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[ronott1]

I'll be up for hours. Insomnia is visiting this week

It's 9:30 here...going to take some melatonin tonight though...

 

[Latestarter]

Used to be able to function for weeks and more at a time with 2-3 hours of sleep a night. Now I'm lucky if I can get that much and really wish for more. Insomnia sucks. Didn't sleep last night and ended up dozing most of the morning. About flipped when I looked at the time on my phone and it was almost 4:30 in the afternoon. <sigh> At least being retired I don't have to punch somebody else's time clock... But then here it is 11:30 at night and I'm about to go try sleeping once again...

 

[maddysmamaw]

As soon as I lay down my brain is like a hamster on a wheel.

 

[ronott1]

As soon as I lay down my brain is like a hamster on a wheel.

Yep, That is where melatonin helps- going to sleep and stopping the hamsters

 

[maddysmamaw]

Stupid leg cramps don't help. Insomnia has always been a close companion. Part of being bipolar. DH can fall asleep in seconds. Makes me wanna put a pillow over his face.

 

[maddysmamaw]

Most meds react badly with my chemistry or don't mix well with my thyroid medicine. Best I can do is dos xx and a hot bath with lavender. More often I toss and turn till my roosters start crowing

 

[CapricornFarm]

As soon as I lay down my brain is like a hamster on a wheel.

I concentrate on my breathing when that happens. In, out, in , out. Pretty boring so i fall asleep.

 

[maddysmamaw]

Bypassed dos xx in favor of my misty Canadian friend, but there is a lone cricket outside the bathroom window who is taking his job way too seriously. Totally disrupting my calgon time. I'm sitting here soaking and onsidering the fire power I'd need to take him out.

 

[maddysmamaw]

Oops. Had a small spill. Somebody call the coast guard. Yeah. I know I'm babbling. So sue me. Just don't take my chickens or my swords. (Insomnia sux)

 

[maddysmamaw]

First cricket: Subject has exited the bathroom. I repeat. Subject has exited the bathroom. Over.

Second cricket: iPhone light spotted in bedroom. Over.

First cricket: Commence chirping. Over.

Second cricket. Heard. Over.

oO(sigh)