PeterL said...

Andy q wrote in :


I'm not a professional and don't even play one on TV! I can't be
trusted, except for a two-minute egg.

Andy




So go boil me one.............. and make sure it's bloody done right!!


You sound like my brother!

Andy

Andy q wrote in :

PeterL said...

Andy q wrote in :


I'm not a professional and don't even play one on TV! I can't be
trusted, except for a two-minute egg.

Andy




So go boil me one.............. and make sure it's bloody done
right!!


You sound like my brother!



Obviously the older brother.

If it's the younger brother............ you have *real* issus!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

PeterL said...

Andy q wrote in :

PeterL said...

Andy q wrote in :


I'm not a professional and don't even play one on TV! I can't be
trusted, except for a two-minute egg.

Andy




So go boil me one.............. and make sure it's bloody done
right!!


You sound like my brother!



Obviously the older brother.

If it's the younger brother............ you have *real* issus!!


Yeah, the older brother by 8 years.

Andy

Omelet wrote:

See my last post... I tend to clench my jaws when I'm falling asleep to
the point where I even bite my tongue. The pain wakes me up.

I now prop my jaw shut with a pillow when I remember to do it. That
might be contributing but it's involuntary, so how does one control
something like that?

Depending on why you're clenching your jaw (if you have more than
one...) you might get some relief from doing relaxation exercizes when
you lie down, like the corpse asana, or visualization.

If it's something specific going on in your life (work, home, family,
politics) it helps to deal with those, decide on concrete things you
can do, and accept the ones you can't act on.

But the main thing is to make an appointment with your dentist and get
checked for any physical problems first.

I have 3 caps from grinding my teeth til they broke. That's even
worse.

maxine in ri

Andy said...

So go boil me one.............. and make sure it's bloody done
right!!


You sound like my brother!



Obviously the older brother.

If it's the younger brother............ you have *real* issus!!


Yeah, the older brother by 8 years.

Andy


I did have the pleasure at 6 y.o. of sending him to the floor by kicking
him in the nuts. Self-defense! I ran away for the rest of the day until I
got sent home.

He got sent to Viet Nam, and came home different. Dammit!

Andy

In article , Andy q wrote:

Hey thanks for that Andy!

A CVS just recently opened up here in town. :-)

I did some checking and my insurance was not going to cover it.

I owe ya one.

Oh... Oh... hold on...

Om, I don't know anything about TMJ! I'm just a jerk with an appetite. I'm
not a professional and don't even play one on TV! I can't be trusted,
except for a two-minute egg.

Andy

Andy,

if you were clenching your teeth in the night, you may have been headed
for TMJ. ;-)
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"maxine in ri" wrote:

Omelet wrote:

See my last post... I tend to clench my jaws when I'm falling asleep to
the point where I even bite my tongue. The pain wakes me up.

I now prop my jaw shut with a pillow when I remember to do it. That
might be contributing but it's involuntary, so how does one control
something like that?

Depending on why you're clenching your jaw (if you have more than
one...) you might get some relief from doing relaxation exercizes when
you lie down, like the corpse asana, or visualization.

If it's something specific going on in your life (work, home, family,
politics) it helps to deal with those, decide on concrete things you
can do, and accept the ones you can't act on.

But the main thing is to make an appointment with your dentist and get
checked for any physical problems first.

I have 3 caps from grinding my teeth til they broke. That's even
worse.

maxine in ri

Knocking on wood, I've not damaged my teeth (yet) but the tongue biting
affects my speech when it does happen due to the swelling.

It's a PITA.

I have a referral now so will be scheduling an appt. in January, right
after my annual Endocrinolgist's appt.

Relaxation visualization is something I'm familiar with. I use it on
rare occasions for insomnia but don't practice it that often as
Melatonin works well for me.

Might be time to change that. ;-)

As for work stress, if the boss let's me pass on one level of
responsibility, that will reduce it drastically!
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Andy q wrote in :

Andy said...

So go boil me one.............. and make sure it's bloody done
right!!


You sound like my brother!



Obviously the older brother.

If it's the younger brother............ you have *real* issus!!


Yeah, the older brother by 8 years.

Andy


I did have the pleasure at 6 y.o. of sending him to the floor by
kicking him in the nuts. Self-defense! I ran away for the rest of the
day until I got sent home.

LOL!!!



He got sent to Viet Nam, and came home different. Dammit!



You don't want to go kicking him in the nuts anymore :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Omelet wrote in
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In article . com,
"maxine in ri" wrote:

Omelet wrote:

See my last post... I tend to clench my jaws when I'm falling
asleep to the point where I even bite my tongue. The pain wakes me
up.

I now prop my jaw shut with a pillow when I remember to do it. That
might be contributing but it's involuntary, so how does one control
something like that?

Depending on why you're clenching your jaw (if you have more than
one...) you might get some relief from doing relaxation exercizes
when you lie down, like the corpse asana, or visualization.

If it's something specific going on in your life (work, home, family,
politics) it helps to deal with those, decide on concrete things you
can do, and accept the ones you can't act on.

But the main thing is to make an appointment with your dentist and
get checked for any physical problems first.

I have 3 caps from grinding my teeth til they broke. That's even
worse.

maxine in ri

Knocking on wood, I've not damaged my teeth (yet) but the tongue
biting affects my speech when it does happen due to the swelling.

It's a PITA.


I haven't bitten my tongue *that* hard that it swells up.... mine just
kinda gets nipped and bleeds a bit.

But I have broken one of my teeth through clenching (from pain). That
brought on a trip to see a Specialist, who then ordered the Dept of
Defence to pay for my Occlusal Splint.



I have a referral now so will be scheduling an appt. in January, right
after my annual Endocrinolgist's appt.


Might be wise to get one of those plastic sports mouthguards to do you
in the meantime.



Relaxation visualization is something I'm familiar with. I use it on
rare occasions for insomnia but don't practice it that often as
Melatonin works well for me.


Just did a bit of Googling on melatonin......... I'm going to have to
get me some of that stuff!!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

Omelet wrote:
Hm. Aleve never worked for me for any other pain... Does it have
specific uses? It never helped other joint pain from arthritis.

Tylenol does nothing for me either.

Did you get a fitted night guard or a generic one?

I usually only used Aleve for menstrual pain. It's good for pain caused
by muscle spasms and seems to help some with my TMJ pain.

I have a dentist-fitted guard. I go in every few months to have it
adjusted.

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In article ,
PeterL wrote:

Knocking on wood, I've not damaged my teeth (yet) but the tongue
biting affects my speech when it does happen due to the swelling.

It's a PITA.


I haven't bitten my tongue *that* hard that it swells up.... mine just
kinda gets nipped and bleeds a bit.

The back of my tongue swells enough so that it hits my teeth when I
talk, and causes a slight lisp.


But I have broken one of my teeth through clenching (from pain). That
brought on a trip to see a Specialist, who then ordered the Dept of
Defence to pay for my Occlusal Splint.

Sorry. :-(




I have a referral now so will be scheduling an appt. in January, right
after my annual Endocrinolgist's appt.


Might be wise to get one of those plastic sports mouthguards to do you
in the meantime.

I plan on hitting CVS tomorrow.




Relaxation visualization is something I'm familiar with. I use it on
rare occasions for insomnia but don't practice it that often as
Melatonin works well for me.


Just did a bit of Googling on melatonin......... I'm going to have to
get me some of that stuff!!!



--
Peter Lucas

Melatonin works well for me. The dosage is very individual so if it does
not work, increase it. If the morning grogginess is too bad, cut back on
it. It makes me a bit groggy when I first wake up but it wears off in
about 10 to 15 minutes, then I'm fine.

And watch out for the dreams...... A common side effect (initially) is
weird dreams. Not nightmares per se', just weird dreams. That goes away
after a month or so once your mind catches up on all of the sleep you've
lost, or so it seems.

It's also a longevity supplement, and is supposed to help prevent colon
cancer as well.
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Charlene Charette wrote:

Omelet wrote:
Hm. Aleve never worked for me for any other pain... Does it have
specific uses? It never helped other joint pain from arthritis.

Tylenol does nothing for me either.

Did you get a fitted night guard or a generic one?

I usually only used Aleve for menstrual pain. It's good for pain caused
by muscle spasms and seems to help some with my TMJ pain.

So far, Ibuprofen works for both... I'll probably stick with it since
Aleve has failed me so badly.


I have a dentist-fitted guard. I go in every few months to have it
adjusted.

--Charlene

Thanks!
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But I have broken one of my teeth through clenching (from pain). That
brought on a trip to see a Specialist, who then ordered the Dept of
Defence to pay for my Occlusal Splint.

Sorry. :-(


Thanks, but no need for it. I'm alive, I have all my limbs, I'm retired,
the fishing and crabbing is good, life is good :-)





Just did a bit of Googling on melatonin......... I'm going to have to
get me some of that stuff!!!



Melatonin works well for me. The dosage is very individual so if it does
not work, increase it. If the morning grogginess is too bad, cut back on
it. It makes me a bit groggy when I first wake up but it wears off in
about 10 to 15 minutes, then I'm fine.


What size tablets do you take?
Looking online, it seems we have 3mg 5x
and 3mg 6x
and 5mg 6x

http://tinyurl.com/sam9j




And watch out for the dreams...... A common side effect (initially) is
weird dreams. Not nightmares per se', just weird dreams.



Weird dreams would be a blessing :-)
They might just stop the nighmares.



That goes away
after a month or so once your mind catches up on all of the sleep you've
lost, or so it seems.


Sleep debt. After about 30 odd years of 4 hour sleeps, I think I might be
owed a couple of hours :-)



It's also a longevity supplement, and is supposed to help prevent colon
cancer as well.

Bonus!!

It's sold in Health Food shops over here, so as soon as I get some spare
time, I'm going to be getting a couple of bottles. One for me, and one for
the SO :-)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

'Enjoy today, it was paid for by a veteran'

http://www.beccycole.com/albums/vide...ter_girl.shtml

In article ,
PeterL wrote:

Sorry. :-(


Thanks, but no need for it. I'm alive, I have all my limbs, I'm retired,
the fishing and crabbing is good, life is good :-)


Attitude is good, that makes the difference. :-)

I love this quite from Ben Franklin:

"Humans are the only animal that can change their entire life by simply
changing their attitude", or something like that.

I try to live my life somewhat by that concept.

I've found that attitude is everything.

Melatonin works well for me. The dosage is very individual so if it does
not work, increase it. If the morning grogginess is too bad, cut back on
it. It makes me a bit groggy when I first wake up but it wears off in
about 10 to 15 minutes, then I'm fine.


What size tablets do you take?
Looking online, it seems we have 3mg 5x
and 3mg 6x
and 5mg 6x

http://tinyurl.com/sam9j

Avoid the homeopathic one. Homeopathy has it's place but in my opinion
(ymmv), dosage is everything with Melatonin, or so I have found from
personal experience.

I use a sub-lingual, "Source Naturals" brand at 2.5 mg. Orange flavored.
I take anywhere from 1/2 of one to 2 complete ones depending on how many
hours of sleep I want to get.

Unlike sleep drugs, I can still sleep lightly and am awakened by changes
in sounds that I am attuned to. They just help you sleep more soundly,
they don't knock you out.


And watch out for the dreams...... A common side effect (initially) is
weird dreams. Not nightmares per se', just weird dreams.



Weird dreams would be a blessing :-)
They might just stop the nighmares.

Perhaps...
but I have occasionally had precognitive dreams using it.
That's not always a blessing.

You might not have the genetics for that tho'.

That goes away
after a month or so once your mind catches up on all of the sleep you've
lost, or so it seems.


Sleep debt. After about 30 odd years of 4 hour sleeps, I think I might be
owed a couple of hours :-)

Heh! That's the way I see it....
Melatonin does not work for everyone but I think that those it does not
work for might not be using it right. That's very much a personal
opinion tho'.

5-HTP is another natural sleep aid worth looking in to. I'm giving it to
my dad at the moment as Melatonin was not enough for him.


It's also a longevity supplement, and is supposed to help prevent colon
cancer as well.

Bonus!!

It's sold in Health Food shops over here, so as soon as I get some spare
time, I'm going to be getting a couple of bottles. One for me, and one for
the SO :-)

I hope it helps you as much as it did me.......
Chronic sleep deprivation is a real problem.
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