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 Dec 2018 I weaned off Lexipro and caffeine for weeks due to not having a doctor at Camarena Oakhurst Health Center. I had no withdrawal symptoms, was sleeping 8 hours a night.\\
-My restless leg outbreak was sudden (ramped up in 2 days), after many extreme-stress incidents. For me the issue was partially caused by stress and partially caused by a inconsistent intake of caffeine. So now in the mornings I take a little bit of caffeine and I don't have any caffeine the rest of the day. My problems involving stress were seemingly caffeine withdrawal and fighting with my mother, but I suspect a bodily infection. And finance issues with purchasing a 1936 show room truck around Christmas. And then licensing that truck. And a leaky roof at home. And detailing my new truck. I was not having as much exercise at the time. And I had stress Trauma from emotional rage from not being on Lexapro in a long time. It was difficult to control my anger. It was not seemingly Lexapro withdrawal because I safely weaned off of the Lexapro for a month. I was only off Lexapro because my to prior doctor Jennifer Franchuck and another, at Camarena Health had been removed or left. Walmart Pharmacy kept telling me the doctor don't approve my RX prescriptions. Also rain got into my truck during a windstorm. This was a high influx of stress going on and my body had a breakdown. I think restless legs is when the body injects acid into the muscles and tissues. Also I have been regulating my zinc and magnesium and calcium and potassium and iron to make sure I'm getting all of those and now I'm also making sure I get vitamin D and a full spectrum vitamin B. One of our relatives says they are allergic to Soy so I'm going to get a allergy test too. I am allergic to the acid in coffee and I don't have the enzyme for milk, also I have been drinking a lot of tonic water with the Quinine chemical. I ordered the concentrate quinine pills just in case. Also I ordered the valerian root chemical in case it may help me sleep at night. . Also I have ordered a TENS electrode machine just like my landlord has, which has four electrodes that go on to the leg muscles. That machine has helped me to tire out my muscles at night. Monthly I will be checking my A1C and blood pressure and blood nutrients and my weight. Weight is a serious problem because fat chokes out the heart and can cause a heart attack.
+My restless leg outbreak was sudden (ramped up in 2 days), after many extreme-stress incidents. For me the issue was partially caused by stress and partially caused by a inconsistent intake of caffeine. So now in the mornings I take a little bit of caffeine and I don't have any caffeine the rest of the day. My problems involving stress were seemingly caffeine withdrawal and fighting with my mother, but I suspect a bodily infection. And finance issues with purchasing a 1936 show room truck around Christmas. And then licensing that truck. And a leaky roof at home. And detailing my new truck. I was not having as much exercise at the time. And I had stress Trauma from emotional rage from not being on Lexapro in a long time. It was difficult to control my anger. It was not seemingly Lexapro withdrawal because I safely weaned off of the Lexapro for a month. I was only off Lexapro because my to prior doctor Jennifer Franchuck (spelling?) and another, at Camarena Health had been removed or left. Walmart Pharmacy kept telling me the doctor don't approve my RX prescriptions. Also rain got into my truck during a windstorm. This was a high influx of stress going on and my body had a breakdown. I think restless legs is when the body injects acid into the muscles and tissues. Also I have been regulating my zinc and magnesium and calcium and potassium and iron to make sure I'm getting all of those and now I'm also making sure I get vitamin D and a full spectrum vitamin B. One of our relatives says they are allergic to Soy so I'm going to get a allergy test too. I am allergic to the acid in coffee and I don't have the enzyme for milk, also I have been drinking a lot of tonic water with the Quinine chemical. I ordered the concentrate quinine pills just in case. Also I ordered the valerian root chemical in case it may help me sleep at night. . Also I have ordered a TENS electrode machine just like my landlord has, which has four electrodes that go on to the leg muscles. That machine has helped me to tire out my muscles at night. Monthly I will be checking my A1C and blood pressure and blood nutrients and my weight. Weight is a serious problem because fat chokes out the heart and can cause a heart attack.
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+BASIC TIMELINE;\\
+My meds for about 5 years are lexipro. About 3 years on previstat, metformin.\\
+The last month of December 2018, I weaned off of all my medications, peacefully with no problems. During that time, my anxiety slowly increased into anger because of family and buying a truck. A few days before Feb, I was starting to miss sleep and asked more about my Lexipro refills. About Feb 2, Camarena Oakhurst let me know I now have a doctor Rex who refilled my Lexipro prescription.\\
+Insomnia since a few days before Feb, ongoing.\\
+Insomnia started as a few hours every third day, now zero hours of sleep.
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+Feb 12. Blood lab shows high white blood cells. 11.6 is mine, 3.4 to 10.8 is normal.
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+I follow all AASM Certified sleep hygiene rules: Dark cool room, no bright light 3 hours before sleep, no caffeine/fluids/alcohol or large meals before bed. Get out of bed if no sleep for 20min (For me 1hr). Window open 1cm for permanent oxygen flow. I eat 1 cup oatmeal at 7am, no junk food, and run 0.5 miles to wake my muscles. I step my pills, I don't take them at the same time, and I take my fiber pill far apart so it doesn't wash away my Lexipro.\\
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+I feel like a insanely-awake zombie in the mornings, hot shivers and unstable steps. Noon I usually feel fairly healthy but unstable and weak. I feel angry at night due to boredom and frustration and mild restless legs tickling my body.\\
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+I need… I would like a overnight oxygen meter on my wrist, to determine if I get enough oxygen at night and day. I would like a Sleep Center Study to certify what kind of sleep apnia or insomnia I have. Is it apnia or insomnia. Muscle twitches, shallow breath, REM timing. Do I need to try 1 teaspoon CBD oil before bed.\\
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+* May need a visit to… Central Valley Sleep Disorder Center is at 475 E. Almond Ave. Suite 107. Madera, CA, 93637. Phone: (559) 674-1219. Provides AASM Home Sleep Apnea Tests, but are they ok with Calviva Medi-Cal? Camarena carries doctor-usage blood oxygen meter, but not for overnight take-home use, so the referral department can recommend a overnight sleep monitor.
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 Feb 15, 2019: I'm still not getting much sleep, about 1 hour at night and 30 minutes around 7am. Only having a tiny bit of restless legs in one ankle from 11pm to 9am, so hanging upside down on my Inversion Table helps some. I have ceased taking too much Calcium and this has improved some of my leg tension problem, I was taking too much Calcium. My potassium pills haven't arrived yet so I eat 10 baby carrots a day. I'm also eating 1 pear or apple per day, just to be healthy. I feel fine during the day, but am sleepy. Meditation has helped a LOT, at night I imagine a doctor is inserting a needle into my scalp, with a healing formula in it. Praying to God has also helped me relax greatly.
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-* **Feb 22, 2019** after 8:45am appointment with Dr Chico at Coarsegold CA Camarena Health Clinic. No sleep last night. Night felt 5 days long, my sense of time was wrong. My body muscles have been twitching more. Fast dark flickers in my eyesight. Body temperpature changes cause terror that takes awhile to subside, and if it doesn't subside then I have temporary loss of motor control and shivers. At night I force myself to breathe as the muscle/motor control fluctuates. Doctor Patricia D Chico MD quickly doubled my sleeping dose of Trezodone from minimal to 100mg. She gave me a neurology test of reflexes, walking, eyesight, motor control, motor strength/speed/reflex/duration, and I failed the test because my body twitches and has intermittent motor control along with intermittent strength from high to none. I don't know if my blood has any infections, or if I have a tumor. Doctor nurse said my daytime blood-oxygen is fine. Doctor said my issue may have been related to stress or medications at first, but appears to be a brain issue at the moment and not related to any medication. She says a sleep specialist and overnight Sleep Study would not apply because I'm unable to sleep at all, so first a neurologist will contact me to document my progress and possibly scan my brain for damage or unique behavior or shape. A friend at my local mail center recommended I try CBD-Seed-Oil (liquid weed) but I'm deciding if that could have any bad effects. Two friends at the mail center (Tes Adams and Jen O' Yates) heavily recommended the brain doctor Dr Horvat (209) 966-0850 in Maraposa because he takes Calviva Medi-Cal insurance and has saved many people from tumors. Next Chico appointment next week 3-1-19 at 9:30am. I await the neurologist to call to confirm Camarena's referral department has determined a appointment date (likely in Madera).
+* Feb 18, 2019. 9:44am, still no sleep. I feel weak, tense tired muscles, hot shivering, tired but can't sleep. Called RiteAid to refill RX's, they were unaware of me, so I called Camarena who says RiteAid should have been aware of me, but that my RX's have no available refills, so they'll ask my doctor to give more refills and to RiteAid. I got an 11am appointment with the standing doctor at Camarena, to order a sleep study and hopefully CPAP with oxygen, because my doctor is away for Presidents Day.
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-* Feb 18, 2019. 9:44am, still no sleep. I feel weak, tense tired muscles, hot shivering, tired but can't sleep. Called RiteAid to refill RX's, they were unaware of me, so I called Camarena who says RiteAid should have been aware of me, but that my RX's have no available refills, so they'll ask my doctor to give more refills and to RiteAid. I got an 11am appointment with the standing doctor at Camarena, to order a sleep study and hopefully CPAP with oxygen, because my doctor is away for Presidents Day.
+* Feb 18, 2019. 11am Met a stand-in doctor at Camarena Oakhurst, due to my Dr. Rex being away on holiday. Fit woman with dark short hair named "Dr Chico". She said my body went through major trauma and is normalizing. She renewed my Lexipro/Previstat/Metformin at Oakhurst RiteAid, and added a low dose of the sleeping pill Trazodone which aids my Lexipro. Drugs.com says to be careful with Lexipro and Trazodone, as they can cause an overdose called Serotonin Syndrome. I feel very tired, my restless legs are mild, and I'm still shaking. At 8pm I'll take Lexipro and Trazodone together with food. Today is Presidents Day 2019.
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-* Feb 18, 2019. 11am Met a stand-in doctor at Camarena Oakhurst, due to my Dr. Rex being away on holiday. Fit woman with dark short hair named "Dr Chico". She said my body went through major trauma and is normalizing. She renewed my Lexipro/Previstat/Metformin at Oakhurst RiteAid, and added a low dose of the sleeping pill Trazodone which aids my Lexipro. Drugs.com says to be careful with Lexipro and Trazodone, as they can cause an overdose called Serotonin Syndrome. I feel very tired, my restless legs are mild, and I'm still shaking. At 8pm I'll take Lexipro and Trazodone together with food.
+* Feb 19, 2019: I took Valarian Root earlier in the day and it didn't have a bad reaction with me, but it didn't make me sleepy either. I took my Lexipro and Travostat and Prevestat at 8pm. I suspect either the Previstat or Valarian Root kept me awake again. So I will certainly stop the ValarianRoot, and also I will stop my multivitamin and cherry tart pill. I'm extremely sleep deprived, going on about 24 days. I've been sleep deprived about three days longer than I've been back on lexipro. I've been on Trevostat 2 days now, and it can take 4 weeks to build up in my body. I do everything possible to sleep. In the AM and PM I use a TENS electric zapping machine on my legs, to limit the shivering in my body.
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-* Feb 19, 2019: I took Valarian Root earlier in the day and it didn't have a bad reaction with me, but it didn't make me sleepy either. I took my Lexipro and Travostat and Prevestat at 8pm. I suspect either the Previstat or Valarian Root kept me awake again. So I will certainly stop the ValarianRoot, and also I will stop my multivitamin and cherry tart pill. I'm extremely sleep deprived, going on about 24 days. I've been sleep deprived about three days longer than I've been back on lexipro. I've been on Trevostat 2 days now, and it can take 4 weeks to build up in my body. I do everything possible to sleep. In the AM and PM I use a TENS electric zapping machine on my legs, to limit the shivering in my body.
+Feb 20. 7pm I had a terror attack for no reason, had 95% immobility (paralized about three minutes), was able to make it to my bed and it subsided completely.
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+* Feb 21, 2019. Same, 2 more days of no sleep. Last night I tried a 15-pound Weighted Comforter and it felt nice.
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+* **Feb 22, 2019** after 8:45am appointment with Dr Chico at Coarsegold CA Camarena Health Clinic. No sleep last night. Night felt 5 days long, my sense of time was wrong. My body muscles have been twitching more. Fast dark flickers in my eyesight. Body temperature changes cause terror that takes awhile to subside, and if it doesn't subside then I have temporary loss of motor control and shivers. At night I force myself to breathe as the muscle/motor control fluctuates. Doctor Patricia D Chico MD quickly doubled my sleeping dose of Trezodone from 50mg minimal to 100mg. She gave me a neurology test of reflexes, walking, eyesight, motor control, motor strength/speed/reflex/duration, and I failed the test because my body twitches and has intermittent motor control along with intermittent strength from high to none. I don't know if my blood has any infections, or if I have a tumor. Doctor nurse said my daytime blood-oxygen is fine. Doctor said my issue may have been related to stress or medications at first, but appears to be a brain issue at the moment and not related to any medication. She says a sleep specialist and overnight Sleep Study would not apply because I'm unable to sleep at all, so first a neurologist will contact me to document my progress and possibly scan my brain for damage or unique behavior or shape. A friend at my local mail center recommended I try CBD-Seed-Oil (liquid weed) but I'm deciding if that could have any bad effects. Two friends at the mail center (Tes and Jen) heavily recommended the brain doctor Dr Horvat (209) 966-0850 in Maraposa because he takes Calviva Medi-Cal insurance and has saved many people from tumors. Next Chico appointment next week 3-1-19 at 9:30am. I await the neurologist to call to confirm Camarena's referral department has determined a appointment date (likely in Madera).
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+Feb 23- 20min of in-and-out of awareness, otherwise awake.
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+Feb 24, I massaged my legs with 1/2 inch steel pole, and vibrated my legs for 3 hours. Evening - 10-min of in-and-out of awareness, otherwise awake.
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+Feb 25- AM I felt really good and almost healthy, but still tense muscles. In the AM I requested Lunesta over the phone, so doctor will look it over today. I made a large chart of what meds work with Lexipro and what don't. Tomorrow I may dry CBD Full-Spectrum oil.\\
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-* Feb 21, 2019. Same, 2 more days of no sleep. Last night I tried a 15-pound Weighted Comforter and it felt nice.\\
+Feb 26, same, no sleep, leg hurts 10 out of 10, so I started using Salonpas JetSpray Menthol and it helps pretty good. I may soon insist my doc put me on Lunesta, to reverse my muscle pain by getting sleep. \\
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-Tools and Terms to Know for Sleep Apnia or Insomnia, and Anxiety, and Restless Leg Syndrome, RLS (all mashed together). \\
+Tools and Terms to Know for Sleep Apnia or Insomnia, and Anxiety, and Restless Leg Syndrome, RLS (all mashed together).\\
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-* Sleep Apnia vs Insomnia: In short.. Apnia is when you stop breathing at night and choke or snore, while insomnia is problems staying asleep. \\
+* Sleep Apnia vs Insomnia: In short.. Apnia is when you stop breathing at night and choke or snore, while insomnia is problems staying asleep.\\
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-* Blood Lab: One day a week, my doctor office has a person who collects blood and takes a few days to generate a report about the nutrients and issues in my blood, such as fats and blood sugar and blood cell count. The doctor quickly examines the cover page only, but I request all pages to see what nutrients I am low in. \\
+* Blood Lab: One day a week, my doctor office has a person who collects blood and takes a few days to generate a report about the nutrients and issues in my blood, such as fats and blood sugar and blood cell count. The doctor quickly examines the cover page only, but I request all pages to see what nutrients I am low in.\\
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-* Step your pills: Some pills are for the morning, noon, afternoon, or bedtime. Not all at once. Fiber pills wash out your body so you don't want to take them with an important pill, wait 2 hours. Drowsy pills are often taken before sleeping. Take pills with food in your stomach so you don't get a stomach ache. I have high potassium and misc low nutrients, so a all-purpose multivitamin is not for me, but multivitamins are usually harmless because they dissolve quickly in water and into your urin stream. Most multi-vitamins are either expensive overkill or aren't needed at all. \\
+* Step your pills: Some pills are for the morning, noon, afternoon, or bedtime. Not all at once. Fiber pills wash out your body so you don't want to take them with an important pill, wait 2 hours. Drowsy pills are often taken before sleeping. Take pills with food in your stomach so you don't get a stomach ache. I have high potassium and misc low nutrients, so a all-purpose multivitamin is not for me, but multivitamins are usually harmless because they dissolve quickly in water and into your urin stream. Most multi-vitamins are either expensive overkill or aren't needed at all.\\
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-* Apnia Sleep Study Center: Few sleep centers let you sleep there anymore, the popular trend is to have heart/oxygen/twitch/breath/REM sensors on you overnight at your home. \\
+* Apnia Sleep Study Center: Few sleep centers let you sleep there anymore, the popular trend is to have heart/oxygen/twitch/breath/REM sensors on you overnight at your home.\\
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-* Regular Doctor Visits: Every 6 months the doctor will give you an A1C Blood report, it has to do with the effects of sugar in your blood. The doctor can do a blood lab to examine other qualities of your blood. The doctor needs a continual log of your health in order to have a relationship with you, and to ensure your health insurance is in working order. \\
+* Regular Doctor Visits: Every 6 months the doctor will give you an A1C Blood report, it has to do with the effects of sugar in your blood. The doctor can do a blood lab to examine other qualities of your blood. The doctor needs a continual log of your health in order to have a relationship with you, and to ensure your health insurance is in working order.\\
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-* State Insurance sometimes means low-quality. \\
+* State Insurance sometimes means low-quality.\\
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-* CPAP Machine: A small box that helps regulate your breaths, and sometimes can offer oxygen. Comes with machine and long soft tubing with breathing mask or nose clamps. It makes a quality seal so no air escapes if you move. The cleaning machine is separate and can cause lung bacteria if you don't clean the CPAP. Your doctor's referral employee will tell your doctor what CPAP machine your insurance covers, so your doctor prescribes a sleep study which then lets you get a CPAP machine if it's proven that you need it. Air pressure starts slow, and intensifies as you sleep. CPAP used every night, can ease choking, snoring, shallow breaths, low oxygen, and breathing pauses. "Oral Appliance Therapy" is a mouth insert which is a tiny alternative to a CPAP machine, and must be custom-fit and will gently reposition your jaw and tongue. There are also nasal surgeries to help you sleep. \\
+* CPAP Machine: A small box that helps regulate your breaths, and sometimes can offer oxygen. Comes with machine and long soft tubing with breathing mask or nose clamps. It makes a quality seal so no air escapes if you move. The cleaning machine is separate and can cause lung bacteria if you don't clean the CPAP. Your doctor's referral employee will tell your doctor what CPAP machine your insurance covers, so your doctor prescribes a sleep study which then lets you get a CPAP machine if it's proven that you need it. Air pressure starts slow, and intensifies as you sleep. CPAP used every night, can ease choking, snoring, shallow breaths, low oxygen, and breathing pauses. "Oral Appliance Therapy" is a mouth insert which is a tiny alternative to a CPAP machine, and must be custom-fit and will gently reposition your jaw and tongue. There are also nasal surgeries to help you sleep.\\
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-* TENS Machine: Safe electrical zapping, has stickers you attach electric wires to, and it vibrates or shakes your muscles. To help blood circulation or distract you from pain. I love mine, it has many presets and intensity settings. I don't use the included inferred laser, but it can help sooth deep muscle tissue. \\
+* TENS Machine: Safe electrical zapping, has stickers you attach electric wires to, and it vibrates or shakes your muscles. To help blood circulation or distract you from pain. I love mine, it has many presets and intensity settings. I don't use the included inferred laser, but it can help sooth deep muscle tissue.\\
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-* Overnight Oxygen Monitor: A smartwatch or band which records your normal breathing in the day, and compares it to your breathing and habits at night, to ensure you are getting enough oxygen at night. A sleep study covers this so you shouldn't need to buy your own. Lack of oxygen in your body can create High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Stroke, Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes, and Depression. \\
+* Overnight Oxygen Monitor: A smartwatch or band which records your normal breathing in the day, and compares it to your breathing and habits at night, to ensure you are getting enough oxygen at night. A sleep study covers this so you shouldn't need to buy your own. Lack of oxygen in your body can create High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease, Stroke, Pre-Diabetes and Diabetes, and Depression.\\
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-* Weighted Blanket, 15lb and 20lb: Available many places, it's a comforter with pockets of small heavy glass beads, which puts pressure on the legs to encourage you to stay still and not fidget before and during sleep. \\
+* Weighted Blanket, 15lb and 20lb: Available many places, it's a comforter with pockets of small heavy glass beads, which puts pressure on the legs to encourage you to stay still and not fidget before and during sleep.\\
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-* Deep Tissue Massage: Moderate to tissue massage to make some people sleepy, and help circulation in the legs to limit Restless Leg Syndrome. \\
+* Deep Tissue Massage: Moderate to tissue massage to make some people sleepy, and help circulation in the legs to limit Restless Leg Syndrome.\\
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-* AASM Certified Sleep Hygiene and General Sleep Advice: Dark cool room, no bright light 3 hours before sleep, no caffeine/fluids/alcohol or large meals before bed. Get out of bed if no sleep for 20min (For me 1hr). Window open 1cm for permanent oxygen flow. I eat 1 cup oatmeal at 7am, no junk food, and run 0.5 miles to wake my muscles. I step my pills, I don't take them at the same time, and I take my fiber pill far apart so it doesn't wash away my Lexipro. \\
+* AASM Certified Sleep Hygiene and General Sleep Advice: Dark cool room, no bright light 3 hours before sleep, no caffeine/fluids/alcohol or large meals before bed. Get out of bed if no sleep for 20min (For me 1hr). Window open 1cm for permanent oxygen flow. I eat 1 cup oatmeal at 7am, no junk food, and run 0.5 miles to wake my muscles. I step my pills, I don't take them at the same time, and I take my fiber pill far apart so it doesn't wash away my Lexipro.\\
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-* Adult Nightmare Disorder: Adults who often have nightmares Reported by people with other mental disorders such as PTSD and depression. "Image rehearsal therapy" is a technique that involves altering the content of a nightmare by creating a new set of positive images and rehearsing the rewritten dream scenario while awake. Another treatment is hypnosis, and general sleep disorder therapy. \\
+* Adult Nightmare Disorder: Adults who often have nightmares Reported by people with other mental disorders such as PTSD and depression. "Image rehearsal therapy" is a technique that involves altering the content of a nightmare by creating a new set of positive images and rehearsing the rewritten dream scenario while awake. Another treatment is hypnosis, and general sleep disorder therapy.\\
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-* Sleep issues... More information: Do a Google or YouTube search and look for their source material. http://sleepeducation.org/ has a ton of sleep related articles. \\
+* Sleep issues… More information: Do a Google or YouTube search and look for their source material. [[http://sleepeducation.org/|http://sleepeducation.org/]] has a ton of sleep related articles.\\
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-* Restless Legs... Magnesium leg lotion, can help people low on magnesium, because you'll be massaging your legs to enhance circulation. \\
+* Restless Legs… Magnesium leg lotion, can help people low on magnesium, because you'll be massaging your legs to enhance circulation.\\
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-* Restless Legs... Moderate morning exercise, and light evening exercise, to keep your strength and circulation up. \\
+* Restless Legs… Moderate morning exercise, and light evening exercise, to keep your strength and circulation up.\\
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-* Restless Legs... A blood lab can help you to determine if you are short on potassium, zinc, iron, magnesium, or other elements which may effect your legs. \\
+* Restless Legs… A blood lab can help you to determine if you are short on potassium, zinc, iron, magnesium, or other elements which may effect your legs.\\
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