Can't Sleep? Insomnia? Post here.

[NavyButch]

I seem to be plagued by insomnia lately or at least not enough sleep. I am not sure why but I am looking into my day to day stuff to see what the cause might be.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I don't know why this thread petered out, except everyone must be getting excellent sleep these day.

Everyone except me! I went to bed 4 hours ago and I can't find a single comfortable position. My back hurts and my knees hurt, and there's no position that is comfortable to all 3. I took 800 mg. of ibuprofen, and my knees are better but it hasn't touched my back pain. I tried the heating pad, no luck. I took an extra half of a sleeping pill, hoping it would just knock me out, but no cigar.

Aaaaaarrrrrrgggghhhh!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

I came home from an evening out with friends around 11 pm. I dropped into the bed without even undressing and slept the sleep of the dead for about 15 minutes. Then the boy came home from work and woke me up, so I got up and undressed and did my evening routine. I haven't been able to go back to sleep ever since.

My knees and legs ache from walking what seemed like a mile in a hotel lobby on tile floors. I took some ibuprofen, which I am not supposed to take, because my legs were screaming at me. Finally, about half an hour ago I took some extra Gabapentin for the nerve pain in my legs and feet. These days I never get totally comfortable, but I usually can get to where I can ignore whatever's going on and fall asleep.

I hope the Gabapentin will do the trick. I'd really like to get to sleep before the sun comes up, and it's close to 5 a.m. now.

[Stone-Butch]

When I was in grade school my poor mother had a hard time getting me up to go to class. It stayed with me and I found that most jobs or school was done much better if I worked or studied at night. I have been to two sleep projects at local hospitals and the last word was from the attending Dr. His answer was, " day people do not understand night people". You can change your bio rhythm for only short times and you will go back to day sleep. I usually wake up around this time of day, sometimes early like 1 pm. I go to sleep at around 5-7 am. Yes, I do lose a great deal of day time and up and around at night is a lonely time. Watching tv or on the computer helps pass the time as you can't do much housework like vaccum or hang pictures in the middle of the night. This is one of the reasons for seeking a night time partner who also has a hard time with daylight chores. But, alas, it is what it is. So I just say, carry on.