Insomnia Support Group

Insomnia is a symptom, rather than a disease, and is characterized by inadequate quantity or quality of sleep. People with insomnia complain of difficulty falling or staying asleep, which results in significant impairment of daytime functioning. Insomnia is categorized as transient (shorter than one week), short-term (one to three weeks) or chronic (longer than three...

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Another Sleepless Night

josef706
josef706

Yet another sleepless night last night. I have bursitis and arthritis in my legs and my Dr prescribed Oxycodone for the pain, which was especially bad last night, so I took a double dose thinking it would also help me sleep. Now it's 11:00 am and i'm just now getting tired....but, I have an appointment at 1:00 pm. So, maybe a nap later. This insomnia is wearing my body down. And my mind. 

Hypnos07
Hypnos07
Tell us more about your situation. Do you keep a consistent sleep-wake schedule? What is it normally?
josef706
josef706
Well I've always been somewhat of a night owl. I enjoy the peace and tranquility of the late night hours after everyone has gone to bed. I normally sit up and do Bible study. (I'm a minister in training) until I get sleepy, around 2 or 3 am. Then I'm awake again by 8 a.m. I do drink too much soda throughout the day, that doesn't help, I know. But some nights sleep simply eludes me.
Hypnos07
Hypnos07
If your soda contains caffeine, that can and will keep you up. You can minimize this by either avoiding it after about mid-day (it takes maybe 5-6 hours to metabolize out of your system), or switching to a non-caffeinated version.

You can also help strengthen your sleep system by establishing some consistency in your schedule, especially in your wake time. That will help regulate your circadian rhythm, which in turn is one of the main internal components controlling sleep.
josef706
josef706
I agree with you about the caffeine, I seem to be addicted to it! Thank you Hypnoso7 for the info and the help, I truly appreciate it!