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- Thu May 28, 2020 7:44 am
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep and Mental Health
- Topic: Sleep clinics
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1662
Re: Sleep clinics
Thank you for your question Lorretta. There are numerous NHS sleep clinics in the UK, to which you would need to be referred by your GP. The nature of your sleep problem would dictate the waiting time as different types of sleep disorders require different investigations. Your GP should know how to ...
- Thu May 28, 2020 7:40 am
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep and Mental Health
- Topic: Remeron (Mirtazapine) makes me drowsy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1771
Re: Remeron (Mirtazapine) makes me drowsy
Thank you for your question, unfortunately, daytime drowsiness is a common side-effect of mirtazapine. Mirtazapine is often prescribed in the belief that this sedation will be beneficial for sleep although there is little evidence for this. If the daytime sedation is a real problem it may be worth t...
- Thu May 28, 2020 7:36 am
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep and Mental Health
- Topic: Antidepressants for insomnia
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2204
Re: Antidepressants for insomnia
Thank you Diane for your question, Many Doctors prescribe a number of different antidepressants with the idea that they may help sleep. Unfortunately, there is little scientific evidence to support their use in this manner. dependent on the antidepressant, side effects can include feeling agitated, ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Sleep and pain control
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3040
Re: Sleep and pain control
you need to discuss your pain in the context of your sleep with your GP, there may be drugs that can deal with your pain as well as help you sleep
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Lightening strikes
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2773
Re: Lightening strikes
I suspect that your sleep apnoea coupled with your back pain may be the cause of your problems, ensuring that your OSA is adequately treated and discussing how pain can affect your sleep with your Doctor, and possible remedies for this, may help
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:41 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Hypersomnia for over 15 years
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2648
Re: Hypersomnia for over 15 years
There are other medications that may be able to help you feel more alert during the day and so you should discuss these options with you GP
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:39 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Diagnosis of Sleep Disorder
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2704
Re: Diagnosis of Sleep Disorder
You need to discuss this problem with your GP, there are other medications that could potentially help you feel more alert during the day, but only they will know if they are suitable for you.
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: 2 hours after going to bed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2778
Re: 2 hours after going to bed
If you are disturbed during the night and don't fall back to sleep within approx 20 minutes the advice is to stop trying to sleep and either turn the light on and read, if that is possible or get up go to another room and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again. You wake up preferentially ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Waking up during the night
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2704
Re: Waking up during the night
Unfortunately part of natural ageing is that our sleep becomes lighter and more easily disturbed and when we are disturbed there is little 'sleep pressure' to make us fall asleep again. If you are disturbed during the night and don't fall back to sleep within approx 20 minutes the advice is to stop ...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Deep Sleep - I don' get enough
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2836
Re: Deep Sleep - I don' get enough
Deep sleep in a healthy adult makes up approx 25% of the night but is usually confined to the first third of the night, later sleep cycles contain little if any deep sleep. so as long as you are getting more than 3-4 hours of sleep you are probably getting al the deep sleep you need. Unfortunately, ...