This is my problem. I go to bed at a decent time. I feel very tried and ready to sleep. I have taken all of my meds (including the Seroquel that is supposed to help me sleep, but does not). I get into bed and toss and turn and maybe doze a bit, then awaken. That goes on for about 3 hours. Finally, I fall asleep, but it isn't a restful, hard sleep.

After about 5 hours of sleeping I awaken. I cannot fall back to sleep. So I get up and eat breakfast, do some chores, get online and check things. Sometimes I do some art work. The entire time I am very tired. Fatigued, even...achy, barely able to function. Finally I cannot, literally cannot, keep my eyes open any more. So I go lie down. Then I fall sound asleep into a restful, deep sleep. By the time I awaken it's late morning - or even early afternoon. But I feel quite rested and able to function.

My question is for those of you who have problems with your sleep. How do you structure your life around your sleep issues? For example, you cannot function (driving would be unsafe) until you get enough sleep, which means sleeping until about noon. BUT, let's say you must keep an appointment that you have at 11 a.m.

What do you do? Do you just make sure you never schedule anything in the morning? Do you end up cancelling a lot of appointments? How do you cope with the problems with your sleep?