Comments on: Insomnia Strikes Again – Little Sleep Past 4 Nights http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:01:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Amy http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392&cpage=1#comment-120707 Amy Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:30:45 +0000 http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392#comment-120707 I am going through the same thing right now, so I can relate. So tired you're ready to cry but no tears will come; close your eyes and they snap open like a window blind that's been pulled down too far; open them and they droop. Read, and you go back and re-read a half dozen times before you give up on that one page that your brain won't retain; the frustration overcomes the tiredness you hoped would come with trying to read. Now, you feel stupid, tired, sad, angry, frustrated, sore, nauseated on and off, your eyes won't focus half the time, get up and you're dizzy and fall asleep halfway down the hall, lie down and you're wide awake. And your family says, "Well, of COURSE you're tired, you need to get some sleep!" Give 'em the MBO - Master of the Bleedin' Obvious - DUH! At no time is the brain fog so bad that you don't know it might ease up and you'd feel better if you slept. How stupid do they think you are? Wait...don't answer that, please, we don't want to add "ticked off as hades" to the list of things going wrong. The urge to punch something - possibly someONE - is slmost overwhelming - now, all you need is some energy and about 2 feet of high density foam padding so it doesn't hurt to smack them upside the head - oh, wait, they wouldn't hurt, either, would they? Darn...putting a brick on the end of the foam would backfire, too. At which point you wonder if maybe, instead of counting sheep or another cup of chamomile or another valerian capsule, you can count ways to smack people who make really stupid statements! It could wark.... I am going through the same thing right now, so I can relate. So tired you’re ready to cry but no tears will come; close your eyes and they snap open like a window blind that’s been pulled down too far; open them and they droop. Read, and you go back and re-read a half dozen times before you give up on that one page that your brain won’t retain; the frustration overcomes the tiredness you hoped would come with trying to read. Now, you feel stupid, tired, sad, angry, frustrated, sore, nauseated on and off, your eyes won’t focus half the time, get up and you’re dizzy and fall asleep halfway down the hall, lie down and you’re wide awake. And your family says, “Well, of COURSE you’re tired, you need to get some sleep!” Give ‘em the MBO – Master of the Bleedin’ Obvious – DUH! At no time is the brain fog so bad that you don’t know it might ease up and you’d feel better if you slept. How stupid do they think you are? Wait…don’t answer that, please, we don’t want to add “ticked off as hades” to the list of things going wrong. The urge to punch something – possibly someONE – is slmost overwhelming – now, all you need is some energy and about 2 feet of high density foam padding so it doesn’t hurt to smack them upside the head – oh, wait, they wouldn’t hurt, either, would they? Darn…putting a brick on the end of the foam would backfire, too. At which point you wonder if maybe, instead of counting sheep or another cup of chamomile or another valerian capsule, you can count ways to smack people who make really stupid statements! It could wark….

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]]> By: Viveca http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392&cpage=1#comment-85444 Viveca Fri, 29 May 2009 01:40:22 +0000 http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392#comment-85444 Ah yes - my old friend insomnia ... It's been back the past couple nights because of fudge. Yes, fudge. I have little to no self-control and I'll admit that. My husband and I came upon a candy store over the weekend and before I knew it we had a pound of this, 1/2 pound of that and so on and so forth. We came home with lbs of it. I am really very annoyed at both of us - it is very important that I be sugar free and cleaning up my act ... sigh. One leap forward for sweets - ten steps back for my health. It will be gone tomorrow ... I have a number of remedies for sleep that work very well as long as I am not throwing massive amounts of sugar into the equation. Had to find them because over the past four years my husband and I have both had some vicious bouts of insomnia due to adrenal fatigue, migraines medications – you name it. If you are interested please stop my blog at FatigueBeGoneBlog.com and click on the "Fatigue & Insomnia" tag. There is something there for everyone. Hope you are sleeping like a babe asap. I was on a cleaning rampage today too! Viveca Ah yes – my old friend insomnia …

It’s been back the past couple nights because of fudge. Yes, fudge.

I have little to no self-control and I’ll admit that. My husband and I came upon a candy store over the weekend and before I knew it we had a pound of this, 1/2 pound of that and so on and so forth. We came home with lbs of it.

I am really very annoyed at both of us – it is very important that I be sugar free and cleaning up my act … sigh.

One leap forward for sweets – ten steps back for my health. It will be gone tomorrow …

I have a number of remedies for sleep that work very well as long as I am not throwing massive amounts of sugar into the equation. Had to find them because over the past four years my husband and I have both had some vicious bouts of insomnia due to adrenal fatigue, migraines medications – you name it.

If you are interested please stop my blog at FatigueBeGoneBlog.com and click on the “Fatigue & Insomnia” tag. There is something there for everyone.

Hope you are sleeping like a babe asap. I was on a cleaning rampage today too!

Viveca

]]> By: Michelle Kennedy http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392&cpage=1#comment-85036 Michelle Kennedy Thu, 28 May 2009 01:30:04 +0000 http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392#comment-85036 Hello Sandy, I certainly can relate to how you feel. I myself have been suffering with Insomnia for over 10 yrs. now, and it's very frustrating.. My sons are both married,, so I'm without children but I do have a boyfriend and he's quite 'supportive' although at times he can get a little irritable which I do understand. But it's so difficult for me to sleep and of course I've discussed this with my doctors and have taken various types of meds..still can't sleep..Also having Fibromyaligia, Depression, Arthritis, it adds more fuel too the fire I feel you on a 'getaway'.. When my boufriend comes home from work he unwinds by watching tv, and listening too music very loudly, and also asking me for this or that, instead of looking for what he needs.. Many people just don't underatand how it feels to be sleep 'deprived' if they haven't gone through it on consistent basis.. I really hope someday there will be a resoultion too this soon..The Insomina madness is a terrible thing... Take care of yourself, and I hope that you can get some well needed rest soon. Michelle Hello Sandy,

I certainly can relate to how you feel. I myself have been suffering with Insomnia for over 10 yrs. now, and it’s very frustrating.. My sons are both married,, so I’m without children but I do have a boyfriend and he’s quite ‘supportive’ although at times he can get a little irritable which I do understand.

But it’s so difficult for me to sleep and of course I’ve discussed this with my doctors and have taken various types of meds..still can’t sleep..Also having Fibromyaligia, Depression, Arthritis, it adds more fuel too the fire I feel you on a ‘getaway’.. When my boufriend comes home from work he unwinds by watching tv, and listening too music very loudly, and also asking me for this or that, instead of looking for what he needs..

Many people just don’t underatand how it feels to be sleep ‘deprived’ if they haven’t gone through it on consistent basis.. I really hope someday there will be a resoultion too this soon..The Insomina madness is a terrible thing…

Take care of yourself, and I hope that you can get some well needed rest soon.

Michelle

]]> By: Christi http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392&cpage=1#comment-85018 Christi Thu, 28 May 2009 00:34:26 +0000 http://www.fightingfatigue.org/?p=6392#comment-85018 I'm with ya there, girl. I suffer from insomnia periodically and it is truly the most miserable thing in the world!! Hoping you get more sleep tonight! I’m with ya there, girl. I suffer from insomnia periodically and it is truly the most miserable thing in the world!! Hoping you get more sleep tonight!

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