Re: blink, blink! I still can't sleep...I think I will go wait by the mailbox.

[Guest guest]

Hey Kat:

Guess what! I've been up all night too. Went to sleep at 10:00pm and

bam! 12:00am I get an adrenaline rush, heart thumping, head pounding

and I haven't gone back to sleep yet. It's 7:37am on the east coast

and I have blood work today. I'm averaging 3 hours sleep in 24 for

the past week.

When I'm not hypo, I put a cup of milk (no cocoa, mind you) in the

micro to warm it and then drink. I am sleeping like a baby in 15

minutes. This has worked at times when I'm hypo, but when the

adrenals are screaming for relief, I wake back up with the flight/flee

syndrome going on.

A doctor recommended the warm milk routine...so I wouldn't blame you

if you were too skeptical to try it. :-)

Wishing you sweet dreams....Elaine

" katgettel " <katgettel@y...> wrote:

>

> My Armour is on order, got any suggestions to lul me to sleep.

> darn this insomnia!

> kat

[Guest guest]

Hey Kat:

Guess what! I've been up all night too. Went to sleep at 10:00pm and

bam! 12:00am I get an adrenaline rush, heart thumping, head pounding

and I haven't gone back to sleep yet. It's 7:37am on the east coast

and I have blood work today. I'm averaging 3 hours sleep in 24 for

the past week.

When I'm not hypo, I put a cup of milk (no cocoa, mind you) in the

micro to warm it and then drink. I am sleeping like a baby in 15

minutes. This has worked at times when I'm hypo, but when the

adrenals are screaming for relief, I wake back up with the flight/flee

syndrome going on.

A doctor recommended the warm milk routine...so I wouldn't blame you

if you were too skeptical to try it. :-)

Wishing you sweet dreams....Elaine

" katgettel " <katgettel@y...> wrote:

>

> My Armour is on order, got any suggestions to lul me to sleep.

> darn this insomnia!

> kat

[Guest guest]

That's me, too. I only go to sleep and stay asleep with 'aide'.

Milk and some carbs helps.

Epson Salt- magnesium bath.

Melatonin- .05 - 3 mg - we naturally produce this, but you may need

more.

I'm taking Super Snooze w/ melatonin, hops, kava kava, chamomile,

and other natural sleep/relaxant aids in it.

Benedryl- kills two birds with one stone... puts me to sleep and

keeps me from sneezing.

Completely dark room - no tv or computer light. If you wake during

the night to go to bathroom, do so in the dark.

And something I'm beginning to try- take Armour and/or your adrenal

support in small doses at night. It was suggested that we could be

so depleted that our regulator won't work properly. Adding a small

dose keeps our adrenals regulated to do their job... but only enough

so as not to keep us awake. Sounds logical.

If you are suffering from adrenal fatigue/exhaustion, it's SO

important to rest in order to recover. You need to lay there as

long as possible. Resting even though you're not sleeping is still

important.

One of my problems is the night mares and tortorous thoughts that I

can't turn out of my head without other noise (like TV or radio) to

break up the thought patterns. Many times I wish I could just turn

my mind off! I write that after complaining last night that I don't

have enough of a mind! Must be that 'regulator' ill at work!

Crystal

> Guess what! I've been up all night too. Went to sleep at 10:00pm

and> bam! 12:00am I get an adrenaline rush, heart thumping, head

pounding> and I haven't gone back to sleep yet. It's 7:37am on the

east coast> and I have blood work today. I'm averaging 3 hours

sleep in 24 for> the past week.

>

> When I'm not hypo, I put a cup of milk (no cocoa, mind you) in the

> micro to warm it and then drink. I am sleeping like a baby in 15

> minutes. This has worked at times when I'm hypo, but when the

> adrenals are screaming for relief, I wake back up with the

flight/flee> syndrome going on.

>

> A doctor recommended the warm milk routine...so I wouldn't blame

you> if you were too skeptical to try it. :-)

>

> Wishing you sweet dreams....Elaine

> > " katgettel " <katgettel@y...> wrote:

> >

> > My Armour is on order, got any suggestions to lul me to sleep.

> > darn this insomnia!> > kat