Sleep and nocturnal incontinence
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A truly beautiful and special post from you @Maymay941! I'm glad you went to bed last night with such a feeling of inner peace. And I am thankful this forum is here and that we all have the insight of how to use it in the best way possible. I have not been here all that long myself and I wish I could have gotten to know everyone a lot sooner. Even in this short time I feel enriched and more empowered by everyone here. This forum is a special place for me, just as it is for everyone here.
And you are so right, this incontinence is a gift and we all know how to use that gift to help and encourage others and, as you say, be our best selves. My impression is all of the people here are extraordinary people who not only are great but do great things!
And you are so right, this incontinence is a gift and we all know how to use that gift to help and encourage others and, as you say, be our best selves. My impression is all of the people here are extraordinary people who not only are great but do great things!
And boy, are we succeeding!
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@Inconinmiss I’m curious; how many doses of Zoliclone (same thing as Zolpidem/Ambien in the U.S.) do you receive per month? In the U.S. it’s very rare to be given more than 5-10 doses per year. I used to get 30 per month but now I can only get five, thanks to the opioid crisis, which has nothing to do with Ambien. Even Tramadol is on a tight leash in the U.S., even though it’s rarely abused and isn’t a real opioid. I’d sleep a lot better if I had Ambien and/or Tramadol every night. I have excruciating knee osteoarthritis and my spine is self-fusing. Tramadol here is usually only prescribed for a couple of weeks following a bone surgery. The U.S. has become wayyyyyy too strict about prescribing prescriptions that fewer than 0.02% abuse.
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Both my knees have been replaced because of severe arthritis. No longer having knee pain is a great relieve, but arthritis in my shoulders and spine is a problem that often keeps me awake at night. My doctor prescribes zopliclone (which is a sleeping pill( and up to 400 mg of tramadol per day for the arthritis pain (although I rarely need to take more than 200 mg per day). However, I’m Canadian; and prescribing practices here may well be somewhat different than in the States. I really can’t understand the reluctance to prescribe tramadol in the States. It’s a very effective pain reliever but does not produce a “high” and is very rarely abused. My life would be very much worse without tramadol to ease the arthritis pain.
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