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Post by jeffolie on Jul 10, 2011 13:33:53 GMT -6
I can empathize with Gen Xers. I have sleep deprivation. ============================================================== Who Has Trouble Sleeping? Gen Xers Not surprisingly, the generation hardest hit by the Great Recession is having the most trouble getting a good night's sleep. The 61 percent majority of Gen Xers often (24 percent) or sometimes (36 percent) has a problem falling or staying asleep. In contrast, people aged 65 or older are least likely to have trouble sleeping. Only 11 percent often have trouble, and the 58 percent majority rarely or never has a problem with sleep. Source: General Social Survey demomemo.blogspot.com/2011/07/who-has-trouble-sleeping-gen-xers.html
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Post by graybeard on Jul 10, 2011 20:39:55 GMT -6
Exercise is the best sleep medicine. Walking is basic exercise. All else is not so urgent.
I'm lucky to have a neighbor who drags me out at 5 every morning for a hike and light calisthenics. He's keeping us alive and pretty healthy.
GB
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Jul 11, 2011 0:21:39 GMT -6
I can empathize with Gen Xers. I have sleep deprivation. ============================================================== Who Has Trouble Sleeping? Gen Xers Not surprisingly, the generation hardest hit by the Great Recession is having the most trouble getting a good night's sleep. The 61 percent majority of Gen Xers often (24 percent) or sometimes (36 percent) has a problem falling or staying asleep. In contrast, people aged 65 or older are least likely to have trouble sleeping. Only 11 percent often have trouble, and the 58 percent majority rarely or never has a problem with sleep. Source: General Social Survey demomemo.blogspot.com/2011/07/who-has-trouble-sleeping-gen-xers.htmlThe age connection goes against medical theory. Sleep actually worsens with age--both in quality and quantity. I suspect it's more that Generation X'ers just complain about it more. But if the sleep deficit really is true, then it says a lot about the alleged benefits of Generation X's new "interconnected" lifestyle (i.e., cell phones, text messaging, Ipods, I-maxs, I-Pads, Maxi-Pads, etc.) Maybe they're just too busy being interconnected to sleep.
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 11, 2011 9:00:39 GMT -6
Exercise will not solve the problem ... peace of mind is ... damn thing will not shut off for very long ... mostly 3 to 5 hours sleep
I have 2 arenas of thought provoking sleeplessness ... 1. my new health issues (stage 3 kidneys plus more) suddenly started 1 month ago 2. Mother is terminal in a process that took months to finish off my wife's mother.
I currently am on my 3rd different prescribed sleeping med which is also not very helpful. A month ago, my body started rejecting, reacting very badly (an antibiodic resulted skin peeling off in 3 places and turning into scabs like tree bark that took 10 days to return to normal, had an epic fail from Trazodone in a near sinkable event) to previously effective meds that are widely prescribed.
for example her is an email to my family doctor this morning:
4:00am muscle pain I stopped medicines to stop muscle pains, but a sharp pain, cramp ended my sleep this morning before 4:00am in my right leg,calf feeling like a 'muscle pull'. No more sleep after 4:00am. Medicines & confussion I stopped medicines as you told me. Sleep deprivation confuses me. I just realized I stopped both Simvastatin & Metformin. I am confused, was I suppose to stop Metformin? Temazepam/Restoril 2 capsules of 15mg of Temazepam gets me to sleep but I wake up early anyways without enough sleep. Dumb,slow, confused brain I talk & carry a conversation fine but I can not find words, forget, stumbled into a door that moved too fast for my slowed down reaction time. My moods shift: fast & wired, irritable, happy, calm. Sleep deprivation is leading me to a bad place
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I am off to Kaiser most of this morning for pain management mostly for a rib pain issue (got Lyrica now). Had an MRI to determine if surgery or shots for a torn rotator cuff on Friday. I have an 'echo' cardiogram coming up Thursday for 'vasular' symptoms. Disputing blood pressure med regarding my suddenly stage 3 kidneys. Urologist now has me on testosterone.
It is alot of medical issues plus:
mum does not realize she is dying. I did not tell her. Her conversation did not reflect the thoughts of one preparing Dad, such as teaching him how take over to do the business' books ... at least she is happy in her ignorance and/or denial.
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Post by waltc on Jul 11, 2011 9:39:11 GMT -6
Jeffolie
The reason why you're sleepless is because you're seriously stressed out.
You have a mother who is dying and your own health issues to contend with.
That would a shit load of stress on anyone.
When my father was dying, my sleep quality was seriously screwed up and even for months after he passed.
And having a parent in hospice care in your own home, is stressful in itself without a strong family support system to share the burden.
In terms of helping one sleep I've used 5-HTP(any drug store sells it) to help get back to a normal sleep pattern. If you get it, start with the 30mg tablets.
Don't use it though if you're using other sleep prescribed medications.
It also worked for my brother who has ESRD who used it in lieu of prescription solutions.
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Post by whoswho on Jul 11, 2011 10:26:32 GMT -6
Benydryl generally knocks me out. Sometimes all it takes is half a pill.
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Post by fredorbob on Jul 11, 2011 22:39:48 GMT -6
I don't take sleeping pills (downers). I found it's better to just not get sleep then to have a sleeping pill hangover the next day.
I've always had trouble getting to sleep, but I blame that on my father.
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 13, 2011 6:54:33 GMT -6
Now sleeping is a potential death zone for me ... more stress, less sleep
I could die sleeping or alone from Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) next time.
2 Hypoglycemia events in 2 months
Event #1 during my sleep within the last 2 months killed right hand fingernails. I showed my destroyed, molted right hand fingernails during a visit to my regular, family doctor. New fingernail growth pushed forward the damaged fingernail spaces. The damage still can be seen on the edge of my middle fingernail.
Event #2 about 6:15am yesterday I passed out, parametics meters read below their minimum 20 (normal for diabetics is 100 to 70). I spent most of the day in Kaiser Permanente' s Emergency.
Sudden Hypoglycemia
Yesterday's Hypoglycemia event exhausted, used all the available sugar in me in minutes leaving me passed out without enough sugar for the parametics to read. How sudden? At 5:30am my meter value was 65, I ate 2 tomatoes at 6:00am by 6:15, just 15 minutes later I passed out. I did not feel it coming.
Fortunately, my wife and 2 adult children witnessed and acted to call parametics. I could die alone or during sleeping next time if no one is around or notices and calls the parametics..
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Post by graybeard on Jul 13, 2011 11:34:25 GMT -6
Hey, take care of yourself, Jeffo! Diet and exercise are boring, but effective.
GB
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 14, 2011 5:46:29 GMT -6
Sleep deprivation is a problem, for example it is 4:44am as I post this, and I have already been up for a while.
I did managed to talk my medical provider into getting me a glucose injection pen yesterday, taught my family how to read my sugar if I passed out from no sugar in my system with a glucose meter and finally how to inject me with the glucose that would revive me, just as the parametic did. So, now I am not worried about this happening while one of them is home and sees me go down again. The real problem is if I go down in my sleep or while no one is around...that is an end game situation.
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Post by graybeard on Jul 14, 2011 8:17:52 GMT -6
A diabetic friend carries a couple of hard candies in his pocket, and when he feels like low BS, he pops one into his mouth. He said it works almost instantly.
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 14, 2011 9:02:48 GMT -6
A diabetic friend carries a couple of hard candies in his pocket, and when he feels like low BS, he pops one into his mouth. He said it works almost instantly. Yes, that works great. But, I did not feel it coming. I had more than enough sugar in my system but within minutes it was all gone, used up, exhausted. The doctors told me they have no clue why the sugar was suddenly gone in minutes, they looked for and did not find major infections, etc which would have created a sugar consuming action in me. Within 45 minutes prior to the sudden sugar loss, I had measured my sugar and eaten so the amount of sugar in my system would have been more than enough under normal body sugar consuming functions.
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Post by graybeard on Jul 14, 2011 10:21:17 GMT -6
I would spend the bucks for a specialist to get an outside opinion, NOW! I have no idea about diabetes, but Long Beach Memorial has a better cardiology unit than Hoag.
I lost a friend to stomach cancer who had to wait too long to get an examination at Kaiser. My wife's lifelong friend was a 25 year nurse at Kaiser in Fremont. After her double mastectomy, they overcooked her with radiation and irrepairably damaged her heart. I have a friend who swears by them.
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Post by waltc on Jul 14, 2011 11:26:13 GMT -6
Ditto what Greybeard is saying. Go outside Kaiser and find the best Diabetes doctor/clinic you can find to get a 2nd opinion.
Your life may depend on it.
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Post by graybeard on Jul 14, 2011 15:49:30 GMT -6
A friend got five second opinions for his heart valve repair. His recovery was in a few days, rather than weeks or months.
GB
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 15, 2011 9:17:18 GMT -6
My mother is in a terminal situation similar to that which lasted months for my wife's grandmother who died living with us 20 years ago plus now I have a sudden death scenario (I could die if no one is around the next time my sugar drops to below 20) in addition a stress echo cardiogram yesterday revealed a small heart attack and I am pissing in a bottle for 24 hours today to get a more accurate laboratory result for my suddenly stage 3 Chronic Kidney Disease ... I am stressed and depressed but seeking professional help and medicines on all areas.
So, sleep deprivation adds an additional layer of mind numbing and less than normal judgement.
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 26, 2011 6:14:49 GMT -6
up particularly early ... angiogram this morning
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Post by fredorbob on Jul 27, 2011 3:01:26 GMT -6
At least you're diagnosed. My stomach (belly area, where intestines are) has been killing me for 10 years and 3 doctors have said they see nothing wrong. Fuck doctors and the hospitals, no offense to you know who. They're like lawyers and bankers as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 27, 2011 9:34:36 GMT -6
As my son, senior in college with all geeky friends, would say: "awesome sauce"
Thank you for your interest, I truly appreciate it.
No stent, bypass, etc resulted from the angio. The flow of blood to my heart is fine. The small portion that scared from the small heart in the area that divides the halves of the heart (Heart Septum) which was damaged. The rest of my heart muscle tissues are getting good amounts of blood without any significant blockage.
Bed rest and other cautionary temporary restrictions did not allow me to post before this morning. Today's restrictions are insignificant, allowing me to sit at the computer, while tomorrow the cautionary temporary restrictions will all be gone.
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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Jul 27, 2011 23:41:03 GMT -6
Jeff,
Are they saying that you have a damaged part of your heart? If so, that means you had a heart attack at some time in the past, and that blood flow was not normal at the time of the injury.
Also, are you taking anything other than Metformin for diabetes?
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Post by jeffolie on Jul 28, 2011 8:25:36 GMT -6
Jeff, Are they saying that you have a damaged part of your heart? If so, that means you had a heart attack at some time in the past, and that blood flow was not normal at the time of the injury. Also, are you taking anything other than Metformin for diabetes? Yes, the Kaiser cardiologists all said that I most likely had a heart attack creating scare tissue in the Heart Septum. Unfortunately, they can not date when it happened except to say that the last echo stress cardiograph that I had in 2005 did not indicate this damage; so, it happened anytime since then. I take Metformin twice a day with meals. I have been injecting long lasting insulin called Lantus once a day for about 3 years. My A1Cs are excellent because I adjust the quantity of Lantus as appropriate to my level of activity and calorie consumption. My stress level is high even with the relief knowing 1. the blood flow to the rest of my heart is not significantly blocked and relatively free flowing; and 2. a 24 hour urine protein lab on Monday showed the level of proteins passing throught was below 150 indicating no significant kidney issues and an ultrasound on Friday showing no abnormal kidney results (Kidney trouble was a significant stress issue because I have had 3 straight labs showing creatine levels that were too high and Glomerular Filtration Rates that were below 60). I am proactively acting to reduce the impact (with meds, therapy and classes)of these stressful situations resulting in a good nights sleep the Tuesday night which is the first good night's sleep I have had in months, but still must cope with some stress causes, for example: I could die sleeping or alone from Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) next time. 2 Hypoglycemia events in 2 months Event #1 during my sleep within the last 2 months killed right hand fingernails. I showed my destroyed, molted right hand fingernails during a visit to my regular, family doctor. New fingernail growth pushed forward the damaged fingernail spaces. The damage still can be seen on the edge of my middle fingernail. Event #2 about 6:15am yesterday I passed out, parametics meters read below their minimum 20 (normal for diabetics is 100 to 70). I spent most of the day in Kaiser Permanente' s Emergency. Sudden Hypoglycemia July 12th Hypoglycemia event exhausted, used all the available sugar in me in minutes leaving me passed out without enough sugar for the parametics to read. How sudden? At 5:30am my meter value was 65, I ate 2 tomatoes at 6:00am by 6:15, just 15 minutes later I passed out. I did not feel it coming. Fortunately, my wife and 2 adult children witnessed and acted to call parametics. I could die alone or during sleeping next time if no one is around or notices and calls the parametics.. None of the Kaiser doctors can account for the hypoglycemic events. Proactivly, now I have acquired glucose kits at home and I trained my family how to properly inject and how to read, meter my sugar level if they witness me repeat passing out from low blood sugar.
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