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insomnia after waking

Hi, I'm a 30 yr. old female with recurring sleep problems, and am having a "set" of symptoms making sleep extremely difficult (when possible!)

I've formerly taken several remedies including Phosphorus and Carcinosinum (both approx. 3 yrs. ago) by a Homeopath, and I have taken Aconitum Napellus 30c many times for sleep, but recently stopped taking it as I was doing a heavier treatment of Arsenicum Album 200c for acute problems. I also used to take Calms Forte for sleep which have no effect on my current symptoms. The A.A. seemed to bring a lot of "stuff" up and I did recently have an aggravation, but waited it out with improvement.

My remaining symptoms occur when I try to fall back to sleep after awakening(I never sleep through the night, never have). Unlike previous years, I now wake up sometimes after as little as 3 or 4 hours of sleep (used to always be 5-6 hours)and am exhausted but can not fall back to sleep due to:

*muscle spasms/twitching (seem to be shoulder, arm and hands/fingers)(a bit like a recurring startle reflex each and every time I begin to drift off)

*involuntary swallowing, making a "click"-ing noise in my upper throat as soon as I begin to fall asleep

I remain exhausted and very sleepy but cannot fall back to sleep regardless of meds/herbs, etc. This now goes on for hours and I never feel truly awake, nor can I attain full sleep. These symptoms occur slightly when I first go to sleep but not enough to keep me from initially falling asleep.

I'm concerned about over-treating with homeopathics and I am currently under the care of a Traditional Chinese Med Doctor, but would like to try to resolve these symptoms as soon as I can.

Any ideas are appreciated! Thanks!
 
  zameisje on 2006-04-20
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
You have to first decide....r. u. going to take homeo treatment or chinese med treatment.

The two cannot go together.

For homeopathic treatment:

On three consective Sundays take :
Sulphur 200 (one dose each sunday).

Other days: Coffea Cruda 200

two doses in a gap of one hour before going to bed.

Post results after 10 days.

Best,
Pankaj Varma
 
PANKAJ VARMA last decade
Pankaj,

I was interested in your prescription and shall await her response with interest.

Joe
 
Joe De Livera last decade
Thank you Pankaj for your response. It has recently occurred to me that I may be further confusing the remedy picture by using both Chinese Med. and homeopathy.

My Chinese practitioner would like me to stop homeopathics for the time being. I have had extremely good results with Chinese herbs for everything except sleeplessness! Because it seemed I could use the low potency Aconitum Napellus without it seeming to carry over for longer than 24 hours, I have continued to seek another, similar, homeopathic remedy.

I will take and finish my herbal formula within a week's time, if I do not experience noticable improvement with those, I will wait a few days and begin your prescription. It is interesting as I've never come up with either Sulphur or Coffea Cruda on my own or while working with a Constitutional Homeopath. I appreciate your help and will post again if/when I begin your regimine!
 
zameisje last decade

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