Cool insomnia club #4

Aurelius710 · Sep 30, 2022 at 08:22 AM

I've had a weird sleep the past few days. I went bed early, "woke up" at a consistent time and with the exception of a trip to the bathroom, slept through. However, I still wake up feeling like I pulled an all nighter. Matter of fact, I wrote this two hours ago, but couldn't keep myself awake long enough to post it. The likely culprit is the muscle relaxers my Primary Doc prescribed me to help with the pinched nerves. It helps, but being awake after 9+ hours of sleep would be nice too!

Nammu · Sep 30, 2022 at 10:07 AM

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Ever since I found out about my elevated breast cancer risk sleeping has been hard. I seem to have 2 nights of little sleep followed by a night I sleep soundly. Tonight I fell asleep about 12:30 and woke at 2. It's now 3 and I'm wide awake and kind of agitated.

The problem is that I'm tired. I know you all know but oh, so tired. I'm taking my PRNs but they aren't doing a great job and I can't bug my pdoc any more than I have already as she's out with COVID and I feel terrible that I contacted her at all (although not my fault, just I NEED her to sign something and fax it in to be able to get my clozaril and she's not been in the office to do it and I could tell she was feeling the pressure of knowing I need this done so my prescription is filled on time.

I guess I am going to try to read. I don't know if I can or not but I'm going to try. I feel like I did in the hospital once when I just couldn't sleep and every time they came in I just said "hi!" over and over. That did lead to them getting me some ambien.

Hope everyone is sleeping soundly.

Mountaindewed · Oct 01, 2022 at 01:32 PM

These last 2 nights I've been falling asleep in minutes after putting on Death Cab For Cuties album Plans. Last night I fell asleep I think right around 7. I woke up at 2:20 and I got up to get a soda but I couldn't stay awake and I slept until almost 6. It must have really been the furnace and thats why my sleep has improved so much.

BeyondtheRainbow · Oct 02, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Tonight I'm dozing off for about 20-40 minutes, waking up for an hour or so and then drifting off for another 20 minutes. I have a feeling I'll be more tired this way that i fI just stayed up.

I'm really hoping for some real sleep soon. I want to ask for some ambien. It usually only works a few days before stopping but it would help just to get those few days. My pdoc has been out with COVID though and I've had to bother her another about my clozaril renewal stuff. I'm not about to bug her again. I guess we'll see if politeness or desperation win. I don't see her until the 2nd week of November which is just too long for all this. I'm always scheduled for a monthly visit through the whole year in December. She didn't do it herself this time and somehow I wound up with a big gap between appointments. Given the breast cancer scary stuff that's not ideal. She'd said she might be able to get me in but after missing more than a week of work there's no way she'll get me in.

Hoping for lots of sleep for everyone here!

Aurelius710 · Oct 02, 2022 at 05:39 AM

Ruminating over my day yesterday. Nearly 6am and I haven't really slept. Well, crap.

Nammu · Oct 02, 2022 at 07:50 AM

Took half a pill and slept half the night. Woke up after 5 hours and a nightmare. Was a hospital dream, and I was so sick I could not ask for help. I just wondered in circles totally trapped inside my head.

Mountaindewed · Oct 02, 2022 at 03:00 PM

I was spooked last night and then I didn't get to sleep until past 8. I woke up around 3 and I thought that was enough sleep. I think I woke up a couple times during the night.

Sunflower123 · Oct 03, 2022 at 11:27 PM

I fell asleep around 10:30 I guess and here it is not yet 12:30 and I’m wide awake watching Die Hard. It was a fitful sleep full of bad dreams. I believe it comes from the stress I was under yesterday. I’ll not get back to sleep tonight as I’m wide awake so I’ll finish watching this movie and then start catching up on my to do list which is really lengthy right now.

Mountaindewed · Oct 04, 2022 at 08:17 AM

I fell asleep last night right around 5:30. Then I woke up at about 12:30. I stayed up until 3 something then I fell back asleep until almost 5. So I did get a lot of sleep.

~Christina · Oct 04, 2022 at 05:47 PM

Since losing Sirius I’ve been taking 5mg of Ambein at night. It’s the only way I can shut my brain off to sleep.

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downandlonely · Oct 04, 2022 at 05:54 PM

Got almost 8 hours last night. Sleeping a lot better since I quit caffeine.

Mountaindewed · Oct 05, 2022 at 05:49 PM

I fell asleep a few minutes after 5:30 last night. I woke up at 11 and I was up for a few hours but then I fell back asleep until 5:15. I wasn't acting like I was up for several hours though.

Sunflower123 · Oct 05, 2022 at 10:40 PM

It’s shaping up to be another long night. The night before I was here posting until 2:30. Last night when my friend called in crisis at 3:40, I was already awake and playing on my phone. Tonight, I’m going to cook - banana bread, meatloaf, a zucchini/squash casserole and pecan pie. If that doesn’t work, THEN I’ll hit the sleep aides. I’m glad my energy is back up so it’s not negatively impacting me during the day.

Breaking Dawn · Oct 06, 2022 at 05:10 AM

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It’s shaping up to be another long night. The night before I was here posting until 2:30. Last night when my friend called in crisis at 3:40, I was already awake and playing on my phone. Tonight, I’m going to cook - banana bread, meatloaf, a zucchini/squash casserole and pecan pie. If that doesn’t work, THEN I’ll hit the sleep aides. I’m glad my energy is back up so it’s not negatively impacting me during the day.

That sounds like a delicious meal!

Sunflower123 · Oct 06, 2022 at 05:17 AM

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That sounds like a delicious meal!

Hello my friend! You’re up and around early. Always with a kind comment.

Mountaindewed · Oct 06, 2022 at 08:48 AM

I slept pretty good last night. I fell asleep right before 6. I was up for maybe half an hour at 11. Then I had to really pull myself out of bed this morning at 6. I chugged a Mountain Dew for the caffeine, not because I really wanted to drink one, so I could wake up. It worked so now I feel fine.

Mountaindewed · Oct 09, 2022 at 06:17 AM

I slept pretty much uninterrupted from 6PM something until 4AM something. I woke up for about 5 minutes at 11 but I got back to sleep right away.

bizi · Oct 09, 2022 at 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sunflower123

It’s shaping up to be another long night. The night before I was here posting until 2:30. Last night when my friend called in crisis at 3:40, I was already awake and playing on my phone. Tonight, I’m going to cook - banana bread, meatloaf, a zucchini/squash casserole and pecan pie. If that doesn’t work, THEN I’ll hit the sleep aides. I’m glad my energy is back up so it’s not negatively impacting me during the day.

love all of this food, comfort food. love pecan pie but have not eaten it because it is not on my diet.
how have you been sleeping?

Mountaindewed · Oct 10, 2022 at 05:31 PM

I fell asleep around 6 I think. Then I woke up at 9. I forget how long I was up for, maybe 45 minutes. Then I slept until 7.

Breaking Dawn · Oct 10, 2022 at 05:40 PM

Off & on falling into brief sleep & waking up from weird dreams.

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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 02, 2022 at 03:00 PM #267 I was spooked last night and then I didn't get to sleep until past 8. I woke up around 3 and I thought that was enough sleep. I think I woke up a couple times during the night. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 04, 2022 at 08:17 AM #269 I fell asleep last night right around 5:30. Then I woke up at about 12:30. I stayed up until 3 something then I fell back asleep until almost 5. So I did get a lot of sleep. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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~Christina Legendary Wise Elder Community Liaison Member Since Jul 2011 Location: Tennessee Posts: 22,450 (SuperPoster!) 12 12.7k hugs given	Oct 04, 2022 at 05:47 PM #270 Since losing Sirius I’ve been taking 5mg of Ambein at night. It’s the only way I can shut my brain off to sleep. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Helping others gets me out of my own head ~
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downandlonely Legendary Member Since Mar 2018 Location: United States Posts: 10,760 (SuperPoster!) 6 10.6k hugs given	Oct 04, 2022 at 05:54 PM #271 Got almost 8 hours last night. Sleeping a lot better since I quit caffeine.
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 05, 2022 at 05:49 PM #272 I fell asleep a few minutes after 5:30 last night. I woke up at 11 and I was up for a few hours but then I fell back asleep until 5:15. I wasn't acting like I was up for several hours though. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 06, 2022 at 08:48 AM #276 I slept pretty good last night. I fell asleep right before 6. I was up for maybe half an hour at 11. Then I had to really pull myself out of bed this morning at 6. I chugged a Mountain Dew for the caffeine, not because I really wanted to drink one, so I could wake up. It worked so now I feel fine. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 09, 2022 at 06:17 AM #277 I slept pretty much uninterrupted from 6PM something until 4AM something. I woke up for about 5 minutes at 11 but I got back to sleep right away. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Mountaindewed Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Jun 2016 Location: Where the sidewalk ends Posts: 36,199 (SuperPoster!) 7 8,765 hugs given	Oct 10, 2022 at 05:31 PM #279 I fell asleep around 6 I think. Then I woke up at 9. I forget how long I was up for, maybe 45 minutes. Then I slept until 7. __________________ Ridin' with Biden
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Breaking Dawn Legendary Member Since Sep 2019 Location: USA Posts: 16,689 (SuperPoster!) 4 42.2k hugs given	Oct 10, 2022 at 05:40 PM #280 Off & on falling into brief sleep & waking up from weird dreams. __________________ "Every moment is a fresh beginning." (T. S. Eliot) "Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines."(Robert H. Schiuller) * * * * * *
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