Chamomile tea, lavendar scented lotion and lavendar eye pillow, no tv in bedroom, white noise in background. These are things that have helped me. I can't take any of the sleep medications so I have to do other things. Also no caffeine after 2pm. Thanks for the article also.

Hi LC,
I also have horrible insomnia and none of the sleep meds have helped me. Some of the drugs we take can actually cause problems with our sleep. The only thing that has helped me is to take a klonipin before bed. If you have any of that, you may want to try it and see if it helps you. Im sure my anxiety contributes to my sleep issues. Gotta run

Thsnks for the tips. I am now on Day 3 of insomnia and I was up all night last night. So I am desperate to fall asleep now. I have something similar to Klonopin LUV and SICKOFPAIN i have my fan on and the tv off. Glad you liked the article too.

I just hate insomna because then m ybofy gets run down and I

xoxo
L.C.

OOPS...Hhit the wrong button.

What I was trying to type was I hate insomnia because my body gets run down from th lack of sleep and then I always flare

I dont ever sleep but maybe 3 hrs a day if im lucky and in those 3 hrs i wake up 4 to 5 times a night, I smoke my cig and drink water then lay back down till I wake up again.. It sux...

Having insomnia is torture...even not sleeping well is horrible for our bodies..When I do sleep I have nightmares so Im never in a deep sleep. I actually tried an antipsychotic drug to help get rid of the night terrors and put me into the sleep we need to function properly but it made me feel like a zombie when I woke up. I just remembered that I use to use the CVS brand "Sleep Aid" which was ok'd by my dr. (to take with all my meds) and it worked better then the Ambien and Klonipin. I think Im going to take it again. LC, if you have CVS in your town, you may want to try this...I also flare from not enough sleep....The first thing my dr. asks me is "How are you sleeping?".

Gidget...honey, you need to call the dr. and try to find something that will allow you to sleep. Your body cant funtion on such little sleep and it will keep you from getting better..
xox

"sickofpain12" is right. I don't know if it is the placebo effect or not, but chamomile tea and lavender scented lotion or spray really helps. But I do also take Tylenol PM or Ativan for rough nights.
My insomnia is SO anxiety driven, so actually having the TV ON (with the sleep timer set for it to turn itself off) is a nice distraction. Just keep the volume low and pick a boring channel. :-)

Jill

another natural remedy is melatonin, just aks the pharmasist if it will interfere with any meds that you are, you should be able to get it in the natural supplement section of the drug store or a health food store. the lavendar works really well too

Thanks for all the tips. I fell asleep about 5 last night and up at 8 with my kids. And now it is after 11 pm and I am not even a bit tired again. I am going to try to take my Ambien later tonight - wait until I hopefully feel a little tired and then lay down with no distractons - computer, t I know it is stress related but it is so hard to control stress levels. I don't know hov, etc. and see how it goes, And if tthat doesn't worrk tonight, I will try that CVS brand. I will wait on the herble medicines until I talk to my doctors since I have almost 20 medicines I take each day. But long te.rm i know to fix having an extremly low tolerance for stress because it started at the same time as when my lupus symptoms started. I have my stress manageable to a certain degree with medication and by learning I cannot have too much on my plate at once. But still life seems to interfere often with my plans and I find myself back to overwhelming stress that makes me feel like I am losing my mind. My anger is elevated and I get tunnel vision

Gosh sorry that is 2 days in a row I posted when I was not done. I have such a hard time typig with my hand and wrist pain so I make lots of mistakes and fix it afterwards so just ignore where it doesn't make sense. But long post short, thanks for all the tips and now

Luv I have had insomnia now for yrs.. Nothing knocks me out.. lol Im sooo sleepy but cant sleep and cant stay asleep ever.. It sucks but im kinda used to it..

Marinol,RX... then primrose oil..is a good combo

If you are really desperate, and cant get marinol,here is what I use for the sleep disturbed kids

Magcitrate
GABA
Epsom salt bath
liquid magnesium with last meal at night
lithium ticture
www.nbnus.com,our parents get this stuff wholesale which is why i keep referring to the company because it is the only one with straight ingredients

I have the same problem, was diagnosed with SLE Lupus in 08 and the insomnia startred like 6 months ago. I am 28 years old. Grant it I have been through many devistating things in the past 2 years, bad divorce etc etc. I can only take naps in the day and then I do go to sleep till like 7am to 9am then wake up 4 hours later still tired an can not sleep. I am on Zolft and xanax and the dr gave me Trazadone, it knock me out but feel worse in the am. I am suppost to go back to work soon have been out since Sept 09...There is NO way with Insomnia, night sweat, flaes, and constant joint muscle ache. My Rheumatologist is well kinow USC dr and he is not much help ao I decided to FINALLY reach out after over 2 year. Any suggestions??
XOXO
Andrea