Living with Ataxia

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Hi Ive had Ataxia for 38 years now I'm on no medication but find it increasly difficult to relax or sleep. I find I am also on the go. Does anybody else have this problem?

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Thanks but non are appliable to me I sleep without much movement or snoring and dont have tireness during the day. Thanks again

Sarah

Alan Thomas said:
this is from the MSA newsletter in 2004, but it might help.

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Hi Sarah,
I've got the same problem of' not being able to get much sleep of a night.
I spend the nights tossing and turning,or holding a conversation with myself.
Tried a memory foam mattress,and found it got me too hot,tried valerian without much sucess,only a hang over feeling the next morning.
Brother says he'll hit me over the head with a rubber mallet,and see if i sleep then lol
Regards
Joan

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Hello Joan
Rubber mallett!!!
Seriously in my previous life when there was a lot going on in the office, I couldn't sleep, so tried Valerian. It was a waste of time. I didn't sleep it just made me ill.
Regards
Carol

Joan Bainbridge said:
Hi Sarah,
I've got the same problem of' not being able to get much sleep of a night.
I spend the nights tossing and turning,or holding a conversation with myself.
Tried a memory foam mattress,and found it got me too hot,tried valerian without much sucess,only a hang over feeling the next morning.
Brother says he'll hit me over the head with a rubber mallet,and see if i sleep then lol
Regards
Joan

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Yes a mallet is extreme I found a great sleep CD called Sleep by June Whittle available from Amazon it puts me in a deeper sleep even if my body is fighting sleep this makes it easier to drop back off to sleep when I wake up. Of course there are nights when I have trouble not doing anything............maybe I should do less in the day lol

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