Re: Re: frequent waking or frequent waking with eating (night eating syndrome)

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Night sweats due to prednisone? I thought I was still in menopause-----:-)(I'm

68 years old!)

Seriously, I am glad to know that others have had difficulty sleeping an

entire night regardless of the pred. I do know that when I have had to take a

round in the past, I could count on reading until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning,

just to get sleepy enough to go to bed. It was hard to function teaching school

when I was on pred.

I do still have nights where I wake up several times, but usually go right

back to sleep. Occasionally, I will be so wide awake that I get up, have a cup

of green tea and read until I get sleepy again--anywhere from 15 minutes to an

hour. I do take short naps sometimes during the day, but not every day. And I

haven't been on theodur in about 17 years. At one point I was keeping a record

of my meds, but I finally gave up. It was enough to keep up with it every time

the regimen changed. I take my third xolair shot in a week and a half.

Yesterday and today have been very warm and extremely humid making it hard to

breathe outside. But inside I have been okay. Hope all of you are breathing

well and sleep well tonight.

Adah

pyle456 <coachmac@...> wrote:

Nan,

Thanks for the reply. I am glad you are sleeping better. I also

sleep better thanks to Xolair - I only wake up 3 or 4 times a night

instead of 7 or 8, which used to be the norm. Also used to get

night sweats due to pred, but no longer.

Take care, and keep getting well!

Addy

>

> > I've asked before if any of you have these symptoms. I

> > am now

> > wondering if my struggle with these is totally separate

> > from my asthma

> > or could be the result of long-term use of theophylline

> > (when I was a

> > teen) and/or pred.

> >

> > Has any of you had any conversations with your doc about

> > this?

> >

> > Ron, the next time you ask someone at National Jewish

> > questions, could

> > you bring this up?

>

> I've been on theo since I was 19 (42)now. I've ALWAYS had

> the late night power munchies. Used to blame it on the

> pred, or " lack of will power " .

>

> Since age 19, I've consistancely woke up at night to snack.

> Like I said, being overweight=lack of will power=bad

> person, in the US, so I never brought it up with the

> doctor.

>

> To test your theory, I've been decreasing my theo,

> especially since starting the Xolair. I figured, what the

> hell, the worse that can happen is I have to go back on it.

> The doctor said to try the experiment.

>

> For the last three nights, I've been sleeping in four hour

> blocks (a first for me), and the starchy-carby-cravings are

> more or less gone. I grilled up some cauliflower, which I

> like, and left it in the fridge incase I wanted to snack.

> Didn't even touch it.

>

> As for the low level Zoloft. I tried that for a few months

> and the stuff stopped working for a stress related problem,

> and did nothing for the late night munchies.

>

> Nan

>

> Xolair, Intal, Pulmicort, occassional albuterol

>

> ****Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff***

> -=Harvey Pekar=-

>

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