Barbara,
This is Janice. I had horrible nites before I started on Baclofen for my
legs. I take 2 at dinner and 2 more around 8:00pm.
Since I have started this regimen, I have not had trouble sleeping at nite.
I sure hope you get this problem straightened out.
Going without solid sleep is bad enough for a healthy person, let alone someone
dealing with TM.
I also go along with the idea of a second TV for you two. Reduces tensions!
Good luck to you.
----- Original Message -----
From: Pieter and Heather
To: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] misc
Barbara,
Any chance you could get a second TV or second computer just for yourself?
Just a thought.
Heather in Calgary
----- Original Message -----
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] misc
Hi Rob,
Thanks for your message, and I'm so glad I could improve your day with mine
to you. I am sending this message to the whole group, so they can see what's
up with me as well.
I really am not feeling sorry for myself. I am not sleeping well, I wake
up so many times at night with my legs in pain, once I finally get to sleep.
It is at least 3am before my legs settle down enough to get to sleep for a bit,
unless I take a Vicodin. I usally sleep for anything between 15 minutes and an
hour on many nights, and this goes on until anytime between 10am and noon, when
I finally drag my butt out of bed. I am exhausted. I take a Vicodin usually 3
days a week, just to catch up on some sleep. I need to use some of my
marijuana tincture at night or a brownie on more nights, but that doesn't
always work. Between the two, if one of these methods is used almost every
night, I should be better off in the sleep category. I lowered my daily dosage
of Neurontin over the past year and my pain level has increased. My Neurontin
dosage was up pretty high at 5200/day, and I really wanted it lower! ed, so I
was able to lower 3600/day now, but I am paying the price during the night. I
also went on Lyrica at 50/mg 3x/day.
My husband retired last year and became interested in politics for the
first time in his life, so he watches the news a lot. It's on so much of the
day, and then he watches the History Channel, Military Channel and CARTOONS!!
He's always watched some cartoons, but it's just too much, so after I do what I
need to and sit out in the family room for a bit, I leave the area. I just
can't stand it. He also uses the computer, but while on the TV. If I ask to
change the channel, it usually annoys him, so it's often easier to just let it
go.
I know that we all have our own living situations, and he's really a great
guy. He just has his own things that annoy me, and I have mine that do the
same to him. And, I really try to live by the rule now that I need to pick my
battles. I stand up for my place in the family room periodically and take
control of the TV and enjoy something together or alone. Then, once he goes to
bed and I cannot sleep, I watch TV in there while I am waiting to be able to
sleep.
Over the winter hits we don't get out much, although we did take a Panama
Canal Cruise for his retirement, but it was during October, so he was
pre-occupied with election stuff. He scoped out a TV in one of the lounges
that usually had the news on during the day, and we had a TV in our room. We
enjoyed ourselves though, and it was a good trip. In February we went to So.
California (we live in No. California) to get out of the cold and enjoyed the
warmer weather for a week. I just need to get away a bit if I can, winter
really gives me problems, both physically and then mentally since I ache so
much more. I just don't know how you people who live in the REAL cold climates
do it.
Since I wrote you, I have been out of my room a lot more, and have gotten
outside, picked lemons off my lemon tree and have prepared a many more meals
than usual, and even done some visiting as well. I am moving around the house
more again, and on Saturday I am meeting my sisters for a day of lunch,
massages, and then tea. So, I've gotten back to a start in the right track,
but I appreciate the boost (Kick in the Butt) from you Rob!!!
Take care all, and warm hugs to everyone as well.
Barbara A in Auburn, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Pall <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 5:01 am
Subject: RE: [TMIC] misc
Barbara...your response just made a lousy Monday morning at work a little
nicer ...thank you ...now get busy living your life and stop feeling sorry for
yourself.
All the best!
Rob
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:33 PM
To: Robert Pall; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TMIC] misc
Hello Rob and all,
I am so glad that you sent in this email today. I think it just may
be the "kick in the butt" that I need to get out of my bedroom and on with my
life. I am still kind of in a funk, not as bad as the usual winter funk, but
still haven't been able to totally bring myself out of it either. I know that
the state of the economy and politics have been consuming too much of my life
recently, and with my hubby retiring last year, as the saying goes, twice as
much hubby and half as much money. Could not be truer than these days, as if
we could have known, he'd still be working and we'd still be preparing for his
retirement.
I have been reading most of the postings on TMIC, but not responding
to some that I know that I should have. For this, I am apologizing to the
newbies and to those that I could have possibly given some support.
Rob, I will try, no, I WILL, to take your words to heart and start
LIVING my life the way I used to, and used to tell others to as well, and that
is to the fullest extent as possible. TM should not define us.
Hugs to all, Barbara A in Auburn, CA, where the sun is shining and there is
a nest of baby birds outside of my bedroom window. The sounds are so sweet.
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