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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 553
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 09:49 pm: | 
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ok...here is the deal...this surgery has left me with insomnia!! Yeah, one of those little quirks of "menopause". The doctor suggested Tylenol PM, and it works ok...but I really don't want to rely on that (heard it could cause liver problems)...and he also suggested Benadryl.
*Sigh* I just want/need sleep! I get tired around 10PM, fall asleep for about an hour, then boom......I am up. Its 11:45PM right now and I am wide awake! I may drift back to sleep, but then I am up again...this goes on all night! It is really reeking havoc with my personality - I am getting to be a bit "bitchy" LOL
**please don't suggest a spanking - would love one - but can't do that yet because of the surgery
Any suggestions would be most appreciated 
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Blistering_blonde
Spanko
Username: Blistering_blonde
Post Number: 257
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 09:53 pm: |
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ok I was told by my pharmicist (sp) to use Melatonin ..
its herbal .and was actually prescribed for a friends 7 year old ..
PLEASE check with your Dr first ..(its actually sold on shelves ) I take one pill and it puts me out ... I used to use it occiasionally when I worked night shifts and had a 3 month old to care for in the day .. it will take you to dream land ..but NOT dope you up
He asked what I needed , timidly gave it at first, now he just knows.
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Amarie
New member
Username: Amarie
Post Number: 17
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 18, 2006 - 10:04 pm: |
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My mother uses Tylenol PM when she can't fall asleep and my father Benadryl. I say that because she went to school to be a nurse and now works in a pharmacy, so she has a lot of pharmaceutical knowledge. Both are supposed to be non-habit forming, so you can safely take them for a few days, if not more. Both should help you not only fall asleep, but STAY asleep.
I know Melatonin is also safe (and completely natural as mentioned above .
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Tammynx
Moderator/Spanking Aficionado
Username: Tammynx
Post Number: 763
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 08:42 am: |
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Pink my ex-husband used to swear by Melatonin...he worked 3rd shift and needed to sleep days....however....becareful....melatonion caused me stomach problems.
Try it for a night and see if it helps. |
Buenaventura
Junior Spanko
Username: Buenaventura
Post Number: 86
Registered: 04-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 08:58 am: |
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Benadryl is a fairly strong antihistamine.Why don,t you try meditation? |
Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 554
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 09:17 am: |
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Buenaventura...a good suggestion, but I am not one for meditation (like some people can't get into exercise or yoga) - must be my personality I'm a trainer, so I do exercise - besides I don't even know how to meditate - my mind would be thinking about 1 million things !!
**besides, how long does it take to properly meditate?
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Cheekychipmunk
Spanko
Username: Cheekychipmunk
Post Number: 132
Registered: 05-2006
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 11:03 am: |
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Pinky,
Grizz and I use Goodys'PM. But it is for pain also. The package has two powders each but we only take one of the powders. But on the package it states not for use with products containing acetaminophen, diphenthydramine. Other than that the doc prescribed Ativan 1mg. It works good too. I was prescribed that when working two jobs, plus taking care of mother in law. My nerves were a total wreck.
One doc said it was the same thing as having one beer. Also has been said it can be habit forming. But we use it ocassionally.
I don't know for sure about that because I can't drink due to digestive problems.
"Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence."
Sloan Wilson
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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 555
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 12:05 pm: |
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mmmmmmmmmm....maybe I should just drink a beer?
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Beachley
Spanko
Username: Beachley
Post Number: 390
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 02:44 pm: |
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Or a soothing glass of wine.
The Spice of Life is having my OWN WAY!! A spanking would be nice.
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Wolfie
Supreme Spanko
Username: Wolfie
Post Number: 1767
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 02:47 pm: |
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How about tryptophan? It's the natural stuff in turkey and warm milk that makes you sleepy. Most health food stores carry it.
Nothing wrong with a beer or glass of wine a half hour before bed if that helps for a little while. 
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.
Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.
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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 560
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 05:05 pm: |
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Hey Wolfie!! Welcome back - did you have a nice vacation? I have gotten some really neat advice here haven't I? Unfortunately, I am not a beer or wine drinker - so I think I am going to look into something on the "natural" side
But keep those suggestions coming!! I do appreciate it!
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Katie_spades
Advanced Spanko
Username: Katie_spades
Post Number: 589
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 08:24 pm: |
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I agree with Tammy on the Melatonin - works like a charm and it's all natural.
Katie Spades: The Princess of Spanking
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Weasel
Junior Spanko
Username: Weasel
Post Number: 69
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 10:33 am: |
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When I had trouble sleeping, warm milk worked good for me. Now I'm on a low-carb diet, I cut 98% of the sugar from my diet (as well as that nasty hydrogenated oil stuff) and my sleep has improved dramatically. I used to toss and turn and wake up repeatedly and get night sweats, now I sleep very well. Also, no more daytime hot flashers (or power surges, whatever you like to call them)!
Some day you'll spank me... er thank me for this!
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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 586
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 12:08 pm: |
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mmmmmmmm.....maybe its the sweets I eat!!
But there is no way I can give that stuff up--maybe I'll just cut down a bit
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Katie_spades
Advanced Spanko
Username: Katie_spades
Post Number: 623
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 10:30 pm: |
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Perhaps you could go to the doctor - he/she give you a few days of some sedation medication, which if given only for a few days will be much easier on the liver. As far as the Tylenol, I wouldn't be severely concerned unless you have 3 or more drinks a week (alcohol.) This can be extremely damaging to the system as alcohol and acetaminophen constitutes a dangerous situation. Hope you are doing better.
Katie Spades: The Princess of Spanking
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Ladygator2904
Spanko
Username: Ladygator2904
Post Number: 199
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 06:34 pm: |
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I vote for the melatonin, I started taking it about 6 months ago, it works well. This summer, I teach an autistic 13 yr old. His mother also gives it to him per his doctors suggestion. You can find it in any vitamin shop.
A woman`s heart may be filled with an ocean of secrets but mine have all been released and I have a sore bottom to prove it!
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Katie_spades
Advanced Spanko
Username: Katie_spades
Post Number: 639
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 09:02 pm: |
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excellent! I'm glad you made a decision and I do hope that it works for you! Take care!
Katie Spades: The Princess of Spanking
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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 602
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 06:47 am: |
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Katie...I really don't want to go the route of a sedation med - and I don't have to worry because I don't drink alcohol But I am considering the melatonin.
I have cut down on sugar...and I think that is helping too
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Blistering_blonde
Spanko
Username: Blistering_blonde
Post Number: 285
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 09:36 am: |
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just a post note on Melatonin..
I can take one pill and still wake up when my daughter down the hall needs me .I will be fully alert ..and able to help her medical issues with a clear head.
heck back of bottle (webber naturals easy dissolves) Sublingual tablets
Medical ingredients: Melatinin_________3mg
Non medical : Lactose monohydrated, microcrystaline cellouse, peppermint flavour, croscarmellose sodium and vegtable grade magnesium stearate(lubicant)
RECOMMANDED PURPOUSE: Helps increase total sleep aspect of sleep quility in people suffering from sleep restrictions or altered sleep schedules(eg:shift work and jet lag) Helps to reduce the time it takes to fall asleepin people withdelayed sleep phase syndrome and reset the sleep-wake cycle of carcadian rythm.
Its not really a sleeping pill ..
He asked what I needed , timidly gave it at first, now he just knows.
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Pinkcheeks
Advanced Spanko
Username: Pinkcheeks
Post Number: 605
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 10:12 am: |
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thanks for the info blonde
"Thought I WAS being a good girl...really I did!"
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Blistering_blonde
Spanko
Username: Blistering_blonde
Post Number: 286
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 12:00 pm: |
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Your welcome
He asked what I needed , timidly gave it at first, now he just knows.
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Katie_spades
Advanced Spanko
Username: Katie_spades
Post Number: 663
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 04, 2006 - 05:08 am: |
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I'm glad things seem to be headed in the the right direction for you and BB gave a great explanation. I hope things are getting better!
Katie Spades: The Princess of Spanking
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