[PrizmII]

I'm a female, 57 years old. I take a sleeping pill at bed time, zolpidem, but I still wake up exhausted, I work all night long in my dreams, I have restless legs and sleep apnea. What other suggestions do you have for me?

Thinkd, PrizmII

[unluckynut]

Menopause stinks! Have you have any blood work done, that's something to consider. My adrenal is low and that makes me exhausted all day long. I wish I had more for you, I'll be watching your post also for suggestions. Got to love menopause, I'm sure that has something to do with it!

[KBC]

I'm a female, 57 years old. I take a sleeping pill at bed time, zolpidem, but I still wake up exhausted, I work all night long in my dreams, I have restless legs and sleep apnea. What other suggestions do you have for me?

Thinkd, PrizmII

I also take a sleep med.(Zaleplon/Generic for Sonata),if I wake at night ,like I sometimes do,the doc has added Trazodone to assist the sleep pills.

Now I am bipolar and sleep can be for 3 days or none for a week.. not that I don't nap during those times,but no true REM sleep.

The Trazodone come to me in 100mg form and I have been prescribed up to 400mg at night(the maximum), mostly though I only need 1-200mg to get the sleep I need,and it hasn't been a necessity for a while,so no long term need for it.I have it for those times when things are just not in line with the sleeping world.

Perhaps a suggestion to your med doc might help!

KBC

[Fr_Chuck]

Sleep apnea, are you on a breathing machine for this, that alone can cause you to be tired when you wake up

[PrizmII]

Yes, I was prescribed a CPAP Titration but I fight it so bad in my sleep theat I have broken the mask.
I am truly active in my sleep.

[PrizmII]

To UnLuckyNut - I am post menapausal. Recently tried going without the harmones but the hot flashes were so bad I literally ended up severely dehydrated. Never heard of that one before. I have been back on a max dose of harmones for the last month so it may have something to do with it.