Thanks for opening up this topic guys. Sleep has such an immense impact on every aspect of our health.
My sleep problems were mostly related to really bad apnea, but since I got the inspire implant in August things have improved quite a bit. Gradually I'm feeling less daytime fatigue, fuzzy thinking, etc. However, ambien has been part of my sleep strategy for 20 years. Recent studies now Connect ambien with increased risk of dementia, since it apparently doesn't allow the brain to clean out as much junk at night. I've been trying to cut down on it but, not taking it at all exposed another problem: my aging aches and pains as well as chronic urethra and kidney pain from decades of kidney stones make it almost impossible to fall asleep. 10 mg of melatonin doesn't seem to be helping Definitely opens a new ideas! Have you had luck with anything dietary? Certain bedtime routines? Anything else over-the-counter? Ed c-5/c/6 40yrs post ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2025 9:51 AM To: Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]>; quad-list <[email protected]>; Eric Olson <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] sleep I always had insomnia and prior to my injury I owned my on construction company and worked physically hard so managed to sleep through the night, after my injury I had to start taking time released Zolpidem 12.5 and sleep through the night. Ray c-5/c/6 24yrs post Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/aol-news-email-weather-video/id646100661> On Thursday, February 27, 2025, 6:57 PM, Jeffrey Gaede <[email protected]> wrote: Wish I could help but I've always blamed my trouble sleeping on not being able to move around. Of course these days, being a federal worker, I am concerned about losing my job that I've worked at for over 20 years. That's another story but I'll be interested in hearing how others sleep. Jeff On Thursday, February 27, 2025 at 03:19:22 PM PST, Eric Olson <[email protected]> wrote: Do you have trouble sleeping? I can't sleep for sh#t even when I take ambien and melatonin. The obvious problem of not being able to toss and turn to get comfortable is something we all share. The big problem for me is that I can't shut my mind off. I can't help but worry about everything and nothing. Even if I am not worried about something, I can't just clear my mind. How about all of you? Any tips from a quad perspective? I have read every article about sleeping well.
