RE: [QUAD-L] Dreams

[Danny Espinoza]

*jealous of those of you who have enough function to handcycle

-Danny

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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Dreams
From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, June 13, 2014 8:04 pm
To: "quad-list@eskimo.com" <quad-list@eskimo.com>

Another drug that works well to calm you and wont hurt you is lorezapam. You can take a 1mg pill and it helps out a lot.

I have dealt with the crazy dreams at night. When Im experiencing pain or when im dysreflexic from needing to urinate my dreams get more intense.

One more thing to add is activity during the day to wear you out helps you sleep. Obviously your level of function depends on how much you can wear yourself out. When I wheel my chair at least a mile or attach my handcycle and do a few miles Im in a better mood, less pain and sleep better. Each person can probally figure some activity to tire themselves out, maybe a handcycle on a table like at rehab or have some 20 min routine you do with moving your arms or a light freeweight attached to a cuff. 

There is a guy on youtube that sets up basic simple workout routines for people in chairs that require very little. I set  goal for myself of 30 miles each month on my attachable rio dragonfly handcycle. I document the miles and write it all down. It helps my mind and the pain from my syrinx and hernia.

Good luck

Ron 

On Friday, June 13, 2014 8:23 PM, Quadius <quad...@gmail.com> wrote:

I have been having a similar problem, but not as often. I usually have it a couple of times a night. I have found putting my TV on a timer and listening to a historical-based documentary has helped me get to sleep without having these terrible dreams. If they keep up, I might consider asking for medication.
Quadius

On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote:

Panic attacks. About four years ago I began having them at night. Not as frequent as yours, but I still felt like I was going to explode. It was horrible. My doc gave me a small dose of Xanax to take at bedtime. I haven't had one since. Good luck.

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From: greg <g...@eskimo.com>
Date: Friday, June 13, 2014
Subject: [QUAD-L] Dreams
To: quad-list@eskimo.com

For weeks now I've been waking up every few hours, with panic dreams. My heart is racing, pounding. My breathing is heavy, and I feel like I need to get up. I haven't changed meds or anything. If it was just waking up in the morning like that I could handle it, but it's like 5 times a night. Often I think I can't breath. Other times I'm getting chased by a mob, etc. I'm so tired.

Greg