I laid in bed awake for several hours last night, and when my Blackberry rang a little before 6am this morning I was unable to go back to sleep. That means I got less than 5 hours of sleep last night. And I didn't get a lot of sleep over the weekend. I lay awake unable to fall asleep at night, and while I seem to sleep well once I finally fall asleep, I am easily awoken and am unable to fall back asleep once this happens.
Back in late February I was having a terrible bought of insomnia. I was averaging a few hours of sleep a night, and this went on for several weeks. It was miserable. My latest pattern is starting to remind me a lot of that time period.
Not sleeping 2 weeks pre-op is far from ideal. While I know I'll have plenty of time to rest post-op, I want to go into surgery well rested, healthy and with a strong immune system. Sleep is essential for those things to happen. I'm not usually one to run to my psychiatrist begging for more meds, but in this case I am acting out of the ordinary. I left a message for her last night telling her that sleep is an issue and that I want to discuss increasing or adding some meds. I'd rather nip this in the bud than risk falling into insomnia again. And at this point I'd prefer feeling tired and drugged in the morning if it at least means that I'm sleeping easily and well at night.
While it is kind of enjoyable to be awake at 6am and be able to take my time having coffee, breakfast and getting ready for work, I wish it could happen under better conditions. I've never been a morning person -- ask anyone who knows me -- so there is something kind of nice about being up and at em. But I would prefer to have gotten a good nights sleep first.
If anyone has any tips on how to quiet the mind and relax at night and how to nurture a good nights sleep, please leave a comment.
Boker tov! (good morning in Hebrew)
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Have you tried listening to new age music or classical music before bed? Sometimes that helps me but I suffer from insomnia a lot as well. If not, I can send you a cd. It also helps for me to exercise or even just a walk in nature to quiet my body. If all else fails, sometimes thinking about the unthinkable helps, ie dreaming of winning the lottery. It stops my brain of worrying about whatever and forces it to think about something else. Good luck!
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