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Bad Nights Sleep

rwmorey
rwmorey
Good Morning --

I had a terrible nights sleep last night.

Apparently I was dreaming at one point that I wasn't asleep and that my wife was moving around on the bed and kept bumping into me with her legs / feet and then I woke up for real and yelled at her! She had to tell me I had been asleep and that she wasn't keeping me awake.

I also had some other weird dreams and woke up today feeling tired but also with my heart racing a little bit. Not as bad as on days I would wake up feeling hungover but with my heart racing but none of the other hangover symptoms I feel "off"

Rich
forestfreek
forestfreek
It's good that you've taken an inventory of how you feel today and that you recognize that you feel "off". Just work with that today and have your guard up a bit - those "off" days are the ones that I need to watch when it comes to resorting to old habits. Be gentle with yourself today, ride it out and hopefully you will get a good night's sleep tonite.
introvert61
introvert61
Hi there...how long have you been sober? This is TOTALLY normal for early days. Make sure you stay hydrated and maybe you can take a benadryl before you retire. It helps some people to sleep. Otherwise, this will go away after a while. Could be a few days or a few weeks, but it's very worth it.

Best of luck to you.
rwmorey
rwmorey
Hi --

Today is day 15 although I did have a 12 day stretch with a bad night in between so its really 27 of 28 days.

I'm also on anxiety meds which has caused me to have vivid / odd dreams in the past so I'm betting the dreams are a product of the meds more than withdrawal symptoms.

Rich
buckstag
buckstag
Yes, I would vote for the meds as the cause, but I am certainly no expert. I had some vivid dreams last night too, but I am not on any meds. So go figure.
marioncooper1
marioncooper1
My meds give me weird dreams. These days they are silly and make no sense. For a while I kept a dream diary. After a while, I began to see patterns. It helped me out with some difficult times. I have heard that while we sleep, our subconscious is trying to fix some things that we may not even be conscious of.

I hope you get better sleep tonight.
1is2many
1is2many
It's funny I never remembered any dreams until I quit drinking. Then the subconscious is processing stuff. Just know it was tough at first now I sleep so much better.
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