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Can someone please help me figure out what could be causing these symptoms or what I could do about it?
I think it may be my babesia, but it could be cortisol levels or my brain waves during sleep which I wouldn't know what to do about that.
But I have a difficult time falling asleep, and when I do fall asleep I am out for 10 or 11 hours.
My body feels like it wants to stay up at night and sleep during the day, this makes me think it could be a cortisol issue.
But someone mentioned to me something about a light box, a box that lights up and you sit in front of it and it's supposed to help with sleep disorders.
I don't see what it would do except for provide vitamin d maybe? And I don't know if it would even help for my situation. And help appreciated
TerryK
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Perhaps a visit and some testing through a sleep doctor would be useful? Also consider testing for cortisol levels. The tests I've had for cortisol check in the morning, at noon and in the evening. They can tell if levels are not in range for the time of day.
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CD57
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Sounds like a cortisol issue....have you done a saliva test for adrenals?
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yes did adrenal test and cortisol levels were high throughout the day, but i work night shifts.
i posted my results on a yahoo adrenal group and they said that it might not be abnormal if i work the schedule that i work.
but they said to take my temperatures every day and to report back, if they are off then i might have a cortisol issue.
they said to use a regular thermometer and i just cant figure out how to use it, and ive just been doubting if this is even causing my sleeping issues.
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You say your body wants to stay up at night and sleep during the day - couldn't that be due to your night work cycle?
I just know Lyme disease can throw off sleep patterns and hormones, etc, so that could be causing your elevated cortisol level.
Most of us take something to get us to go to sleep.
Also, please break up your text for those who find it easier to read a couple lines at a time - thanks -
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i stayed up all night before i had a night shift, i actually started working at night because of my sleeping habits
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- See articles here about how hormones that lyme clobbers, clobber sleep - and what can help.
Topic: NATURAL SLEEP & ADRENAL SUPPORT -
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- A SAD light box could be of benefit. The idea is to have a certain kind of in your eyes, first thing in the morning for 20 minutes (or a certain time).
It sets the brain in many ways. Same time each day. Before you do anything else.
You can do the same thing with daylight, though, it is a bit rougher in cold weather because it's best to get
daylight into your eyes for the first 20 minutes of the morning (at a regular morning time, of course)
No window glass, no eye glasses, not even contact lenses between your eye surface and daylight. It need not be direct sun (and that could be too strong) but just day light, real light. Does not matter if cloudy or cold. It's the day light that you want, regardless. [Considering our arctic cold snap, I would not recommend it in sub-zero temps for more than one minute.]
This is not about getting vitamin D from sun light exposure on your skin, although that can be nice, this is not the best time of year for that in most of the states.
You could sit by an open window and read the newspaper or just stare at a photo book or watch birds fly.
Even if you don't do this, it's good to do it for at least one minute. First thing you do after getting up is get some fresh air and real day light into your eyes by opening a window. -
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