Insomniacs not so anonymous!

I think I jinxed myself earlier by saying that I was sleeping a bit better and coughing a bit less because I can't get a grip of the cough tonight.

Hope you are all in the Land of Nod. Zzzzzzzz

I've been having trouble getting to sleep. Usually I go off ok, but wake a good few times. Didn't sleep until around 4am, and up at half seven.

baubles I recently sat with my mum at the end of her long life - she passed away peacefully❤️? Sending (((hugs)))

baubles

Sitting at the bedside of my MIL who is approaching the end of her long life. She is peaceful.

Thanks Suki, I’ll look into that. Happy to try anything

Bella you can buy a magnesium spray online from a company called Better you. You spray it directly on your skin, where it's supposed to be absorbed more easily. Can't say it's helped my insomnia though.

IBS flared up yesterday , still with me , not caused by anything I ate , can't eat.

I have to visit the dentist every 3 months and use a prescription toothpaste. I know the throat sweets are part of the problem, but I rely on them to help me stop coughing in the night. This is a long standing problem and needs must. I try to use gum instead when I can and at least it only sticks to my teeth!

Bellanonna yep pillow is another spot.

Mine has often stuck to my pillow!

OurKid1, I have read that magnesium supplements aided sleep, too. Have you found them to have a “laxative” effect though? Thought I’d ask before buying some.
Wilma I have often fallen asleep with a lozenge in my mouth during my many chest infections over the past couple of years. I haven’t choked as the sweet has usually half dissolved by then, but it’s been really uncomfortable. However, it buys a bit of sleep time, though no too good for the teeth.

wot that is scary.

I've woken up choking too from the throat sweet I was sucking on to stop the cough (this is my usual cough, not the current one caused by the cold). I normally try to get to sleep with my head tilted slightly back to keep my airways open, but that's easier said than done.

On a lighter note, I've woken up many times with said throat sweet stuck to my PJs - of course, DH never says a word!

What I mean is, it woke me up unable to get any air in.

I have nearly chocked to death several times when regurgitating food whilst I was asleep. Very scary!

There's an article in this weeks "Women's Weekly" about acid reflux!. Issue number 3

My Granny used to have little magnets in her bed to stop her getting cramp. I remember them vividly.

God bless Night Nurse. I really built up my pillows last night, so I wags sitting as upright as I could. I'm not sleeping much better yet, but my symptoms are not quite as bad. Small steps.

I have read that eating a banana before bed can really help with insomnia. I think bananas are high in magnesium, so maybe there is something in it? I don't think a banana would help my indigestion though.

Not the middle of the night now, but hopefully some of you will be having an after-lunch snooooze. Just noticed OurKid1 mentioning magnesium. A bit of thread crossing, but DiL (who has an iliostomy) has had that horrible cold and been suffering terribly from cramps, anxiety and not sleeping. Someone suggested lack of magnesium which is highly likely with her poor digestive system. Googling it the symptoms fit. Cramps, anxiety and LACK OF SLEEP!!

I read an article the other day about magnesium supplements being helpful for insomnia. Been trying them for a couple of nights and so far only waking for a wee, then straight back to sleep. Might be co-incidence, but I'm hopeful ...

since 4, not 49.

Been awake since 49, and very broken sleep before that. .Was intending to go for a blood test, but I feel so wobbly I don’t trust myself to go. It can wait, I suppose. It’s not an appointment, just something I’m supposed to do about now.

So pleased for you silverling x

Marydoll? i posted every night, gripping stuff- time and tea

That's great news Silverlining . I hope it continues..
Annie, I was wondering how you were, I missed you.

It is with surprise but great pleasure that i amnounce my first night of sleep in nearly a year. Woke at 6 am, had slept all night. Was it the night nurse i wonder. Whatever it was i am profoundly grateful.

Haven't posted for few mornings, not because I slept through the nights, just though - shut woman your saying the same every night