How important is sleep?

Hi Karen,

A good friend recently had this problem with sleep and tried a Whole Foods product. The name of it had Sleep as one of the words and it has Valerian in it. It worked for her and she took only one at a time instead of the recommended two.

I am on a couple of antianxiety pills. The clonoazepam is the one I take 1 mgm of at night and I sleep well.

Hope you find something that works.

Karen

Aloha Karen...Please let me know the name of the natural remedy! I will be happy to try anything at this time.

aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Karen,
     Have you ever considered having your Estrogen levels checked by your Dr. to make sure it isn't a hormonal thing. Magnesium seems to help before bedtime too.
suzette50

Aloha Suzette.....That never occurred to me!! I do take magnesium but earlier in the day with all the rest of my vitamin concoction!

Thanks for your insight.

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

I read. Being a night owl I just don't get sleepy until 1-2am. I'll read until I fall asleep, that's anywhere from 30min to over an hour. I also do the potty break calls but if my brain still won't turn off I read some more. It's like if my brain is allowed to start working on it's own it just bounces from one thing to another and never getting anything accomplished! After the 5-6am potty break I'll sleep until 10am so that's a decent 6-7 hrs sleep at night.

Aloha Deedles ( I LOVE THAT name!!)

If only our brains had an on/off switch, eh? I, too, find myself beginning to think too much after potty breaks at night, and then I know I'm in trouble. I have never slept past 6:30.....can't even imagine sleeping til 10:00 a.m.!! You are very lucky.

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

Ever catch yourself ON the potty, just sitting there in the middle of the night and your brain is trying to solve some world problem?!? What's up with that?!?!  LOL!!

Aloha again Deedles.....I have to thank you for the belly laugh!! I so identify with your image of sitting on the potty trying to solve some world problem in the middle of the night! I'm laughing as I type....thanks for the comic relief!!

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen

When I was in the early stages of my WLS, I could not sleep to save my life!  I think I must have been one of those babies who was put to bed with a bottle and could only sleep on a full tummy.  To this day, if I'm hungry at night, I can't sleep.

SInce I've lost weight, I sleep a little better but never through the night.  Typically, I fall asleep easily and then wake up after a few hours and then I'm wired up.  I end up going to my computer and working for a few hours before attempting to return to bed.  My doctor doesn't seem to think it's a problem because I function fine at work and home.  It's a big annoyance but I'm not sure I want to start on drugs.  Sometimes when I really need to sleep I take a benadryl and it works okay.   

Aloha!

Funny how different we are about sleep, isn't it. Somewhere along the line I learned that food eaten after 7:00 turns to FAT because when the body is supposed to be "repairing" itself it is digesting food instead. But, the fact that food is comfort to many of us sure makes it understandable that you associated that with a good night's sleep.

Thanks.

Aloha nui loa,

Maui Karen