Sleepless in Denver...

Sleep has been an illusion for me lately. I know it's not caffeine, because I'm cutting way, way back. I know it's not my wacko thyroid, because my meds have been lowered. For me it's probably more stress related - 2 boys graduating HS & off to college ($$$$, campus visits, driving to unknown college towns far away, my health, job, weather, you name it!) I HATE the idea of taking anything to help me sleep, although I've tried melatonin (works ok) and a supplement called Tension RX Nightime. Both seem to give me a hungover feeling/groggy the next morning - which means I then need coffee to get going. OIY VAY! Any ideas?? (I do try to do a warm shower & gentle stretching before bed when I can chase my 15 year old daughter out of my bathroom :-) )

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Permalink Reply by Raw Warrior on April 4, 2008 at 1:44am: Hi Becky,

I had trouble sleeping for 1-1/2 years and I had tried everything without any luck until I tried SAMe as my last option. It worked after about a week or so! I was so thrilled to be able to sleep for more than 2 hours at a time. I've also recently have tried acupuncture to boost my immune system and I sleep great with it too.

Before SAMe, Melatonin didn't work for me but it now works. SAMe also worked really great for my neuropathy. I should get some more myself as my poor toes sure could use it. I'm hoping that the acupuncture helps this too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Kirsten on April 4, 2008 at 4:32am: Raw Warrior,
Hi! I'm new to the CSC forums, and just read your reply to Becky about SAMe working for sleeping as well as neuropathy. I've been having issues with both. My doc put me on Lyrica for the neuropathy, but I took myself off since it had some nasty side effects that were worse than the neuropathy. I've been taking "Ultra Neurorecovery" capsuls (5-6 per day) and that has helped a lot, but it still comes and goes. What is SAMe?

I've never tried acupuncture. Do you know if insurance ever covers that treatment, or is it all out of pocket?

Thanks for your ideas, and patience since I'm new here! :-)

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