Insomnia

• By CircadiAbsurdium
• Posted July 2, 2008 at 1:47 am
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Hi Tracey

I haven't heard of the mask. I am reading that new book by Gayle Greene, "Insomniac," and skimmed the index and alternative treatments section - but she doesn't mention it that I can see (and she mentions da*n near everything whether it works or not).

I checked out the Glo to sleep website and it looks like a fancy relaxation gimmick, kind of like a hyped up meditation tool. But that's just my opinion; I am hyper skeptical of everything after having wasted so much of my hard earned money on worthless sleep aids.

If you decide to try it, be sure to post here so you can tell us whether it works.

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• By CircadiAbsurdium
• Posted July 2, 2008 at 1:48 am
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JUST IN CASE:

A lot of people who have trouble sleeping actually have a circadian rhythm disorder. Trouble falling asleep "early" could be something called delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS). The wikipedia page on it is actually pretty good, but the gist is that the body's internal clock is out of sync with the relevant social and environmental cues (i.e., sunlight, when you're supposed to go to bed and wake up). People with DSPS can sleep just fine, just at a later time (such as 4am to noon). Typically, they get behind on sleep during the week because they have to be to work early, and then sleep a lot on the weekend to catch up.

There's an opposite disorder where people get tired early and wake up really early; that one is called advanced sleep phase syndrome (ASPS) - but most people with ASPS don't think they have a problem at all, just that they're better than everyone else for being the early bird.

It's hard to rule out DSPS for you without knowing more about your sleep patterns, but there is almost no awareness of circadian rhythm disorders, so I thought I would post on DSPS, JUST in case you (or someone else reading this topic) might have that. Insomnia is much easier to treat if you are able to find a name for it other than insomnia!

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• By cronicX4
• Posted July 2, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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Tracey, I couldn't go to sleep for years at times and at other times would sleep for days. Finally, I found a sleep study neurologist and he ran the test and found out my problems. Now I have a CPAP, take the right meds and get the sleep I need. I thought sleep studies were a gimic till I went. It is worth checking out. Good luck and God bless. Brenda

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