Is there a connection with cfers and insomnia?

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to have really bad insomnia. For a while, I routinely went to bed at 7am. I eventually figured out that was due to a mold and mildew problem in my apartment. (Mold and mildew are more active at night.) Throwing out the furniture that was the most badly effected was a major turning point. My sleep issues have gradually been getting better in recent years.

Something that I did for probably over 2 years: melatonin in the evening, about 30 minutes before bedtime, and co-q-10 in the morning. Co-q-10 is the co-enzyme of melatonin. It is made in the body in a complex process with many steps. If there is a bottleneck at any step, it can lead to a deficiency. Most people are prone to a deficiency, especially as they get older. Taking co-q-10 wakes the brain up and causes the body to produce a little more melatonin about 12 hours later. Taking melatonin alone does not cause the body to produce more co-q-10. Melatonin has some immune system functions. I speculate that when someone is really ill, melatonin may get used up for immune functions and there may not be enough left over for sleep functions and this may help promote insomnia, in addition to drug side effects and so forth. I recently dropped the melatonin but I am still taking co-q-10.

I still have sleep issues at times, like after being exposed to a sick person at work, but I sleep a lot better these days than I did for many years.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to have really bad insomnia. For a while, I routinely went to bed at 7am. I eventually figured out that was due to a mold and mildew problem in my apartment. (Mold and mildew are more active at night.) Throwing out the furniture that was the most badly effected was a major turning point. My sleep issues have gradually been getting better in recent years.

Something that I did for probably over 2 years: melatonin in the evening, about 30 minutes before bedtime, and co-q-10 in the morning. Co-q-10 is the co-enzyme of melatonin. It is made in the body in a complex process with many steps. If there is a bottleneck at any step, it can lead to a deficiency. Most people are prone to a deficiency, especially as they get older. Taking co-q-10 wakes the brain up and causes the body to produce a little more melatonin about 12 hours later. Taking melatonin alone does not cause the body to produce more co-q-10. Melatonin has some immune system functions. I speculate that when someone is really ill, melatonin may get used up for immune functions and there may not be enough left over for sleep functions and this may help promote insomnia, in addition to drug side effects and so forth. I recently dropped the melatonin but I am still taking co-q-10.

I still have sleep issues at times, like after being exposed to a sick person at work, but I sleep a lot better these days than I did for many years.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to have really bad insomnia. For a while, I routinely went to bed at 7am. I eventually figured out that was due to a mold and mildew problem in my apartment. (Mold and mildew are more active at night.) Throwing out the furniture that was the most badly effected was a major turning point. My sleep issues have gradually been getting better in recent years.

Something that I did for probably over 2 years: melatonin in the evening, about 30 minutes before bedtime, and co-q-10 in the morning. Co-q-10 is the co-enzyme of melatonin. It is made in the body in a complex process with many steps. If there is a bottleneck at any step, it can lead to a deficiency. Most people are prone to a deficiency, especially as they get older. Taking co-q-10 wakes the brain up and causes the body to produce a little more melatonin about 12 hours later. Taking melatonin alone does not cause the body to produce more co-q-10. Melatonin has some immune system functions. I speculate that when someone is really ill, melatonin may get used up for immune functions and there may not be enough left over for sleep functions and this may help promote insomnia, in addition to drug side effects and so forth. I recently dropped the melatonin but I am still taking co-q-10.

I still have sleep issues at times, like after being exposed to a sick person at work, but I sleep a lot better these days than I did for many years.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to have really bad insomnia. For a while, I routinely went to bed at 7am. I eventually figured out that was due to a mold and mildew problem in my apartment. (Mold and mildew are more active at night.) Throwing out the furniture that was the most badly effected was a major turning point. My sleep issues have gradually been getting better in recent years.

Something that I did for probably over 2 years: melatonin in the evening, about 30 minutes before bedtime, and co-q-10 in the morning. Co-q-10 is the co-enzyme of melatonin. It is made in the body in a complex process with many steps. If there is a bottleneck at any step, it can lead to a deficiency. Most people are prone to a deficiency, especially as they get older. Taking co-q-10 wakes the brain up and causes the body to produce a little more melatonin about 12 hours later. Taking melatonin alone does not cause the body to produce more co-q-10. Melatonin has some immune system functions. I speculate that when someone is really ill, melatonin may get used up for immune functions and there may not be enough left over for sleep functions and this may help promote insomnia, in addition to drug side effects and so forth. I recently dropped the melatonin but I am still taking co-q-10.

I still have sleep issues at times, like after being exposed to a sick person at work, but I sleep a lot better these days than I did for many years.

 

[MicheleGazelle]

I used to have really bad insomnia. For a while, I routinely went to bed at 7am. I eventually figured out that was due to a mold and mildew problem in my apartment. (Mold and mildew are more active at night.) Throwing out the furniture that was the most badly effected was a major turning point. My sleep issues have gradually been getting better in recent years.
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<br />Something that I did for probably over 2 years: melatonin in the evening, about 30 minutes before bedtime, and co-q-10 in the morning. Co-q-10 is the co-enzyme of melatonin. It is made in the body in a complex process with many steps. If there is a bottleneck at any step, it can lead to a deficiency. Most people are prone to a deficiency, especially as they get older. Taking co-q-10 wakes the brain up and causes the body to produce a little more melatonin about 12 hours later. Taking melatonin alone does not cause the body to produce more co-q-10. Melatonin has some immune system functions. I speculate that when someone is really ill, melatonin may get used up for immune functions and there may not be enough left over for sleep functions and this may help promote insomnia, in addition to drug side effects and so forth. I recently dropped the melatonin but I am still taking co-q-10.
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<br />I still have sleep issues at times, like after being exposed to a sick person at work, but I sleep a lot better these days than I did for many years.

 

[mom2lillian]

my new cf doctor is also a sleep medicine doctor, he runs dual practices--busy guy. Anyway he confirms that YES it is very very common if you have breathing issues when awake to have breathing issues when asleep which = sleeping problems. I just had a sleep study done about a week ago and am looking forward to seeing the results---though in true 'F.U fashion' from my body I slept really well that night.

 

[mom2lillian]

my new cf doctor is also a sleep medicine doctor, he runs dual practices--busy guy. Anyway he confirms that YES it is very very common if you have breathing issues when awake to have breathing issues when asleep which = sleeping problems. I just had a sleep study done about a week ago and am looking forward to seeing the results---though in true 'F.U fashion' from my body I slept really well that night.

 

[mom2lillian]

my new cf doctor is also a sleep medicine doctor, he runs dual practices--busy guy. Anyway he confirms that YES it is very very common if you have breathing issues when awake to have breathing issues when asleep which = sleeping problems. I just had a sleep study done about a week ago and am looking forward to seeing the results---though in true 'F.U fashion' from my body I slept really well that night.

 

[mom2lillian]

my new cf doctor is also a sleep medicine doctor, he runs dual practices--busy guy. Anyway he confirms that YES it is very very common if you have breathing issues when awake to have breathing issues when asleep which = sleeping problems. I just had a sleep study done about a week ago and am looking forward to seeing the results---though in true 'F.U fashion' from my body I slept really well that night.

 

[mom2lillian]

my new cf doctor is also a sleep medicine doctor, he runs dual practices--busy guy. Anyway he confirms that YES it is very very common if you have breathing issues when awake to have breathing issues when asleep which = sleeping problems. I just had a sleep study done about a week ago and am looking forward to seeing the results---though in true 'F.U fashion' from my body I slept really well that night.

 

[Jeana]

When I am not fighting a flareup, I sleep fine, even with a 2-month-old to feed in the night. (Breastfeeding is so much easier than bottlefeeding! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) When I have a flareup, sleep is a thing of the past. I cough and cough and take Benadryl and am lucky if I get 3-4 hours asleep. Sometimes this happens too when I have postnasal drip (from sinus infection or allergies), even though I am not having a flareup. The other time I don't sleep well is in the hospital. LOL!

 

[Jeana]

When I am not fighting a flareup, I sleep fine, even with a 2-month-old to feed in the night. (Breastfeeding is so much easier than bottlefeeding! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) When I have a flareup, sleep is a thing of the past. I cough and cough and take Benadryl and am lucky if I get 3-4 hours asleep. Sometimes this happens too when I have postnasal drip (from sinus infection or allergies), even though I am not having a flareup. The other time I don't sleep well is in the hospital. LOL!

 

[Jeana]

When I am not fighting a flareup, I sleep fine, even with a 2-month-old to feed in the night. (Breastfeeding is so much easier than bottlefeeding! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) When I have a flareup, sleep is a thing of the past. I cough and cough and take Benadryl and am lucky if I get 3-4 hours asleep. Sometimes this happens too when I have postnasal drip (from sinus infection or allergies), even though I am not having a flareup. The other time I don't sleep well is in the hospital. LOL!

 

[Jeana]

When I am not fighting a flareup, I sleep fine, even with a 2-month-old to feed in the night. (Breastfeeding is so much easier than bottlefeeding! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) When I have a flareup, sleep is a thing of the past. I cough and cough and take Benadryl and am lucky if I get 3-4 hours asleep. Sometimes this happens too when I have postnasal drip (from sinus infection or allergies), even though I am not having a flareup. The other time I don't sleep well is in the hospital. LOL!

 

[Jeana]

When I am not fighting a flareup, I sleep fine, even with a 2-month-old to feed in the night. (Breastfeeding is so much easier than bottlefeeding! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) When I have a flareup, sleep is a thing of the past. I cough and cough and take Benadryl and am lucky if I get 3-4 hours asleep. Sometimes this happens too when I have postnasal drip (from sinus infection or allergies), even though I am not having a flareup. The other time I don't sleep well is in the hospital. LOL!

 

[Tumbleweed]

i fall sleep too late also. my treatments are the last thing i do before bed. repeated pounding of the cpt puts me to sleep. but yes, i need to go to sleep earlier too!

 

[Tumbleweed]

i fall sleep too late also. my treatments are the last thing i do before bed. repeated pounding of the cpt puts me to sleep. but yes, i need to go to sleep earlier too!

 

[Tumbleweed]

i fall sleep too late also. my treatments are the last thing i do before bed. repeated pounding of the cpt puts me to sleep. but yes, i need to go to sleep earlier too!

 

[Tumbleweed]

i fall sleep too late also. my treatments are the last thing i do before bed. repeated pounding of the cpt puts me to sleep. but yes, i need to go to sleep earlier too!

 

[Tumbleweed]

i fall sleep too late also. my treatments are the last thing i do before bed. repeated pounding of the cpt puts me to sleep. but yes, i need to go to sleep earlier too!