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posted October 05, 2008 09:44 PM         

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Has anyone experienced the side effects of headache and depression I've read so widely about online? Has it helped you at all? Thanks so much.

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posted October 06, 2008 06:44 AM         

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Has what helped you, my friend?

Has a headache helped you? What would a side effect be that would be helpful?

koiflower xox

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posted October 06, 2008 08:21 PM         

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I guess I should have written the question more clearly. Has Lunesta helped anyone fall asleep without the widely reported side effects of headache and depression?

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posted October 06, 2008 10:41 PM         

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Warm milk with a bit of sugar and vanilla...or a hit of children dose Benedryl work better and safer.

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posted October 07, 2008 12:15 PM         

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Thank you LEXX. I'll try the children's benedryl. I remember my mom used to take some benedryl before bed and it seemed to help. I just hope it doesn't make me hungry. I have an interview tomorrow for a data abstractor position at a hospital, so I pray that I am with it, or at least appear to be. LOL.

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posted October 13, 2008 02:45 PM         

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Update

Hi Lexx. Thanks for the advice on Benodryl as a sleep-aid. I took two childrens grape flavored dissolving tablets and I was asleep within the hour! I honestly didn't think it would work, but it did, and it tastes great. Thanks again.

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posted October 15, 2008 10:51 PM         

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I spoke too soon, I'm afraid. It seemed to deepen my depression, making me very angry. Back to the drawing board.

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posted October 15, 2008 11:10 PM         

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HHmm..Benedryl should not cause depression. I know the adult dose can groggy one out too much.
I have found B12 to be an energy and mood lifter.
If I think of anything else I will let you know.
Oh yeah....
a sound machine and an eye mask works well for some folks!

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posted October 15, 2008 11:17 PM         

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Which thing are you seeking.....good sleep or alleviation of depression and anger?
Is lack of sleep causing the the anger and depression, or is the depression causing lack of sleep?
And...how are your sinuses?

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posted October 18, 2008 02:56 AM         

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I've read that a deficiency of B-12 can result in depression among other things. I take B-12 about once or twice a week, so I thought I'd take it every day for a month to see if there's any improvement.

As for your questions:

*My sinuses ache when it rains, especially on the right side of my head. I can't even put on a turtle-neck or go out when it’s windy. My primary care provider sent me to an eye doctor and they're fine. The ole process of elimination.

* I would like to alleviate both. What came first, the chicken or the egg? I've been this way on and off ever since I can remember. Every person who used to baby-sit me have commented on what a little night owl I was.

I am in the process of reading Brain-Switch Out of Depression by A.B. Curtiss, and what she says makes a lot of sense in regards to taking control of your thinking by redirecting your thoughts. Here is her website which better explains ideas of stopping depression in its tracks. http://www.depressionisachoice.com/index.html

My lack of sleep is distorting my memory and the way I see things in general. It is hard to even write this post...almost a struggle. Day by day, you know?

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posted October 18, 2008 10:28 AM         

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Yes I do know and sympathize. All that you described is how it is for my partner too.
Thanks for the link, I will show it to him.
I need B12 by injection. Some folks cannot digest oral B12.

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posted October 18, 2008 05:21 PM         

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I'll have to ask my doc about the injections. I'm sure we'll have to do a blood test first. I like your quote. It's what I'm trying to do. It's my birthday today, so I'm trying to think on the positive side. Is there another phrase for positive side? It's getting a bit old.

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posted October 18, 2008 09:18 PM         

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Some positive quotes!

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Motivational Quotes about Life
Just trust yourself, then you will know how to live.

Tagore: Motivational Quotes about Life
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

George Bernard Shaw: Motivational Quotes: Life
Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got a hold of for the moment,
and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Eleanor Roosevelt: Motivational Quotes: Life
Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

A Zen Saying: Famous Life Quotes
Sit quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.

Henry David Thoreau: Famous Quotes about Life
Our truest life is when we are in our dreams awake.

Emily Dickinson: Famous Quotes: Life
The mere sense of living is joy enough.

Albert Einstein: Good Life Quotes
There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

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posted November 01, 2008 08:30 PM         

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Have you tried melatonin?

It saved me.

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posted November 05, 2008 09:54 PM         

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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life.

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for posting these quotes! I'm feeling much better this week as the Dementors living up my a$$ must have found another home.

Hi, Lady Neptune! No, I have not tried this method-is it available over the counter?

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posted November 13, 2008 08:54 PM         

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Yes, it is an OTC product. It's the only thing that ever worked for me.

Natrol makes a good one.

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posted November 15, 2008 12:15 AM         

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I'll check out Wal-mart tomorrow. Thank you! My doc perscribed ambien, and I was thinking of taking one tonight. I was on it a few years ago, but I relied on it for nightly usage. I only want to take one and make sure to sleep 7 hours, so I can feel tired the next night naturally. The trick is staying awake and not wanting to escape through sleep. We'll see, I'll post my experience by this time next week.

Chow

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