I take several meds as we all do; three inhalers and five oral meds. I have a very, very comfortable bed. I try not to drink anything past eight pm, I usually go to bed about eleven pm. About every hour on the hour, I wake up with extreme dry mouth and have to drink some water and get up to pee. This goes on all night long; when I finally get up it's like I got absolutely no sleep and I'm fatigued all day long; zero energy and imposible to get motivated. I'm sure this is common amongst us COPDers but I haven't seen any helpful replies. Help me if you can!!!
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Julie: The three day thing is from a recent government ad campaign directed at teens. The euphoria they get simply leads to long term use at which time they do become addicted, often leading to heroin use.
Don, I think the bit about 3 days is not necessarily true of all opioids. I had serious dental surgery twice and was on Percodan for over a week each time. As I recall, there was not necessarily so much relief from pain as the fact that it no longer seemed to matter - LOL. There was a nice warm/fuzzy feeling, and I can see where someone with a tendency for abuse might over indulge. However, I was definitely not tempted and always wrote down when I had taken my dose.
Glad you found a solution for your back pain and sleeplessness. In the US there is an real problem with opioid addiction; it's said to become addictive after just three days. For me, if 800mg of ibuprofen doesn't get it I'll live with the pain. As for sleeplessness, I get up several times a night and haven't gotten a good night's sleep since God only knows. However, mine is from BP and I know that's not your problem.
Read James 1:2-4; it might explain some of the things we go through.
Also read John 16:33.
Since I have been using Cannabis Oil for my back problems sleep well. It works better than synthetic opioids for pain with no side effects. The legal one that was manufactured in Canada was pretty useless but what I get now is made in someone's kitchen. Can get it here by word of mouth and soon know who makes what works and what is the rubbish. Unfortunately my Medical Insurance doesn't cover it but I have got to the point that whatever works and really tired of nasty side effects from some medications. The biggest bonus since the Cannabis Oil is the other half says I am looking 100% better.
I continued not drinking anything after 7:30 pm and I seem to be doing better, sleep for maybe three hours before having to get up which means I get up two or three times a night - much better than five times! With an enlarged prostate there is no way I can completely avoid getting up.
I know I am a shallow breather so when I get up, I do some serious PLB before falling back to sleep. I'll take what I can get.
I have always had the overactive brain problem and cannot fall asleep. With 1mg Xanax, I sleep well and wake with NO hangover. Only thing I have found that works for me. Ask doc to let you try it. I always take it on empty stomach.
I tried not drinking anything after 7:30 pm last night; it seemed to help a little bit, got maybe two and a half hours before having to get up. That lasted until about 5:00 am then I had to get up more frequently taking a sip of water each time.
C-pap not for me - if I couldn't tolerate the NIV respirator I won't be able to tolerate the C-pap. No sleep study either.
Will try my mask cannula tonight, it provides o2 even if I mouth breathe.
You might need a c-pap. You should have a sleep study done. You are sleeping with your mouth open and that drys it out. If you have periods of low oxygen that will wake you up too.