Posted by yxibow on March 4, 2009, at 21:50:00
In reply to Early morning wakenings - help, posted by linkadge on March 4, 2009, at 18:20:15
> Hi, I am waking up about 3 hours before I need to be up and unable to get back to sleep. I have major surges of adrenaline at this time and feel helpless.
Do you use any significant amounts of caffeine during the day or take naps that might change the sleep cycle ?
> I could take a sedative the night before, but am wondering if there are any other options people have found for this problem.
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> Any help appreciated.
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> Linkadge
How much sleep in total are you getting ? Some people don't necessarily need 8 hours although its somewhere in a range.Yes, a sedative like Lunesta would probably be helpful in the short term, it wouldn't be something that you could take though at that hour because it would be still active while you're awake.
Are you taking anything else, antidepressants that might contribute ?
A small amount of propranolol might help with adrenaline surges, it sounds like you're just barely in a REM stage at that point. Any nightmares or thoughts that accompany them ?
Just some ideas
-- Jay
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