insomnia

I came across a great infographic that shows how the brain is affected when it's short on sleep. You can see it at the link below: http://mic.com/articles/104472/what-sleep-deprivation-does-to-your-brain-in-one-stunning-infographic Because folks with epilepsy are more vulnerable to brain stress...

Hello all! I haven't posted for a while due to being very busy, as well as dealing with lots of medication changes. We discovered that I respond exceedingly well to Zonegran; however, it gives me such bad insomnia that the first time I tried it I didn't sleep for four days. If anyone has...

:e::hello: hello everyone! i'm new here, i came across this forum on google at 6am. see, i suffer from insomnia as well as juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. i was diagnosed about 3years ago and although i've come to terms with the fact that i have epilepsy it's still very hard for me to deal with it...

There have been studies about this before, but it was recently highlighted again in the NY Times: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/really-using-a-computer-before-bed-can-disrupt-sleep/ Artificial light from computer screens can suppress or reduce levels of melatonin, potentially...

The only medicine I had.... and it was working so well, has lately been giving me huge problems. The last four weeks, I have been getting a lot more seizures and convultions, than I remember normally having. Also... I have spent the last 4 days with something that feels like angina cramps...

I've suffered from chronic insomnia for the past 7 years. It's been longer than that but I used Melatonin for relief before prescription meds. I have to alternate between Ambien 10mg, Ambien CR 12.5mg and Lunesta 3mg. I've tried Sonata, Trazadone and some heavy duty Benadryl drug I can't recall...

The topic of insomnia appears semi-frequently on epilepsy forums. Since sleep is so important in maintaining a high seizure threshold, I thought I'd post an all natural tip for falling asleep that I find effective when I am keyed up and have trouble falling asleep. It's called progressive...