[Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities

[Gary Wunder]

I'd love to see those links.

Gary


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael" <bonsai1b at bellsouth.net>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] ernestly seeking advice about sleep irregularities


> Hi Robert
> I lost my sight a couple of years ago and for a  time I woke up in the 
> middle of the night wide awake.  This is clinically called nocturnal 
> awakenings.  I am a retired pharmacist and knew that melatonin doesn't 
> last long in the body. It only has a half life of thirty to forty minutes, 
> meaning that the body gets rid of half  of what is in the blood during 
> that time. So this prompted me to look for an extended release melatonin 
> product that would last long enough for me to sleep soundly.  I found one 
> on drugstore.com.  It did help too.  Before, I would take melatonin during 
> the middle of the night only if I woke up and I can take the sustained 
> release product now when I go to bed.  I do hope this helps and if you 
> would like a bunch of scientific details about melatonin that might put 
> some people to sleep let me know.
>
> Michael
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert J Smith" <rsmith247 at csc.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 3:11 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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