Sleeping Tips
Hi all, been having some sleep problems as my mind is so busy thinking before I go to bed.....can I ask for some sleeping tips knowing you have bc. It's hard going to sleep that you know you have it...
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Hi Kimmi,
I could never sleep the nights leading up to treatment so wouldn't fight it, just put on a movie and watch it in bed until I fell asleep in the wee hours of the morning, just before I woke up again! I found going to the chemo unit better if I was tired, strange to think of but I was so anxious that it helped, on top of a double dose of anxiety medication. My GP gave me some really wonderful little sleeping tablets which I needed on other nights, not every night (they can be addictive) but the nights I really had trouble sleeping and needed to. Anxiety medication before bed helped me and playing the same mindless sitcom on my phone gave me something to listen to each night, not to watch but just listen to and as it was the same episode each night, it would eventually just send me off to sleep. Maybe some meditation sounds would do the same. I am not a big fan of taking medication (pre diagnosis!) but the anxiety medication was definitely my best friend in helping me to sleep!
Susie.
I could never sleep the nights leading up to treatment so wouldn't fight it, just put on a movie and watch it in bed until I fell asleep in the wee hours of the morning, just before I woke up again! I found going to the chemo unit better if I was tired, strange to think of but I was so anxious that it helped, on top of a double dose of anxiety medication. My GP gave me some really wonderful little sleeping tablets which I needed on other nights, not every night (they can be addictive) but the nights I really had trouble sleeping and needed to. Anxiety medication before bed helped me and playing the same mindless sitcom on my phone gave me something to listen to each night, not to watch but just listen to and as it was the same episode each night, it would eventually just send me off to sleep. Maybe some meditation sounds would do the same. I am not a big fan of taking medication (pre diagnosis!) but the anxiety medication was definitely my best friend in helping me to sleep!
Susie.