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Who else can't sleep?
Sitting here at 4:15am (CST) after trying since 2:30am to go back to sleep and finally giving up, yet again... Wondering who else is out there this morning, and most mornings at this time?
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- Kiwi_AngelMemberMade it though my day of work and now home, in bed, about to pop all my pills and hopefully have a decent sleep. I’ll take a temazepam if I’m awake in the morning - the panadine forte I’m about to take should be out of my system by then. @minimum67 my friend had dex rage too but I don’t feel anymore irritated than normal. Did u get Ativan when u did the cold cap at chemo. I took panadol osteo and forgot to take one yesterday before I went.
- Kiwi_AngelMember@kmakm it’s a very slow day at work - I’m just plodding about doing paperwork. Will take a sleeping tablet tonight if I can’t sleep.
- minimum67MemberIm having chemo and in my 4th round of AC I realliesed the dex was affecting my sleep so I was allowed to have low dose Zyprexa whcih acts as a antinuaeea drug but it is also and antipsychoitc ( I felt I was havin mood swings, tears and rage on dex ) That helped with my sleep as well as Remifem for hot fu=lushes and then last night when I woke at 2:30 I took ativan which they is asedative used for the cold cap but they also said I could take it occasionally as a sleeper ...so last night I got about 9 hours...Horray hope these ideas might help others.
- kmakmMember@"Kiwi Angel" I don't get a hangover from Temazepam I'm happy to say. I cannot believe you are working in your 4th cycle of TC. You are incredible!
- Kiwi_AngelMember@kmakm I was tempted to take one too about 2.30am but I haven’t taken one before and didn’t want a sleeping tablet hangover today as well since I have to work.
- kmakmMember@"Kiwi Angel" Horrible. I've had similar. Does not make for a good night's sleep at all. Sorry luv. And you @annsan. I could not get to sleep. Tossed and turned for an hour. Cancer cancer cancer running round in my brain. Ended up taking a Temazepam, first one in well over a month.
- Kiwi_AngelMemberI had a dream about 2am that they found weird spots in my knee that they wanted to biopsy so then I spent the whole night tossing and turning and dreaming about cancer.
- annsanMemberAnother sleepless night tonight following on from a lousy day. I think my final chemo last Friday wants to go out with a big bang....not impressed!!
- kmakmMember@tigerbeth Deal!
- tigerbethMember@kmakm Ok after I've sniffed them you can have them !!! :) :)