I put milk in my oatmeal every morning.
Still waking up early? When will that end?
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dobielvr
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Wait, what?! You're able to sleep till 9am?
Packerjohn
Packerjohn
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- Canada
I am always bright eyed and bushy tailed at 4:00 AM. After my exercises, it's coffee drinking and intelligent reading; not starring at smartphone. That's how I keep my mind sharp.
I wish I was an early riser though I can see how the opposite could be a problem too. I would love to see the sun rise, birds and wildlife. I have insomnia. I take Lyrica/zolpidem. 4 years ago insurance said it was a health hazard and quit paying for it. I was recently advised to have the prescription read For Insomnia and voila insurance paid for it. Before the prescription stated For Sleep.
OneEyedDiva
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I wonder if your body clock has reset your sleep-wake cycle. I've been retired for 26 years (today) and over the years, my sleep-wake cycle has changed a few times. Now I'm usually up in the middle of the night. I nap during the day and sometimes in the evening, waking up around 11 p.m. Then I'm usually up until sunrise or close to it. I think maybe my body clock is going back to the days when I was in my 20s and worked the 3p.m. to 12 midnight shift.
ElCastor
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- Northern CA
For me the formula is a 5mg chewable Melatonin tablet when I go to bed, and a container of more Melatonin tabs beside the bed, one to be chewed if I wake up at night.
I also had a problem repeatedly waking depressed. I take one, and only one, prescription Trazodone just before going to bed. It is also a kind of sleeping pill, and takes care of the night depression issue.
TinaM
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I often wake up about 5:00 or 5:30 but stay in bed till 7:30 or 8:00 when I get up to feed the animals. I play on my phone while laying in bed.
My dad used to get up super early in his older years. I would call him and he would tell me heās been up since 4:00 or something. Now I get it.
My dad used to get up super early in his older years. I would call him and he would tell me heās been up since 4:00 or something. Now I get it.
Lawrence00
Senior Member
I have started taking 1 Benadryl. Box says I can take 2 every 4 hours. A couple times I took a second one upon waking in the middle of the night.
I've been waking up at 4 AM for many, many years. That's what time it is right now as i write. I'll eat a tiny breakfast at 6 and maybe lie down again untill 7 or 8. I go to bed at 9 PM so approx 7 or 8 hours sleep is enough.
Yep, the recliner might be under-rated but that's the place to be.
Michael Z
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Benadryl is possibly linked to early onset of dementia, especially in that frequent of use.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog...linked-to-increased-dementia-risk-20150128812
Not from the teet, we don't. Anyway, we'll drink it from a glass, a cup, and (my grandmother, when she thought no one was looking) drank it from the carton. So, what you say is not true because put it in a bowl and cats & hedge hogs will gladly lick it clean.
dusty
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- central New York State
I go to bed around midnight or one. Sleep within 15 minutes till 6 am when my bladder wakens me then right back to sleep til at least 11am. I am esentally a night owl.
Check your beds and coverings and pillows. I bought 2 new pillows this year and they are wonderful. Also I love my bed! It is beyond comfortable! I do not use a top sheet, only a mattress bottom sheet and my king sized lightweight but warm, duvet. I honestly could stay in bed all day.
Check your beds and coverings and pillows. I bought 2 new pillows this year and they are wonderful. Also I love my bed! It is beyond comfortable! I do not use a top sheet, only a mattress bottom sheet and my king sized lightweight but warm, duvet. I honestly could stay in bed all day.
When a medication label says "1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours", that means 1 tablet every four hours or two tablets every six hours. Not two tablets every four hours.
One side effect of benadryl (dephenhydramine hydrochloride) is irregular heart beats. I took benadryl for years for sleep and that happened to me. Stopped it and haven't taken it since; no more crazy heart beats.
I must tell you the truth. I'm stymied! I have now read the dosage and your explanation at least six times and I still can't figure it out. My understanding is:
* 1 tablet every 4 hours ... or
* 1 tablet every 5 hours ... or
* 1 tablet every 6 hours ... or
* 2 tablets every 4 hours ... or
* 2 tablets every 5 hours ... or
* 2 tablets every 6 hours.
Medusa
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- Mid-Atlantic
When you stopped the Benadry did you notice any rebound insomnia?
You are mostly right. Except...
*1 tablet every 4 hours ... or
*1 tablet every 5 hours ... or
*1 tablet every 6 hours ... or
*2 tablets every 6 hours
Examples of maximums in a 24 hour period:
Every 6 hours:
6:00 am Take two tablets.
12:00 pm (noon) Take two tablets
6;00 pm Take two tablets
12:00 am (midnight) Take two tablets
OR:
Every 4 hours*:
6:00 am Take one tablet
10:00 am Take one tablet
2:00 pm Take one tablet
6:00 pm Take one tablet
10:00 pm Take one tablet
2:00 am Take one tablet
*If one tablet does not work, you can take a second one in less than four hours but then you must wait the six hours until the next dose. If you can stay awake that long, lol.
If you need to take that much, I suggest seeing a doctor for whatever ails you.
If memory serves (that was a year ago), yes. A bit, maybe for a week or so? Chamomile tea worked for a couple of months.
At age mid-30's, I was diagnosed with non-pathological PVC's (Premature Ventricular Contractions). I could feel it when they happened. It was no big deal. Then, about a year ago, they became much much worse, with a few dizzy spells thrown into the mix and BP was all over the map. I went to the dr and told them I have PVC's, have for decades without problems but this was drastically different. They did an ecg and had me wear a holter monitor for three days. Results: PVC's and "maybe" two "very small" SVT's (supraventricular tachycardia). They recommended another pill. I refused it.
It was by accident that I realized the heart problem was caused by the benadryl. At the time, I was trying to get off taking pills or at least reduce the doses (hypertension and cholesterol). I had been taking the benadryl, max dose two tabs for sleep every night, for many months and it had quit working. I stopped the benadryl and the irregularities stopped. Immediately, like the next day (maybe two days?). They have not recurred since. When I told the NP, she said, "Yes, it can cause that." Why hadn't anybody mentioned it before??? We had done those tests; they wanted me to take another pill!
Is it possible the benadryl was interacting with my other meds? The literature doesn't mention that and I have been taking those same meds for many years, which makes me doubtful that is the case. Maybe there was a build up? I don't know but you can bet I won't take it again. I had always thought if it is an over-the-counter med, it was safe. That thinking has changed. This is the reason.
Medusa
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Thank you, this is helpful.
I am coming off a medication right now and the withdrawal is causing insomnia and anxiety. I have some Hydroxyzine (antihistamine used for insomnia, anxiety, etc.), but am using it very sparingly for sleep because I don't want to develop a dependency. I know it's said antihistamines are not habit forming, but I think anything can be when taken regularly.
I don't know why they don't inform more about the drugs we're given, but thank the skies for the internet now. I once took a med which caused a psychotic episode and when we told the doctor and pharmacist, the response of, "Oh, yes, that can happen." :/
You did not mention "a 24 hour period" in your medication label so either you failed to include it in your post or it isn't a 24 hour maximums by prescription. 12 (or 24) are not equally divisible by all digits. If you are prescribed one tablet every 5 hours you will understand. Your ailment does not follow a 12 or 24 hour clock. It doesn't follow any clock.
A turtle does not decide how many steps it needs to reach the water's edge or if it should reach there with the right or the left foot.
Your recommendation is not the issue here. Every prescription is written by the doctor who's administered it.
MACKTEXAS
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Axel Slingerland
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I've always heard that it literally means what it says. So as I had a Doctor's appointment yesterday I wrote down a question about it in my list of things to ask him about, which I did, and of course the ever forgetful one forgot about by the time I got home. Seeing this again just now reminded me.
He said if he writes "1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours" he usually includes "maximum 12 tablets (or capsules) per day. I like to be as specific as possible in the limited space on the label a Pharmacy puts on pill bottles." And now that medical offices give you an appointment summary, that is even easier. A Doctor I saw here a few months ago wrote in my appointment summary that before I take a pill that I should stand up. I thought that was odd, considering I am always sitting in my wheelchair when I see him. What if I couldn't stand up? Then what?
MarkD
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- San Francisco Bay Area
I like getting up early so I head to bed by 8 and am asleep by 9. My alarm is set for 6:15 but I am usually up before that. But Iām weird apparently. Really just a matter of what you prefer.
Axel Slingerland
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That is isn't weird. That's typical for millions of people. I used to do the exact same thing, but with the AM and PM switched. (Now that's weird...)