clevermanka: default (oh hai)
clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2012-07-26 09:34 am

But that's hardly worth mentioning

Three nights in a row I've had problems falling asleep. Once I fall asleep, I'm good (except for last night's thunderstorms). But first, I lie awake for an hour or so, waiting to sleep. This is not normal for me. I'm moving the cortisol supplement I'm taking (a different one than the Cortisol Manager he had me on last month) from a lunchtime dose to breakfast. I'm also increasing my dose of the estrogen regulator from one to two pills. I'm also taking a sleep aid which I can't find on the Integrative Therapies website. It begins with a K...

My body my science experiment.

New Tumblr collection today. Thursday, July 26: Due South (mostly Fraser and RayK). There are tons of GIFs and comments that contain spoilers for the show, so if you haven't seen the show, plan to see the show, and you hate spoilers, you might wanna bookmark that for later.

Regular practice of Kirtan Kriya might reduce inflammation. Huh. Well. How to practice Kirtan Kriya.

[identity profile] carmy-w.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm-is it kava kava?

Also, can you take melatonin? or tryptophan?

I have to laugh; if you ever decide to pick up WalMart's OTC sleeping pills, take note-they are diphenhydramine, the same drug that's in Benadryl!

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 02:53 pm (UTC)(link)
No, it's not an herb--it's some sort of proprietary blend with an actual name for the pill.

I'm sure I could take lots of stuff, but I'm done shooting around in the dark for things that might work. I'm now paying someone a lot of money to shoot around in the dark for me. =D

Most OTC sleep drugs (Tylenol P.M., too) are diphenhydramine. Heck, I used to by diphenhydramine in bulk at Costco, not for allergies, but for help with sleeping!

[identity profile] carmy-w.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
LOL! I picked up melatonin and tryptophan both OTC for Dean when he was having trouble sleeping (him, go shopping???). Not sure if he ever took either one; it turned out he was in a lot of pain from fibromyalgia.

[identity profile] nottygypsy.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I just spent a half hour on your tumbler. I need a smoke now. ;)

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
HA HA HA HA HA! Only a half hour on Tumblr? You got off lucky.

[identity profile] nottygypsy.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
you could shorten your comment to " You got off" ;)

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-07-26 05:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You got off! Lucky!