Re: Tapering sleep meds {waking at 4 am}, Robin

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What are all glutamates Robin?

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> I can't speak for everybody, but my husband and I have found that if we

> avoid all glutamates as much as possible (msg and natural) we don't wake in

> the wee hours. If I get some glutamate accidentally I take advil before bed

> or with the meal and that works too. If I do wake in the wee hours with the

> obsessive thoughts (and usually a headache, husband doesn't get them) I can

> take advil and go back to sleep and wake at the normal time. (advil is a

> glutamate blocker)

>

> " The weather is here, wish you were lovely. Love, Sandy "

> from the short " Going Postal "

> Robin Little

>

>

> Hi Bonnie, I just reread your post and noticed you said you wake up at 4

> a.m. That is when i wake up also, every morning. then i lay there with

> obsessive thinking. sometimes i can return to sleep about 7 or so.

> does anyone have any info on this? is there a correlation with this waking

> time?

>