Sleep,wonderful sleep.

[postman]

Oh the joy of sleep.On Monday i had to take a sample of mine to the Surgery for testing.Well i had decided to see the Doc and talk about my rotten sleep patterns.Which have returned despite taking Tamsulosin.My sleep has been crap for over two years.This last month the peeing through the night,Nocturnia has returned.
Well bless her cotton socks,the Doc gave me two weeks supply of pills,two at bedtime,which at the moment is about 22-00.Asleep by half past,waking at 06-15ish,slept right through for two nights,i feel like a giant,so much better.Bless her.

 

[Lonestar]

Yup my sleep is a mess.Shiftwork doesn't help.Plus irregular shift patterns.

 

[bancrobba]

I've got 3 kids who have some sort of sleep phobia. Each one spends at least 4 hours a night searching for lost teddys or falling of the toilet.
They then take turns, from around 6am, of coming into our bedroom at 5 minute intervals to ask "is it morning yet?"
Forget what unbroken sleep feels like!

 

[fossyant]

Mine is a mess. Not helped with a busted back and other long term pain issues.

 

[vernon]

Mine is a mess. Not helped with a busted back and other long term pain issues.

Deepest sympathies.

When I had chronic cellulitis, the slightest movement would trigger a pain similar to that inflicted by a thousand fish hooks being inserted into my lower leg.

Sleeping draughts were eschewed in favour of Tramadol - the pharmaceutical product of choice for those who enjoy 'vivid' dreams.

 

[Mugshot]

My wife snores

 

[fossyant]

Tramadol is light weight compared to Morphine. I must actually tell you the funny bits about morphine, especially my 'mate' who got out of bed thinking he'd been at a party and needed to collect his car - new year was a seriously morphined out night in hospital.

 

[Saluki]

Deepest sympathies.

When I had chronic cellulitis, the slightest movement would trigger a pain similar to that inflicted by a thousand fish hooks being inserted into my lower leg.

Sleeping draughts were eschewed in favour of Tramadol - the pharmaceutical product of choice for those who enjoy 'vivid' dreams.

I'm not allowed Tramadol. They gave me some when I had the nephrectomy in '08. Apparently I was waving my hand about and watching the pretty colours. Everyone had 'rainbow vapour trails' and I was giggling a lot. They changed my meds to Co-codomol, the rotters.

Not much of a sleeper myself. I got 2 1/2 hours last night. I could have done with more with a 5 hour drive ahead of me. Night before I got about 5 so that's about normal for me. I might have some 'help' tonight as I don't have to get up tomorrow. Just not sure if I should take the clonazapam or go with the Vodka option.

 

[Yorksman]

My wife snores

3m Ear Classic are the best I have found.

 

[cyberknight]

Yup my sleep is a mess.Shiftwork doesn't help.Plus irregular shift patterns.

I've got 3 kids who have some sort of sleep phobia. Each one spends at least 4 hours a night searching for lost teddys or falling of the toilet.
They then take turns, from around 6am, of coming into our bedroom at 5 minute intervals to ask "is it morning yet?"
Forget what unbroken sleep feels like!

Both of these , although my kids suddenly develop mystery illnesses at night time when its bed time .

 

[postman]

[QUOTE 4118869, member: 259"]What are you taking? When I was in pain, a few nights of Ambien (zolpidem) were great, as it got you sleepy but didn't give you a bottle of whiskey hangover next day.[/QUOTE]

3.75mg Zopiclone film coated tablets.two each night.In the next five mins actually,going up to bed now.

 

[bancrobba]

Both of these , although my kids suddenly develop mystery illnesses at night time when its bed time .

I went for a wee at about 4am a couple of nights ago, we had spent 6 hours trying to get everyone asleep.
I stumbled into the toilet, took aim, heard a scream.....my little princess screamed "Daddy, you can't wee on me"
I jumped about 20 foot in the air as I honestly didn't expect anyone to be asleep on the bog.
Her 2 brothers then got up, woken by the commotion, then all 3 of them ganged up on me to let me know just what a poor parent I was. Unbelievably, this crap went on til the bin men had gone past our house. Despite being awake before anybody in a 10 mile radius, we missed getting the bin out.

 

[slowmotion]

Tramadol is entirely wonderful. I was only given 16 tablets when I had some excruciating spinal-related muscle spasms about six weeks ago. An extraordinary feeling of well-being, and great pain relief for four days before going back on codeine drugs. BTW, opiates and their cousins make you industrially constipated. Watch out when you have to take laxatives!

 

[bancrobba]

Tramadol is entirely wonderful. I was only given 16 tablets when I had some excruciating spinal-related muscle spasms about six weeks ago. An extraordinary feeling of well-being, and great pain relief for four days before going back on codeine drugs. BTW, opiates and their cousins make you industrially constipated. Watch out when you have to take laxatives!

Indudtrial strength laxatives! *pwwwwwwhhhhhrrttttt* "Jusus Christ" Make it stop....

 

[slowmotion]

Indudtrial strength laxatives! *pwwwwwwhhhhhrrttttt* "Jusus Christ" Make it stop....

I'm a veteran speaking from experience! Three years ago I was in an eight man post-operative ward at Hammersmith Hospital and quite heavily dosed with opiates. After four days or so, I asked the delightful nurses for something to shunt things along. I spent at least 10 hours sitting on an NHS lavatory feeling increasingly miserable as the laxatives did their deadly (and noisy) business.