no rest, no sleep .....help!
06/02/05 12:22 PM
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I have read everything I can find on the site, and there seems to be a lot of insomnia like I have (and Zelnorm made it worse).
After years of meds. and changing diets, I finally decided 3 mos. ago to stick to Heather's diet, Acacia powder and peppermint pills (no fennel, I hate licorice!).
To put it in a nutshell, over the mos. I have gotten myself drug free by sticking to Heather's diet; ie: off Zelnorm, Librax except in extreme relapses, but I can't get off sleep aids (Ambien or Lunesta) because I don't rest. I am like many others, wide awake at night, or sleep 4-6 hrs. with sleep aids and then wide awake. Has anyone looked into the excess sugar in Heather's diet (at least excess from what I'm used to) as being a cause for sleeplessness. Like a kid, hyperactive from too much sugar?
Is there a resolution to this loss of sleep? Exhaustion will bring on a relapse for me on the D side. This sleep issue seems to be a vicious circle........
Any ideas other than teas, CA, MG, low protein dinners, etc. I've tried most everything and taking half my prescription of Ambien, 10 mg., when I go to bed and the other half when I wake up to go to the bathroom about 2 pm, is the only way I get 6-7 hours sleep.
Anxiety may be part of it, but I'm not anxious that I know of. I know the problem is IBS. I've had all the tests, and I'm a "healthy woman", much older than most of you! I know stress plays a big part......but right now I'm not stressed.
Any ideas?
Edited by Barbara Lynn (06/02/05 12:25 PM)
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