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The long weekend.....

ChasDee
  • By ChasDee · Posted January 10, 2009
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  • This is my 2nd entry and I've had someone already reply. Nice!!!! Thanks again! Up until 6 am this morning, trouble sleeping.(Imagine that...) I tried to get my meds refilled yesterday and couldn't. The ...

Afraid and confused.

Unsure
  • By Unsure · New reply January 5, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I am still so unsure about sarcoidosis. I read everything I can get my hands on, but I'm just not quite understanding my own, individual case. I'm seeing several specialists and am getting multiple stories ...

Here's the best thing I've tried for insomnia...

yackee1971
  • By yackee1971 · Posted January 5, 2009
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  • Someone "loaned" me the New "Wesley Sleep Program: Biblical Rest without Medications." I had had problems falling asleep for years, and had tried pills (which worked for a while, but I didn't want to ...

I am sooooo tired...

ShannonZ
  • By ShannonZ · New reply January 3, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • of being sick, and tired and never feeling well what so ever:( I know I am having a little pitty party but I have to do that every so often. The doctors need to come up with a miricle druck for all of ...

Does Nytol Help?

redmoon
  • By redmoon · New reply December 15, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • I have started getting this frequent nightmares somewhere around 2 am every night. Once I wake up I cannot get myself to sleep till 6 am. I feel sleepy at around 6.30 am but then I got to get up by 7.00 ...

Looking for someone that has Mitochrondrial disease.

mom1993
  • By mom1993 · New reply November 6, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Does anyone suffer from mitochrondrial disease? My daughter is having a cecestomy done. This problem can be related to mitochrondrial disease. Looking for others going through the same thing as us. Theresa ...

Just started using my CPAP

Amir
  • By Amir · New reply November 5, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Hello everyone, Well, I recently started using my CPAP. I was pretty apprehensive about the whole idea of needing to sleep with one. I am usually a sensitive sleeper so I was really worried I would not ...

Iterstim Theapy

jaykay40
  • By jaykay40 · New reply June 2, 2008
  • 4 replies
  • Hi' Has anyone had any experiance with Interstim therapy by Medtronic. I am a c-5 complete c-6 partial about 16 years out. I used to where a texas cath and leg bag but had one UTI after another. Under ...

Changes that you have requested are on the way

Beth
  • By Beth · New reply April 7, 2008
  • 15 replies
  • Hello everyone. We've been hard at work on many of the great suggestions that you've sent us. This week we've been cooking up some changes to the group home page, and hope to make them public very soon ...

Welcome from TeamInspire!

TeamInspire
  • By TeamInspire · New reply April 7, 2008
  • 35 replies
  • Hello, old friends and new. Today is a big day for us! We have made numerous improvements to your community, most that were suggestions from you. As you can see the site is very different then before ...

3 Hours Last Night

john
  • By john · New reply April 2, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Managed three hours last night. When I finally managed to drag my self out of bed (To be honest, it was the yelling of my wife that we were going to be late that got me moving.) I stumbled into take a ...

Just had my sleep exam

Amir
  • By Amir · Posted March 13, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • I recently had my sleep exam and was diagnosed with a sleep apnea. The whole thing has got me pretty depressed. I have to go in for another exam to try out CPAP machines. Not looking forward to that at ...

New doctor Apmt.

Eric001
  • By Eric001 · Posted February 20, 2007
  • 0 replies
  • Hello I am going to see A new family doctor again in the past I have been refused medcation for my severe nerve dammage and severe sleep apnia.. I am gtting a hard time from my medical equimp. provider ...

A good night's sleep

Eric001
  • By Eric001 · Posted December 31, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Hello A good night's sleep is a very rare thing for me. I have severe sleep apnia. my breathing stops a lot in my sleep, I am on a cpap it helps a little I had to demand a sleep study from my family doctor ...

2:57 And Im Still Up

john
  • By john · Posted October 2, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • Whee! Its 2:57 am and I am still up. I think USA is about to run out of Law And Order reruns ...

Not a bad night...

john
  • By john · Posted July 31, 2006
  • 0 replies
  • I was so exhausted by the time I got into bed last night, I actually fell asleep right away.... No reading or anything. It could have been the 5 hours behind the wheel driving up to Philly to pick up ...

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