Sleeping

[HarleyDog]

(05-02-2021, 07:09 AM)Takedown Wrote: Just good old melatonin brother. You can get it anywhere over the counter. Just read the MG and how much you should be taking like any other over the counter drug. I use it if I'm sleepless. 

I was taking zquill to help me sleep. My Dr. at the VA prescribed me melatonin instead. I take two 3mg tables about 20 minutes before bedtime and I’m out like a lite. However, sleep aids arejust to help you get to sleep. If your in pain or discomfort, you will be dealing with it after a few hours.

I have a lot of back and neck pain. I sleep on my side and use a pillow to straddle. Takes the weight off the back. If I sleep on my back, simply crossing my right leg over left relieves lower back pain as well (but not vice versa for some reason). Also, if sleeping on back, one could try to elevate both legs above the heart. That also takes pressure off lower back.

As for shoulder pain? Man, I get this a lot and I still haven’t figured out how to prevent. Although, George is right about rotating your mattress as this seems to help, but for me does not totally eliminate.

I looked into getting a sleep number bed. Man those things are super expensive. Yet, I might end up getting one anyway because you really can’t put a price tag on getting a good nights sleep. 

On another note but unrelated. I had a sleep study done by VA two weeks ago. I was diagnosed with severe obstructive sleep apnea. Seems I stopped breathing on avg. 58.3 times per hour. I have an appointment tomorrow to get a Cpap, which I am, but am not looking forward too. It’s going to take quite a bit to get used to sleeping with that thing on. However, if it helps me sleep better, I’m all in.