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!) nice soothing music to cover the noise of the neighbours - somthing classical and well, boring. Vivaldi is good.
2) A good book to take your mind away from whatever is keeping it turning over
3) A large sherry/port
It may not help you go to sleep but after a while you will stop worrying about it!:chuckle
I must tell you that I am an ambien junkie. I'm not proud of it, but I need it. Without it, I do not get my Rem sleep. With it, I sleep for several hours before getting up. I have tried to break the habit, since I have been on it for over 1 1/2 yrs., ,but I notice I cannot sleep for weeks. Went for 3 weeks before calling the doctor.
While on this medication, I do or say strange things. One night, after sleeping about 2 hrs. I woke up & the dog and I went downstairs. Apparently, I went up to my husband and say "Paws (my dog) has a question he would like to ask." The dog, on cue, jumped up on the couch and looked at my husband. I went to get a class of water. Came back in & my husband said "He had nothing to say." I looked at Paws & said, "Well fine, don't wake me up next time." With that, we both (Paws and me) went back upstairs & went to bed. DON"T REMEMBER A THING:eek:
BEWARE but HAVE FUN.
justjenn
live4today, RN
5,099 Posts
I am soooooooooo unable to sleep on my days off, and it's driving me bananas! I sure could use an Ambien right now. It is nooooooo fun waking up between 0230 and 0400 every frikkin morning I'm off!
I toss and turn and can't stop THINKING. What is wrong with me, nurses?
Anyone else have trouble sleeping on their days off? How do you relax and get back to sleep without taking a Benadryl every night?
Not to mention that my upstairs neighbors are sooooooo noisy during the night. The creaking and squeaking of their floor sounds like they are IN MY BEDROOM!
Please...any advice? :stone