[Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities

[Alan]

Very good idea. I can speak from experience on the sleep apnea.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cindy Handel" <cindy425 at verizon.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities


> 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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