12.16.2007
To Sleep Perchance to Dream
Tonight I start my first day of sleep restriction. This is the latest attempt to combat my chronic insomnia. My typical sleep pattern involves over an hour to get to sleep, then I sleep for 2-3 hours (if I get 4 hours in a row I consider it a victory), then I'm awake for a minimum of half an hour but usually more like 1-2 hours, then back to sleep, etc. So it takes me 12 hours to get a "full" night's sleep and I'm still exhausted. And that's with the help of medication and regardless of how tired I am when I go to bed.
Needless to say, I would like to be able to sleep through the night and be able to do it without meds. So I'm going to give this therapy a try, even though I'm dreading the first couple of weeks because I know I'm going to be incoherent at best and flaring and migraining at worst (at least I hope that's the worst case scenario). I probably won't be blogging during the initial stage of this treatment, unless I get the urge to chronicle my experience. If that does happen, be prepared for a certain level of incoherency for which I'll apologize in advance.
Wish me luck!
Needless to say, I would like to be able to sleep through the night and be able to do it without meds. So I'm going to give this therapy a try, even though I'm dreading the first couple of weeks because I know I'm going to be incoherent at best and flaring and migraining at worst (at least I hope that's the worst case scenario). I probably won't be blogging during the initial stage of this treatment, unless I get the urge to chronicle my experience. If that does happen, be prepared for a certain level of incoherency for which I'll apologize in advance.
Wish me luck!
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