Insomnia
Insomnia is a blight in my life.
Since I was 4 years old, I have sleep onset insomnia. I have studied it, kept journals, tried milk, bee's wax, music, lights, white noise, etc etc etc...but it has always been a problem.
Lately, I think under the vitamin regimine, it lifted. In the last 7 months or so, I have able to go to sleep most nights without much waiting. I lay for 10 or so minutes, and presto, I am asleep. Usually the routine is an hour or two and then out.
But recently, in the last month now two months, I have been having really wicked insomnia. Total insminia. All night long. Now, when I was younger, in high school, I had this. It seemed unconnected to stress, it just seemed like I lost the nack for falling asleep. The problems would linger for a month and then dissapear for a year or so.
I asked this pfeiffer center. They told me, rather uncommitally that it could be the folate. They did not recommend a program for reducing it, and I am not eager to since it has been one of the main keys to my recovery. But I need to sleep.
I try to put my finger on it. And yet up come up empty. That is a mixed metaphor. Still, in efforts to make this site more fun, more inviting, and a sxhizo-spectacular, I am making this one a poll for anyone who wants to write in. That right, cure My insomnia and win a pony. Options are:
1) too much protien:
This is a common problem. If I eat too much protein at dinner, relative to carbohydrate, I cannot sleep. I will give you a hint. I dont think this is it this time. It just feels different.
2) concentration:
Dopamine rewards focusing on new stimuli. Histapenics have too much domapine. My mind is racing racing racing when I try to sleep. I wonder if this is the problem since during the day my mind is unfocused, and when it is focused, I generally can sleep better.
3) B-6.
When I used to take too much, this one kept me up. Again, I am going ot go with a no, here, becuase I am not getting the nightmares and vvid dreams that came with too much B-6.
4) b-9, folate.
Well, it is supposed to rev your metabilism and maybe its just putting too much fire under the hood
5) work
I am a wee bit freaked out about work. Then again, I had totoal insomine in chicago before the Pfeiffere center when I was not working and just out with friends all day.
6) create your own.
There you go loyal readers. If you have an idea, just write in and the Pony could be yours.
Since I was 4 years old, I have sleep onset insomnia. I have studied it, kept journals, tried milk, bee's wax, music, lights, white noise, etc etc etc...but it has always been a problem.
Lately, I think under the vitamin regimine, it lifted. In the last 7 months or so, I have able to go to sleep most nights without much waiting. I lay for 10 or so minutes, and presto, I am asleep. Usually the routine is an hour or two and then out.
But recently, in the last month now two months, I have been having really wicked insomnia. Total insminia. All night long. Now, when I was younger, in high school, I had this. It seemed unconnected to stress, it just seemed like I lost the nack for falling asleep. The problems would linger for a month and then dissapear for a year or so.
I asked this pfeiffer center. They told me, rather uncommitally that it could be the folate. They did not recommend a program for reducing it, and I am not eager to since it has been one of the main keys to my recovery. But I need to sleep.
I try to put my finger on it. And yet up come up empty. That is a mixed metaphor. Still, in efforts to make this site more fun, more inviting, and a sxhizo-spectacular, I am making this one a poll for anyone who wants to write in. That right, cure My insomnia and win a pony. Options are:
1) too much protien:
This is a common problem. If I eat too much protein at dinner, relative to carbohydrate, I cannot sleep. I will give you a hint. I dont think this is it this time. It just feels different.
2) concentration:
Dopamine rewards focusing on new stimuli. Histapenics have too much domapine. My mind is racing racing racing when I try to sleep. I wonder if this is the problem since during the day my mind is unfocused, and when it is focused, I generally can sleep better.
3) B-6.
When I used to take too much, this one kept me up. Again, I am going ot go with a no, here, becuase I am not getting the nightmares and vvid dreams that came with too much B-6.
4) b-9, folate.
Well, it is supposed to rev your metabilism and maybe its just putting too much fire under the hood
5) work
I am a wee bit freaked out about work. Then again, I had totoal insomine in chicago before the Pfeiffere center when I was not working and just out with friends all day.
6) create your own.
There you go loyal readers. If you have an idea, just write in and the Pony could be yours.
posted by warnerk | 9:19 AM
4 Comments:
I'm going to guess #2. I know when my mind races I can't sleep much either, probably more than you but not much sleeping happens here. I didn't know you in high school, but I knew of you (all around hottie on campus) but it never seemed to me you were exhausted. Sometimes thats how I feel, I get no sleep and yet I'm not tired I feel more awake then I've ever felt. Do you feel this way ever? It kind of creeps me out!
I'd like to amend what I said as I was a little tipsy and wasn't making sense... so I apologize. I dont know why I said it never looked like you were exhausted. I wasnt a close friend just saw you in the quad a few times... and now i'm rambling. Sorry you can delete this and that post! :)
no, I dont mind at all.
I was not exhausted in high school. Onset was not until I was 22 years old. But then, I would get so tired I would pant just getting up off of a chair. It was oppresive. I remember taking a book out of a book bag while I was living in new york, and I could feel the difference in the amount of energy it was taking to carry it. Thats how bad it was. In high school I was, for better of for worse, quite myself.
Ramble on Meagan. I appreciate your feedback. Sometimes it is hard to see yourself clearly, and to hear yourself honestly, so I rely on others to give me hints.
Very pretty site! Keep working. thnx!
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