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HTML clipboardAre you suffering from bouts of sleeplessness? Being unable to sleep is something that everyone could do without. It’s a common fact that us humans are sleeping fewer hours than we used to. With the stresses of life, it is most probably...

So it's been quite awhile since I've updated. Since my last post:I've tried RozeremI've tried LunestaI've tried 2 different dosages of SeroquelI recently found out that my school has a sleep center. What the hell??! Why didn't I think of a sleep study...

Having suffered from chronic insomnia I feel that from my experience, more advice on natural insomnia cures should be provided by doctors. It was only after many years of suffering that I realized that alternative ...

I saw the sleep doctor again last week. First thing: For a guy formally trained as a neurologist, he's actually a really decent, nice guy. I mean, he gets it. He gets how crappy I feel, and he gets the gravity of the whole situation on my life, and my...

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It's been an interesting few months. Ups and downs and all around. I started the Xyrem, and got bumped up to 3 gm x 2. I felt great. Awesome.Well... I had a great morning in mid January. I mean, woke up and felt awesome. And I got in the shower, and suddenly......

It's officially official. I have every sleep disorder known to man. Well, actually, no, it appears I have the grand daddy of the sleep disorders, which leads to the complications of other sleep disorders... I have, now, officially been diagnosed with...

I ended up taking my Xyrem with me on Thanksgiving (we traveled). I am glad I did. I actually managed to stay somewhat awake, feel somewhat alert and probably had the best holiday I had in a while. I decided to bring it because by a week in, it had become...

Thursday night I started taking Xyrem. I am taking a very small dose, 1.5 gm two times a night. The doctors are doing this because of my psychiatric background. They are nervous about drug interactions, and (moreso) about the fact that Xyrem can make...

Good-bye to Richard Gelula.  Richard has stepped down as the CEO of the National Sleep Foundation, and has taken a position with Orr Associates. In his new job, Richard will still be doing what he does best: collaborating, cheerleading, and generally...

It's been a long time since I wrote, and for that, I apologize. It's been up and down for me the last six or so months.I am back up on my focalin: 30 mgs a day. Not as much as I was taking,  and honestly, it's not enough to really keep me going....

The National Sleep Foundation announced today that after nine years of serving as NSF’s CEO, I will be leaving the organization by year’s end.  I could write many columns of material reflecting what I have learned or my hopes and ideas for NSF’s...

Hi everyone...I am new to this site.  It's actually my first blog!!!  I am a woman who has struggled with a sleep disorder for 12 years.  Needless to say, I have gone through a very difficult journey.  My journey has prompted me to...

O.J. is in the news again this week, but he should be thanking his stars that when he goes to court that he will be in Las Vegas and not Australia.  Turns out that in Australia, a three judge panel has ruled 2-1 that it is okay for a judge to doze...

Some time ago, I wrote about waking up in the middle of the night and being unable to return to sleep. That particular post has generated more "hits" than any other that I have written. I am guessing that this is either because the problem is common or...

Does anyone out there recognize these symptoms? Have been waking up every time I start dreaming. Started having some problems with wakeups years ago, but they were mild. Am going through menopause now, so I thought that might be it, but it is really frustrating....

I had a very bad patient experience a couple of weeks ago. I thought I was over it, but I have ruminated about it and mentioned it to friends, family, and colleagues, so obviously, it is still with me. The patient was not all that unusual in many respects. ...

How many times will we have to read about a young driver dying in a car crash between midnight and six o’clock in the morning or following a great deal of activity and too little sleep?  How many times will this occur before we will stop our children...

I saw SiCKO the other night, and I recommend it. The movie is extremely biased and one-sided, but makes some excellent points. Our insurance system is a patchwork of profit-oriented institutions in which health and public safety don’t even play a factor....

As I sit here and write this I want to raise awareness with the general public. Everyone has heard or read about desert storm sydrome. The government wont fully recognize it. Well I have been noticing another patern of sickness that they (the...

“I wake up in the middle of the night and can’t get back to sleep” is among the most common complaints that I hear from my sleep patients. In fact, this complaint is mentioned in some blogs on this website. Some people are quite frantic about this, convinced...

I recently started taking the online course, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia.  In one part of the course it was stated that deep sleep is the most important stage of sleep.  In another part of the course I read that deep...

In communications about sleep, the terms biological clock and circadian rhythms are used frequently.  That is because circadian rhythms are truly an important part of our biology.  Sleep professionals are very familiar with these terms but may...

Yesterday, I got this email message from a colleague whom I barely know:“I have reluctantly accepted I have sleep apnea and to date have tried a few things that have been minimally helpful.  My wife, a physician, has gotten tired of being awakened...

the last few nights since my last entry have been blurry and sporadic. i went to sleep at 11:30 one night, but then woke up in intervals throughout the night. i don't think i'll be trying to go to sleep earlier anymore. it never works. i think if the...