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I use a Kindle to read because my eyes just don’t focus well on the smaller print in books any more. Do those blue blocker glasses really make a difference? How does one know how to choose them? Are some better than others? I’ve been checking them out online and they really do vary in price. I don’t care how they look but I do want to be sure to get some that are effective.
I never leave the TV on while I sleep. I have never understood people who do that.
You may have s point that I didn’t give them enough time. It’s hard to remember much about how long I did them since it has been years since I tried them.
How do sleep studies rule out a medical cause for my insomnia? I’ve always read that sleep studies don’t tell much about insomnia. Did I mention that in my first study I had no stage 3 or 4 sleep and failed a sleep latency test? I was initially diagnosed with Narcolepsy and tried on Xyrem. That was in 2004. I should also have said that the reason I keep having the studies is because I also have sleep apnea and am tested periodically to be sure the pressure is good on my CPAP.
I also have Fibromyalgia and Psoriatic Arthritis. I understand there is some thought that Fibro and sleep problems may be related and also that chronic pain and sleep problems may be related – both suspected to be due to something other than people being kept awake or being awakened by pain. I understand though that research is limited at this time. The insomnia and the pain both started/accelerated around the same time. Between the two of them they took down my life and I had to stop grad school and stop working and go on disability.
First-line treatment makes sense. My concern is that it is being considered a cure all in a time when doctors are afraid of prescribing controlled substances and any failure is being blamed on the patient because doctor’s (understandably) are hesitant to take on the liability of long term prescribing of any controlled substance.
It could be that I need to start over again with the techniques. It is complicated for me, however, because spinal pain (arthritis through out) requires that I switch back and forth between sitting and lying down so I do pretty much hang out on my bed. My living room is not comfortable and one of my dogs claims the couch as his. But maybe I will have to move the TV out there and teach him to share. The other dog claims my bed. They are big dogs.
I did read the very positive post by one of your clients mentioning blue blocker glasses, I never knew they existed. That is a definite must for me because I could not imagine not being able to be online or watch TV for 2 hours before bed. I live by myself in the woods…there is nothing else going on anywhere near me. In years past I did abide by that, however, and it made no difference.
