I take some of my vitamins and Chinese Medicine pills in the middle of the night. I’m supposed to take them “away from food” and that’s one time that I’m safely a couple hours away from eating. I also take Tylenol because I’ve found I toss and turn less the rest of the night. The Tylenol galls me more in some ways because I feel as if I’m taking pain pills for no reason. Nothing hurts when I take them. Even though I know I don’t wake up due to pain so often with it.
Sleep Is precious. Mine is always broken up. I do what I can to go back to sleep. This weekend I tossed and turned and woke up between four and five anyway. Four thirty is the normal weekday wake up time. I try not to change it too much because of taking morning pills, but if I can sleep until five thirty or six, I do. And then I still usually spend at least Saturday dozing off.
It’s frustrating mostly. I know sleeping better would help everything. Sleeping pills aren’t an option. I’m too sensitive to everything. I believe they’d leave me wiped out, and I drive my daughter to school too far. My daughter is my reason to live. Perhaps I should say a big part of it. The only reason is a big burden for a little girl.
What do I do to get more sleep? Not so much. Rest in town if I can. Rest on the weekends. Take gabapentin for restless legs. And now write about it.
