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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: uttanutta on August 22, 2019, 05:04:41 PM

Title: SLEEP
Post by: uttanutta on August 22, 2019, 05:04:41 PM: Hi everyone, i was wondering if anybody else has trouble sleeping? I am on PD and have been for 5years lately i just cannot go to sleep.Doc has given me zopiclone 7.5mg didnt work so we doubled it still nothing!I am so tired but sleep just not happening.Does any one have any tips or suggestions please
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: Cowdog on August 23, 2019, 06:51:40 AM: Vaping hemp flower is the best help I've found for sleep.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: kickingandscreaming on August 23, 2019, 07:21:01 AM: If your state has legalized medical marijuana the Indica strain is good for sleep. Almost no psychoactive features, just body relaxation.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: Cowdog on August 23, 2019, 08:28:44 AM: The hemp flower is cannabis with less than 0.3% THC and is legal in all 50 states. Easily ordered via the internet and delivered by USPS.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: uttanutta on August 23, 2019, 04:58:07 PM: Hi guys thanks for your help but i live in New Zealand and thats not legal here yet :( It is something the powers that be are looking at but taking long time to many people here disagree with it >:(
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: lulu836 on August 23, 2019, 08:05:04 PM: Quote from: Cowdog on August 23, 2019, 06:51:40 AM
Vaping hemp flower is the best help I've found for sleep.

I've been vaping since 2011 but not hemp flower. How do you do that? None of my tanks will work with no liquid.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: PrimeTimer on August 23, 2019, 11:03:31 PM: My husband uses prescription Clonazepam (for restless legs) and over-the-counter Benadryl to sleep. I use prescription Ambien. Been using the same small dose for 20 years.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: Cowdog on August 26, 2019, 10:02:05 AM: Lulu - requires a dry herb vape.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: lulu836 on August 26, 2019, 02:24:50 PM: Quote from: Cowdog on August 26, 2019, 10:02:05 AM
Lulu - requires a dry herb vape.

oh, ok thanks. :lol;
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: Garrett on August 26, 2019, 02:55:01 PM: Probably not the answer you are looking for... I was on PD for 20 months, never got a good nights sleep and moved to HD, get much better nights sleep and take some Paxam tabs to help
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: kitkatz on August 26, 2019, 09:56:32 PM: Melatonin is available in herbal stores. That is what your body uses to put you to sleep already.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: GA_DAWG on August 27, 2019, 08:51:43 AM: Saw a story in the WaPost the other day about a lung infection that is being blamed on vaping, said it causes the buildup of fluid in the lungs. Never heard of that with a roll your own, which should be legal everywhere so long as alcohol is.
Title: Re: SLEEP
Post by: Riki on August 29, 2019, 12:29:49 PM: Quote from: kitkatz on August 26, 2019, 09:56:32 PM
Melatonin is available in herbal stores. That is what your body uses to put you to sleep already.

That's what one of my doctors told me to use. It didn't really work, but I may have been taking it wrong. I have found that daily exercise helps with sleeping. Even something as simple as a 15 minute walk around the block can help with sleeping at night.