[Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities

[Cindy Handel]

Have you talked with your doctor about this?  You could have sleep apnea and 
need some treatment for the condition.  I'm not sure that you can 
automatically connect your difficulty in sleeping to your blindness.  I'd 
suggest that you speak with a doctor about it.

Cindy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert J Smith" <rsmith247 at csc.com>
To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:11 PM
Subject: [Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities


Hi all.  I am a person who is totally blind with prosthetic eyes.  You
will see why I mention this right at the beginning later in this message.
I am ernestly seeking advice from other totally blind persons who suffer,
or have suffered from sleep irregularities.  I take Melatonin which helps
the problem somewhat but it could be better.  Without Melatonin, I would
sleep for two maybe three hours per night, wake up, and stay awake the
rest of the night.  With Melatonin, I sleep about five hours a night but
still get sleepy sometimes during the day.  Any ideas as to how I can
improve my alertness during the entire day?  Cafinated coffee doesn't do
it.  I can sit and yawn and get drowsy while drinking it.  I take one
Melatonin tablet at night.  Should I possibly take two?  Should I take
something to keep me alert during the day instead of focusing on the
night?  I am open to all suggestions!  Of course I know that nobody can
prescribe anything on this list.  I have heard that blind persons who have
no light perception have been known to have sleep irregularity problems.
This seems to follow with me because when I was a kid I had light
perception.  I would sit in front of a lamp in my bedroom when doing my
homework first to be just like my sighted younger brother when he did his
homework, second because I liked actually seeing something since I had
both real eyes at that point.  When I was a kid, I did not have sleep and
alertness troubles.

Thanks much in advance,

Robert Smith

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