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Question

hello...
well firstly im 22yr old female studying to be a dentist. im in my final yr. exams are coming up in few months. mm... actually one thing thats most important to me is sleep... which im unable to enjoy. every night i wake up at 2am & stay awake til 6am then i doze for an hr and rush to college. this makes me fatigued,poorly rested & irritable. i've tried reading something or closing my eyes shut.. counting sheeps ??? nothing works... i tried anxiolytics once... i still woke up but kinda stayed up for 2 hrs then managed to sleep.am i depressed? i used to go through severe chronic depression in my 1st yr where i had irregular sleep patterns and had severe back ache. i tend to be a worry wart & run away from my problems. my other medical problems are - hypothyroid,poly cystic ovarian disease & peptic ulcer disease.off late i've even developed migraine which typically occurs during my stressed out times...
please help

Answer 1

Sleep problems and physical pain are often signs of Major Depression. With your history of depression, the likelihood of a re-occurance is high. I suggest that you find a good psychiatrist (often universities have a decent mental health service) who can help with the sleep and provide an antidepressant. You will also likely need a good therapist to help you cope with all the pressures you face and help you learn healthier coping strategies. Keep in mind, though, that if a person is quite depressed, you can't talk yourself out of it and psychotherapy is of limited value without an antidepressant on board.

Answer 2

So sorry to read your message.

Something for sure is troubling your mind. Thats the reason why it is unable to shutdown.

There are some things that can make you feel that your problems are managable. Think about all the not-so-fortunate people of Lebanon, Gaza, Iraq, Sri lanka who don't know what will happen to them the next second. Imagine the sufferrings of hunger in most parts of Africa. All the civil wars. On the other hand, there are so many girls around the world who are exploited, forced into doing things against their wishes... how about people sufferring from AIDS, without eye-sight, carrying cancer cells etc etc.

May be you are in better position than some of them. The things that are troubling you may not be that worthy.

If you can, seek professional assistance. Talk to a clinical pshychiatrist. Some medications will improve your sleep and help a faster transition to normalcy. All the very best :) Cheers

Answer 3

sounds like you are just sooooo stressed. Thank goodness you are in your last year. talk to any medical student and they will tell you sleep is all they want. Try not to do anything stimulating after about 8 or 9. take a warm bath with candles around. soft music and undisturbed. a small glass of wine wouldn't hurt. soak a while. then go straight to bed, no tv or reading. I like white noise in my bedroom. I have a low hum of an aircleaner. I breath deep while relaxing. start at the toes and imagine them relaxing. move up the ankles, shins, knees, thighs etc. visualizing each group relaxing. you might have to practice it several times. there are also cassettes you can get that will help you doze off. I've used those too. my brain just has a hard time winding down. You will probably be a whole lot better after school. hang in there. m

Answer 4

First, make sure that your room is DARK. I mean cover all of your windows and anything else that it takes. The sun regulates our sleep paterns, and artificial light tends to make us sleep lighter. Then go to your local health food store, and get some melatonin. Suspension works best, but sublingual tabs work pretty well too. Melatonin is a chemical that our bodies secrete when the sun goes down and the world gets dark. It is a natural sleep aid. You might have to take a higher dose than normal, but as long as you keep within the guidelines on the packaging, there should be no problem. I have done this off and on for years, and I have found that the key is that when you feel sleepy, go to bed RIGHT THEN, don't wait and do this or that. The effect wears off pretty quickly. I end up sleeping a good deep sleep, but then when I wake up, I feel rested, and not at all drowsy.

Answer 5

Calm down!!
Before you get ready for bed, start about an hour to an hour and a half before bed and try to wind down. Take a nice bath, or read a book. People are in such a hurry today that they think they can just jump under the covers and turn off like a light. It doesn't work that way. As an adult, we only need about 4 hours of sleep anyway.
Have a glass of milk before you turn in, sometimes this helps too.
If you continue to have these problems, and nothing helps, see your doctor, and ask for a non- habit forming sleep aide.
* Sitting on the computer all night won't help, either.

Answer 6

Amelia,

Try doing more relaxing things before heading to bed for instance do not eat or drink anything and don't watch t.v or read. There are studies that show that this can sometime prevent you from falling asleep or sleeping throughout the night. Try to esta- blish a set bed time and adhere to it as much as possible. Also make your bed the designated area for sleeping only. If you tend to study and watch t.v. on your bed it could also be part of your problem. Best of luck and I hope some of this helps you.

Answer 7

You mean the determinant? Mathematicians aren't any more fond of discrimination than anyone else. If you're in Cal I or earlier, perhaps your teacher is referring to factorization? Or since it's quadratic, the quadratic formula will do the trick. (though technically it is derived from information about determinants, by using it you never actually compute one...) If you're working in the complex numbers, it's possible that your teacher is simply referring to the fact that you know, up to multiplicity, that there will be exactly two roots. If the function is continuous, (since you said quadratic I'm assuming it's a polynomial and therefore continuous), then you can use the intermediate value theorem and find ranges that contain roots just by plugging in a few numbers. Your teacher probably means one of these, and most likely, the first one.

Answer 8

First of all i'm suprised that someone studying in a quasi-medical profession would seek advice from yahoos. Would you think it wise of me to ask the general public about root canal procedure?
You obviously have some serious medical conditions that need to be investigated. The correct source of such information is a doctor. If I were in your shoes I'd have a sleep study done.

Answer 9

HI MY NAME IS SUSAN, AND I GO THRU THE SAME THING, I'M JUST NOT IN SCHOOL!! YES THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM, YOU ARE JUST NOT SELF ASSURED THAT YOU CAN DO, YOU CAN, YOU ENROLLED DIDNT YOU? THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART!!

TRY THIS, OK, I DO AND I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND LUEKEMIA, AND I CAN TAKE THIS, SO IT SHOULDNT MESS WITH ANY MEDS YOU ARE ON.... BUY A BOTTLE OF "MELATONIN" ITS NOT EXPENSIVE, GET IT ANY LOCAL DRUG STORE, THEN GET A BOX OF "SLEEPY TIME TEA" YOU CAN BY THIS AT THE GROCERY STORE, YOU CAN MIX THEM!!! ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE YOU GET READY TO LAYDOWN TAKE BOTH OF THESE ( YOU DRINK THE TEA HOT, AND DO ADD SOME SUGAR!!) ITS ALL NATURAL, NOT BAD TASTING EITHER!!! THOSE "OVER THE COUNTER" SLEEP PILLS, ALL THEY ARE IS BENADRYL PLUS A PAIN RELIEVER, READ THE INGREDIANTS!! TRY THIS ONE WEEKEND THAT WAY YOU CAN REALLY TELL HOW IT IS GOING TO DO!! GOOD LUCK, AND HANG IN THERE!!

Answer 10

The word "chronic" (you said, yourself, "depression") suggests a problem that will coming back. Sleeplessness is often related to depression. See your doctor. Do one fun little thing or yourself evry day, and get into a support group with folks similar to yourself. Your problems obviously aren't going away on their own, so you'll have to take the initial steps for getting the help you need. None of us does anything completely on our own.