams, not enough deep
I get to sleep Okay but wake up at 4/5am after very long dreams thinking it would be morning. Then it can take between 10-60mins to Get back to sleep and it's a very groggy half sleep with more dreams...
View ArticleEMF and Sleep
Does anyone have any experience with emf affecting their sleep (or anything else for that matter)? Out of desperation, I unplugged the internet router last night and actually slept pretty well. I've...
View ArticleWhen did your unrefreshing sleep start?
Hello all. To me one of the defining aspects of MECFS is unrefreshing sleep. i am very curious as to when this develops for people, compared to other symptoms. For example, if you have viral onset, how...
View ArticleMuscle jerks when resting
Hi everyone, since a few months ago, a while after the start of my ME/CFS symptoms, I have had some sleep disturbances which I would rank as one of the most annoying symptoms. Usually I would jerk...
View ArticleI feel significantly better (briefly) when I take a nap in the afternoon
Recently I have been taking naps in the afternoon, ranging from 20 minutes to 3 hours in length, and I have been amazed at how much better I feel better after them. This improvement only lasts an hour...
View ArticleSleep Tracker - Anyone can recommend one?
I think sleep trackers are important for CFS. They can give you a clue over what factors or supplements can improve your sleep. I ocassionally use this app called sleep cycle to monitor my sleep and it...
View ArticleIs "Unrefreshing Sleep" actually too refreshing?
Lately I've been waking up feeling really groggy and sluggish, feeling like "I need more sleep.". Once I manage to drag myself out of bed and move around a bit, that feeling fades. Is that normal for...
View ArticleHypnic jerks preventing sleep onset
Hi all and @YippeeKi YOW !! I realise people have asked about this more generally before, however, I was wondering if anyone can shed any light on what is happening with Hypnic jerks preventing sleep...
View Articlewhy do kids sleep so well?
Forgive the naivety of this question, but I always wish I could sleep as well as my kids do. My teenage boy and 7 year old daughter sleep for like 10-12 hours a night. What is going on with them...
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