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Re; need some advice

ginnyw
ginnyw CSN Member Posts: 1
edited March 2014 in Lung Cancer #1
Check with your doctor on what's best for you. I tried Xanax for a while (for anxiety that keeps you awake), now I use Ambien, it's a mild sleeping pill. I take 5-10mg a night. Sometimes even that doesn't work and that's why I'm awake at 2:45 AM.
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  • pancho
    pancho CSN Member Posts: 15 Member
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    I DON'T KNOW IF I'm writing in the right place but I want to thank you ginnyw,I was begining to think I was the only one to lose my sleep with my chemo.I'll check with my doctor see if he'll give me something to sleep.Are you very tired too and can't sleep?Like I lay down I'seem to rest my body but I feel like a sombie without no sleep. thanks again.later..
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