I hope everyone is having a good day! I've read all the posts, but I can't keep up to respond to them all! I'm sorry for those of you experiencing insomnia. moose, if I get around 4 hr. or less of sleep 3 nights in a row, I contact my doctor because mania comes on me fast and then psychosis with hallucinations and blackouts. We just need sleep for our bodies to function well, that's the bottom line. It seems a lot of mental health and even just general overall health suffer with lack of good sleep.

Last night when I took my night meds, I swallowed a pill wrong. It stuck in my throat and I think I got some of it dissolved in water down my trachea. I right away was finding breathing difficult (not impossible but definitely impaired). It was scary.. Then I started coughing and coughing, drinking a little water as time went on, but I probsably spent a good 15 minutes coughing hard before I felt more normal and could settle to read and sleep. This morning, I woke up very hoarse, and now I'm sore from coughing so hard.

I was able to jog this morning, but it was hard. I don't know if it was still some after effects from last night or worsening chemical pollution in the air from the nearby chemical plants, or maybe some of both. I had my usual morning, was able to finish reading my library book. I painted a breakfast parfait, and that took until after lunch to finish because I had to just wait for paint to dry before moving on to the next step.

I hope everyone gets good sleep tonight!