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Great Dane

posted 01/02/2009, comments (0)

Thinking about not being able to sleep

Hi, My sleeping problems first started three years ago when I was taking a very demanding and stressful education. I had been sleeping to little for many years (6 hours), and I was often tired. However, this was not such a big problem. What triggered my sleeping problems was that I started thinking that I must sleep more, so I forced myself to... Read more Chevron

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Beth Irvine

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posted 12/29/2008, comments (0)

Ring in Change

In looking to all good things for 2009, I want to share a fantastic resource with you called first30days.com. Change is Good Whether it be issues with sleep or anything we want to change in our life. We begin with the desire to make a change. Below is an interview I did for first30days on where I personally go in times of change, the... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Diana L Walcutt

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posted 12/18/2008, comment (1)

ARE SLEEP MEDICATIONS SAFE?

One wonders how many people actually use something to sleep at night. Whether it's a prescription, over the counter (OTC) or alcohol, nearly ALL of us will use something to help us sleep at some point. Each of us is likely to suffer from at least one bout of insomnia in our lifetime. We have become a society where even a little loss of... Read more Chevron

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Myth1977

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posted 12/12/2008, comment (1)

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Just sayin hi. I am a chronic insomniac. I can't even remember a time when I was not. When I could fall asleep quickly or at all and say asleep. No, from childhood and on I was always the last one asleep. I wake up in the night many times. That all comes hand in hand with Fibromyalgia. Nothing new. I... Read more Chevron

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Lisa H

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posted 11/22/2008, comments (8)

Daughter can't stay awake

My daughter is now 16 years old, a junior in high school, and has been suffering with intense daytime sleepiness for the past 3 three years or so. She can not stay awake in her classes and says that she feels like a giant wave of sleep comes over her and she is powerless against it. It has been getting worse over time and now her... Read more Chevron

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