Sleep Patterns

 So now I think I’ve got issues with the way I’m sleeping. I stopped taking the Simply Sleep, and what’s happening is I take my evening meds at 7:00 pm as usual. By 8:30-9:00 pm I’m falling asleep in my chair and Michael has to wake me up to get me to head upstairs. Then I sleep until roughly 5:30 am and toss and turn for a few hours before eventually getting up.

I want to stop sleeping in my chair. I want to get up later than 5:30. I’m thinking what maybe I try to do is take my evening meds at 8:00 pm? I just don’t want to be waking up so early in the morning, though maybe it’s good for me. Then there is Michael’s recently erratic and changing sleep schedule. I’m trying to adapt to that. I’m so confused. 

I guess it’s good that I am getting 8-9 hours of sleep a night. I shouldn’t be feeling tired all day; what I do feel is sedate and I’m sedentary, which concerns me to no end. My husband wants me active, I’m just crushed that he’s up moving around and doing things while I stay trapped in the recliner. I have to push and get moving; temps are rising into the 70s and it’s good walking weather.

Michael says this early to bed, early to rise sleep pattern is nothing new. I’ve had it before (I just forget). I just don’t have much of a night life, and I guess I can’t say whether this bothers me or not. I’ll be 59 soon but I feel like I’m 79. I’m over medicated I think. What’s new?

Seeing my endocrinologist Dr. Larrimer in four days, psychiatrist Dr. Levy the following week. It seems like I’m always at the doctor office. Tired of dealing with all my conditions. Working to get up the nerve to go traveling with Michael and Basset Lily. I’m absolutely terrified but I may be able to overcome the fear. Working on this in therapy.

So I guess my update is I’m confused and frustrated. Just call me Sitting Bull. Yuck. I hate this!