Right now, I'm not sleeping as well as I was months back. I manage to get roughly 6 to 7 hours a night on average, at the expense of 2 to 3 hours of trying to fall asleep.
Keep in mind, I'm 27...if you're thinking about how many hours I should need to feel refreshed.
Regardless, the connection between lack of sleep and my nerve tingling is unmistakable. It's almost strange.
If I sleep 8 hours, I might wake up looking semi-refreshed, and without any nerve tingling.
6 or 7 hours, and I wake up looking pale, black-eyed, skin dry, and my nerves tingling in my feet.
WHY?
This is what makes it so difficult to get a job, because I feel like total crap in the morning. And, technically it was 12pm when I woke up because I can't fall asleep!
Adrenals, Bart, Thyroid, ? Whats the biggest connection.
Posted by Wolfed Out (Member # 23727) on :
Oh yeah, it was always seems like my heart palpitations come out more with less rest.
Posted by Carol in PA (Member # 5338) on :
Magnesium for the heart.
Good quality B vitamins for the nerve tingling. Gotu Kola helps neuropathy too.
Flexeril 5 mg at bedtime helps you to get into Stage 4 sleep, so that the body makes human growth hormone. HGH helps the muscles repair the wear and tear, so that you feel better when you wake up.
Carol
p.s. My days and nights are completely reversed now.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
You mentioned yeast on another thread. I can tell you that a bad case of it will cause insomnia.
Posted by nickytt (Member # 27959) on :
Melatonin has helped me a lot..it is very inexpensive, and you can get it at any drugstore or health food store. It just gives you that push over the edge to get to sleep and you can function the next morning.
Posted by momlyme (Member # 27775) on :
My son takes melatonin. OTC - natural. I have read studies that say to not take it continuously. He tries to go without/ cut back on dosage... but he is junk if he doesn't take it. He just can't sleep.
You have to get your sleep so your body can fight the infections. Do you feel like it is the pain that keeps you awake? My son says it is definitely the pain. He also takes something for the pain right before bed.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I started sleeping better when I came back from Germany and was testing negative for Lyme but still positive for babs and bart. So, for me it was the borrelia.
When I came back from Germany it was the FIRST time in all of treatment that I was able to get up early in the morning. There were other times that I felt good most of the day, but this was the first time I woke up early regularly.
Now that my adrenals have had more time to heal, I fall asleep in a reasonable time, sleep all night, and wake up about 7-8 hours later.
So, keep treating. I still take 5 HTP. I take valerian root when I travel because I always have trouble falling asleep when I'm away from home.
Posted by Wolfed Out (Member # 23727) on :
Well, thanks everyone...
So many different things to try, I need a poster-board for all my problems..
I used to drink every night, so I had no problems falling asleep in those days. And, I was so sick this past year, all I wanted to do was sleep..
It's only recently that this has become an issue. I'll keep working at it. I'm really focused on the adrenals right now, and got some Adaptocrine K-2 and B-5.
I guess it's better than not sleeping at all, but I would love to understand the nerve/circulation aspect of this.