freakin' insomnia

[Guest guest]

I'm pushing 23 years with Stills Disease. Weekly Enbrel injections keep the

disease at bay, but as most people find, they must always be cautious and watch

for the dreaded signs. The first ten years, I had no problem sleeping, in fact,

it was quite the opposite. My husband would wake me for meals, sometimes I'd

sleep for 24 hours. I never had trouble sleeping until I got the illness under

control. Now I suffer from terrible insomnia, and am finding others who are

fairly stable to stable who are having trouble with insomnia. I know all the

things I'm supposed to do -- exercise early in the day, no caffeine from

mid-afternoon, no alcohol, no television in the bedroom (okay, guilty of that),

etc., etc. I'm going to ask some of my food-expert friends if they know of

anything that will be helpful. I already take a sleeping pill every night, but

it seems to have lost its effectiveness.

Anyone have ideas? In the meantime, I'm going to research this with folks I

trust and will share any information.

Peace (in the middle of the night),

Barbara Gardner

Ventura, CA