Are You Sleeping?

I participated in an Ambassador program on behalf of Influence Central for Pernix Therapeutics. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation.
For the past 2 months we have talked about sleep and how hard it can be to achieve. We started with the United States of Insomnia, and last month I shared some Shut Eye Strategies for a Good Night’s Sleep. I hope you tried some of the strategies and even more-so, I hope they helped.

When I exercise, which isn’t often enough, I do usually exercise in the morning, before I get my day started. I do get comfortable as early as possible and some nights a good book is just the escape I need. We have even changed up our TV viewing habits at night. Since most shows we watch are DVRd anyway, we have started watching the more intense shows early in the evening and ending with something light that makes us laugh so we are more relaxed at bed time. I’ve done horrible at signing off my iPad and hour before bed time. I have gotten better at signing off 30 minutes before bedtime though, so that is progress. I sleep in a dark room…but I cannot sleep without the TV on. I have slept with the TV on since I was in elementary school and if my brain doesn’t have something familiar on TV to focus on, I can’t get to sleep or stay asleep. Believe me, I have tried!

So, how did you do with the shut eye strategies? Are you sleeping any better? If you haven’t tried them, go back to my previous post and check it out. We all need a good night’s sleep. If you have tried these strategies and still have trouble sleeping, it may be time to have a talk with your doctor about your lifestyle, routine and sleep symptoms to see if a prescription sleep aid like SILENOR®, which helps you stay asleep throughout the night and wake in the morning might be just the help you need. Don’t worry, SILENOR® can be used regularly and it’s not associated with a risk of abuse or physical dependence.

Your health depends on getting good sleep, to learn more about how to achieve a full, uninterrupted night’s sleep visit Wanttosleepmore.com

Full SILENOR® ISI: SILENOR® is a prescription sleep medicine that is used to treat people with insomnia who have trouble staying asleep. Call your doctor if your insomnia worsens or is not better within 7 to 10 days. This may mean that there is another condition causing your sleep problem. Be sure that you are able to devote 7 to 8 hours to sleep before being active again. SILENOR® should be taken within 30 minutes of bedtime. Do not take with alcohol or with other medicines that can make you sleepy. If you are on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) or have taken a MAOI within the past two weeks, you should not take SILENOR®. You should not take SILENOR® if you have an eye problem called narrow angle glaucoma that is not being treated, if you have severe urinary retention, or if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in SILENOR®. You should not drive or operate machinery at night after taking SILENOR®. Until you know how you will react to SILENOR®, you should be careful in performing such activities during the day following taking SILENOR®. Before you take SILENOR®, tell your doctor if you have a history of depression, mental illness or suicidal thoughts. You should call your doctor right away if after taking SILENOR® you walk, drive, eat or engage in other activities while asleep. Drowsiness is the most common adverse event observed in clinical trials. For more information, please see the complete Prescribing Information, including the Medication Guide, at https://www.silenor.com/Content/pdf/prescribing-information.pdf. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.