Insomnia...

[tinuvial]

Some of you might know that I used to really be an insomniac. I'd get by on only 4 hrs. of sleep each day. Then my health took a turn for the worse with my diabetes, etc., and I started sleeping more and more. In some ways, I think it was a good thing. Sleep helps my body heal. However, it appears that my insomnia is back again. I can't seem to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time, and I'm constantly hyper. This started showing up Memorial Day weekend when I went to Vegas the first time... I was there for five days and probably only slept about 20 hours total. Things returned to semi-normal when I got back, but the insomnia reappeared when I went to Vegas over July 4th weekend (though I did sleep more this time). For the past week, I've found it difficult to sleep. I'm pretty sure that this is because I've finally kicked my metabolism back into high gear, which is a good thing, but I've got to figure out some way of regulating my sleep schedule so that I can make it to work (I tend to want to sleep from 4-8 a.m. when I'm like this), etc. I think the trip to Detroit may be a good thing because I'll be in unfamiliar surroundings, and it will take me a while to learn to sleep in the hotel, which means this will self-correct eventually just due to sheer exhaustion. This is why I'm just considering staying up all night tonight until about 9 p.m. tomorrow to see if that will give me a good night's sleep before work on Monday. I just got back from Steak 'n' Shake, so who knows, in about 20 minutes I'll either be hyper or asleep.

Ciao for now.

Comments

Sleep is always important

[lordremo.livejournal.com]

Wait.. you did come to Vegas again? I didn't read anything about it; remembered you had some job shanges and didn't read anything more. Figured it got cancelled. Too busy to get together? I remember it was to decide something; guess it was important. I have at times had difficulty getting sleep and had to rely on sleep pills called Restoril. 1 pill gives ma a solid 4 hours with no side effects or grogginess.

Re: Sleep is always important

[tinuvial.livejournal.com]

Yep. I called your cell phone and left a VM for you to call me when I got in, but I never heard from you. I figured you had to work. No biggie. It may be a while before I come out again, though Labor Day weekend is another possibility, since I'm not going home to see Dad now. I'm going to check on flights from Detroit to Vegas and see if I can obtain anything reasonable.