I've filled you in previously about my daughter's past 3 weeks with her migraine and hospitalization experiences. I forgot to mention her inability to sleep for more than 1-2 hours a night. Her doc says that all the opiods she was on have altered the neurotransmitter pathways in her brain thus messing up her natural sleep patterns and that in time all should return to normal. Her recommendation was to take 50 mg of Benadryl at bedtime. That has not helped. Anyone else have sleep problems associated with migraines?
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11/ 6/09 8:38pm
Hi Andrea,
Many people have sleep issues and Migraine. Regardless whether her "neurotransmitter pathways" have been "altered" or not is really not the point. Your daugther needs to sleep! Benedryl will put me to sleep in a heartbeat, but for other people it has the opposite effect.
You may want to ask the doctor about Zanaflex which is non-addictive and may help your daughter relax and fall asleep. Keeping a regular sleeping schedule will help, not eating after a certain time and a warm shower or bath before bed may be useful. Does she have any relaxation tapes or music she can listen to?
Does any of this help? Let me know, ok?
Nancy
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