Insomnia Forum Posting

Posted by next up on June 25, 2002 at 06:47:14:

I have been battling both insomnia and apnea together for about a year. Cant fall asleep and then when I finally do, I wake up multiple times per night. Had a UPPP a few months ago, but still cant honestly tell whether the surgery worked due to insomnia(if you cant fall asleep, you cant tell what is happening when you sleep).

However, I recently read the book "say goodnight to insomnia". Its really good. Been using the techniques for a few weeks(especially the mental calming techniques) and last night, I fell right asleep without a sleeping pill. That was great. Everynight for the past few weeks has been progressively better. Still waking up a few times per night(not sure if its anxiety or apnea yet) but overall my sleep is better.

The point is this" Thanks to Sandman for this site and Thanks to everyone for their great advice. We can all get through this together.

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