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Originally Posted by ThisWayOut
I can fall asleep, manage about 3 or 4 hours, then I wake up again. Sometimes I can falk back asleep, but most of the time I'm up for several hours until the sun starts to come up... I just can't shut my brain off in the middle of the night. Even though I know only my wife and animals are in the house with me, I tense at every noise.
I was thinking of investing in a weighted blanket. It was one of the only ways I could sleep at the hospital without then drugging me to a stupor. I just wish they were less expensive. I get that a lot of time and effort goes into making them, but it sucks to drop nearly $200 when you have very little disposable income.
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Totally understand about lack of disposable income. I also hate the idea of drugs to sleep since I already have sleep apnea, really don't need anything else to suppress my breathing.
Shutting down the head is exactly what my problem is, but not sure why. My T said to try some relaxation exercises before bed, or the grounding exercise where you find so many things of a certain color, so many different smells, and even touch. That did help but I forget to do them.
Oh lawd, can't imagine a heavy blanket with my hot flashes. May spontaneously combust
Gotta love hormones, not.