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chockers wrote:BarbieGirl wrote:Mary, sorry you are having such bad nights. My personal experience was that i had HRT for 18 months, when you come off it you still get some symptoms for a few weeks, but wasnt too bad. Now I wake due to dry mouth due to Sjogren's and having to get up to wee at least twice every night, drives me crazy!! cutting down on fluids makes no difference at all. One evening had nothing after 7pm, and still was up in the night. Read somewhere it could be connected to Sjogren's - irritable bladder or something!! what with that and hips and other joints hurting, might as well shoot myself (only joking honest!!!) hope your nights get easier x Barbara Get you self down to boots and buy biotene products for dry mouth and use them you will so much better . best too get a leaflet too show you how too use them and when . Dentist will help Doc will be useless you can get some stuff on doctors prit .A memory foam bed helps the aches and drink its not the ans off getting up in the night strong wee more pees leave off caffnee after say 4 oclock and dont wind your self up before bed time . christine ~Chrissie, thanks for advice, I do use biotene toothpaste and mouthwash. I use viscotears eye gel too. My GP says I can have it on script once officially diagnosed. How do I get the leaflet? We are planning on getting memory foam topper so that should help too. I do drink caffeine free tea after 5pm (Ilove my tea) but dont have anything too late, apart from horlicks if I cant sleep and if its not too hot. Not due for dentist appt for a while, but will mention it then. Thanks Chrissie x BARBARA
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Aw, poor you, I sympathise with insomnia, it is SO awful!
I tried everything too and nothing (especially music in my ears!) helped.
You could try a herbal tonic like Calm's? Verbena and Valerian are the two herbs for help with sleeplessness...
Much love,
Amanda
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Hi Mary, Do you live near the sea, if so go for a run in the car and go for a walk along the beach for a while, the sea air may help you to sleep. I don't suppose there is anything worse than being unable to sleep. I thankfully don't have this problem I could sleep for Britain. But my husband has a sleep problem too, and I know how much he is affected by it. He drinks Valarian Tea which helps but I don't know if it would be suitable with RA drugs, you could check it may help. Hope you feel better soon. Lorna x 
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Hi Lorna
no we do not live near the sea
we live in beautiful place where there are mountains woods and a lot of grass also wild horses sheep etc
I sit at a place called the keepers (princess Margeret's ex burried his horse there) it is a very beautiful quite place I do a lot of thinking there
but it is a bit dark at night time (I do not want to scare any-one in the dark)
but thanks for that
take care
Mary L
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BarbieGirl wrote:chockers wrote:BarbieGirl wrote:Mary, sorry you are having such bad nights. My personal experience was that i had HRT for 18 months, when you come off it you still get some symptoms for a few weeks, but wasnt too bad. Now I wake due to dry mouth due to Sjogren's and having to get up to wee at least twice every night, drives me crazy!! cutting down on fluids makes no difference at all. One evening had nothing after 7pm, and still was up in the night. Read somewhere it could be connected to Sjogren's - irritable bladder or something!! what with that and hips and other joints hurting, might as well shoot myself (only joking honest!!!) hope your nights get easier x Barbara Get you self down to boots and buy biotene products for dry mouth and use them you will so much better . best too get a leaflet too show you how too use them and when . Dentist will help Doc will be useless you can get some stuff on doctors prit .A memory foam bed helps the aches and drink its not the ans off getting up in the night strong wee more pees leave off caffnee after say 4 oclock and dont wind your self up before bed time . christine ~Chrissie, thanks for advice, I do use biotene toothpaste and mouthwash. I use viscotears eye gel too. My GP says I can have it on script once officially diagnosed. How do I get the leaflet? We are planning on getting memory foam topper so that should help too. I do drink caffeine free tea after 5pm (Ilove my tea) but dont have anything too late, apart from horlicks if I cant sleep and if its not too hot. Not due for dentist appt for a while, but will mention it then. Thanks Chrissie x I GOT THE LEAFLET from the dentist just tells you when too use the stuff Do you use the moistering mouth gel and stuff like that ?You need too use the high floridie toothpaste to halt the sorjins roting teeth and also the dry mouth mouthwash i think the best time to use it is after brushing ????I do some before some after .I get the toothpaste of the dentist ( not biotine ) christine The chocolate eating housewife ...The washer woman .....naughty lady
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