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Have Sleeping Problem, Stomach Pain, Under Stress. Medical Cure For This

Hi, I ve been leading a stressful life lately and my sleeping patterns are affected profoundly because of it. I sleep from 6 pm to 10pm and 2am to 6-7am, so my sleep is basically cut in half. I ve been trying to stay awake for the first period of the aforementioned sleeping times to go to bed at 11pm like a normal person but I get tired and eventually let my head hit the pillow at 7pm at the most. I ve been getting painful stomachaches because of this. How should I go about fixing this? Thanks in advance.
Wed, 20 Nov 2013
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Greetings .

Well it seems like your sleep-wake cycle has got disturbed which is leading to this sort of odd sleeping pattern that is affecting your quality of life and causing some physical symptoms like stomach ache. This can be managed by adhering to and practicing proper sleep hygiene and taking a sleep aid drug at night so that till morning you can get a refreshing uninterrupted sleep which shall correct this sleep-wake cycle disturbance.

You shall ask your family doctor to place you on a sleep aid drug called as zopidem at dose of 5mg to be taken at night half to one hour before sleep for at least 2 weeks which will bring back the normal sleep pattern . Alongside use of this drug you shall practice below mentioned sleep hygiene.

1) fix a time for sleep and waking up and rigorously adhere to that to establish discipline.
2) wear loose clothes , sleep in a well ventilated room which is dimly lighted.
3) Avoid heavy meals and coffee or aerated drinks at night.
4) Avoid watching television or listening to music late at night instead read a book or novel if not getting sleep at the desired time.
5) Do regular exercises and yoga along with maintenance of a healthy diet schedule.
6) change your sleeping room or bed for a few days so as to try a new environment for sleeping which can re-establish sleep at the desired time.
7) Avoid taking alcoholic beverages at night time.

So you shall apply this sleep hygiene in combination with zolpidem and hopefully this will take care of your underlying problem.As soon your normal sleep returns your stomach condition shall improve.

I hope this helps.

Wish you all the best.

Regards
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Have Sleeping Problem, Stomach Pain, Under Stress. Medical Cure For This

Greetings . Well it seems like your sleep-wake cycle has got disturbed which is leading to this sort of odd sleeping pattern that is affecting your quality of life and causing some physical symptoms like stomach ache. This can be managed by adhering to and practicing proper sleep hygiene and taking a sleep aid drug at night so that till morning you can get a refreshing uninterrupted sleep which shall correct this sleep-wake cycle disturbance. You shall ask your family doctor to place you on a sleep aid drug called as zopidem at dose of 5mg to be taken at night half to one hour before sleep for at least 2 weeks which will bring back the normal sleep pattern . Alongside use of this drug you shall practice below mentioned sleep hygiene. 1) fix a time for sleep and waking up and rigorously adhere to that to establish discipline. 2) wear loose clothes , sleep in a well ventilated room which is dimly lighted. 3) Avoid heavy meals and coffee or aerated drinks at night. 4) Avoid watching television or listening to music late at night instead read a book or novel if not getting sleep at the desired time. 5) Do regular exercises and yoga along with maintenance of a healthy diet schedule. 6) change your sleeping room or bed for a few days so as to try a new environment for sleeping which can re-establish sleep at the desired time. 7) Avoid taking alcoholic beverages at night time. So you shall apply this sleep hygiene in combination with zolpidem and hopefully this will take care of your underlying problem.As soon your normal sleep returns your stomach condition shall improve. I hope this helps. Wish you all the best. Regards