Ambien Alternative?
Ladytazz, this may be an odd question but have you ever tried wearing gloves to sleep? Maybe even those aloe gloves so you wake up to soft hands? Just a thought
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
He LOVES the nights I need my Ambien! 
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
I only have trouble FALLING asleep, and frankly I only take about 1/3rd of an Ambien -- no side effects.
Melatonin gave me hideous, urgent diarrhea ... won't forget (or forgive) that one!
One other product I have found helpful: cal/mag with calcium hydroxyapatite. Not good for us as a calcium supplement, but it helped me sleep (and sleep very well).
Lisa
I'm going to try the Melatonin tonight. I also bought some Valerian Root to try along with it. We'll see how it goes. With my constipation maybe it will help out a little ;)
Where did you get the cal/mag? I already take magnesium oxide for my constipation issues. Is that the same magnesium?
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94
P.S. My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.
