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Shoulda stood in bed
Sat Mar 25 2006

Well, I mostly did.  Didn't make it to shul.  Got up three times. and fell back into bed all three times.  I finally persuaded myself to get up and get dressed around 4pm.

Last night was miserable.  I was tired, yawning, and ready for beddy-by.  Took my night meds, and collapsed into bed.  And tossed.  And turned.  And the restless, twitching of the legs started.  Sometimes the pill doesn't work. Why, I haven't figured out.  So, after a couple hours, I got up and took another, different pill that's supposed to work.  Plus a capsule of quinine sulfate for the muscle cramps.  

And tossed.  And turned.

So, I ran a tub of hot water, and almost immediately the twitches stopped.  And I went to sleep.  Yeah, in the tub.  Megan came by about 4:30 am, found me fast asleep in the tub and WOKE me.  She helped me climb out of the tub and dried me off.  By this time I was so dopey I would have gone to bed wet and the jammies left hanging on the doorknob.

So I've been going around in a fog all day--when I was awake.  I've been struggling to stay out of bed, so I won't wake up at 2:00am and not be able to go back to sleep.  

My sleep pattern lately hasn't been a pattern.  Some nights I sleep fairly well, and others hardly at all.  And the dreams have been weird.

Do I need sleep therapy clinic?

Shalom

12 Comments
  • From:
    Sezrah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    phew, i'm glad she did wake you up. can't imagine it would've been any good for your health to have fallen asleep until the bath water was deathly cold

    sez
  • From:
    MissTick (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    Hey, you should've put on rock-and-roll to listen while in the bath tub! Garanteed - you would never fall asleep! ;-) LOL
    on a serious note... I too think, this is rather dangerous to fall asleep in the bath. you should be more careful now, when you know this might happenned.
    Hope you feeling better and your dreams all turned into fairy tales, like pumpkins ;-)
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    And here I thought you had stayed home because of the wild weather earlier in the morning!

    Sorry about your sleep. Maybe have to START with the bath before bed!

  • From:
    FishCreekBride (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    bless your heart. I hope you are feeling better soon. Seems like those meds are making you sleepy.
  • From:
    Camomille (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    It sounds absolutely awful. It's been a long time since I've had problems with sleeping and discomfort. I do remember how it affects your everyday life and how blessed long the night can seem! I do hope you find a cure.

    You know, I think I do want to get down to just the necessities. I want few things, little clutter. When I move to a new place, hopefully my permanent home for the rest of my life, I want to start fresh. I am so tired of *things*. Even when I do get a real home, I doubt I will have many things. What things I do have will be things I love. Simplicity . . . that is what I want.

    I do want places to put things .. . CLOSETS. . . which I am sorely missing here.

    Well, off to get something accomplished to the end of getting organized!

    Thinking of you,

    Love,
    Anne
  • From:
    Dananarama (Legacy)
    On:
    Sun Mar 26 2006
    Oh you poor thing, sweetie! Sounds awful! You are lucky you were saved from the bath before something dangerous happened!

    Hope your sleep patterns get more regular soon!
  • From:
    Yetzirah (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 27 2006
    My Andrew told me about Caedes.

    And I spend way too much time surfing!
  • From:
    Calichef (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 27 2006
    I don't think a sleep study is the answer yet. I think you just need more time to heal and let the medications and your body adjust to each other. Healing takes a lot of energy. Give it some more time.
    Hugs,
    ~Cali
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 27 2006
    Oh my, I'll bet that water was frigid by the time you woke up. I hope you are able to sleep better tonight.
  • From:
    Thubten (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 27 2006
    GET WELL SOON!

    YES, a sleep clinic IS what you need!

    You've been having a miserable time of it, and it's so hard to function after days of broken sleep.
    Aren't restless legs awful? I get them too, so does my daughter.
    I hope you get your sleep pattern back...
    Gentle hugs
    Shalom,
    Jenny
  • From:
    Dreamerbooks2003 (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Mar 27 2006
    I didn't know you had restless leg syndrome
    It is horrible
    My doc gave my Requip.. it does make some people tired.. almost dopey
    is that what you took
    be careful!!!
    bathtubs can be dangerous!
    hugs

    P
  • From:
    CovertOps (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Mar 30 2006
    Poor darling Chaya! Please Get Well Soon!

    Love,
    E.L.