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[Captain24]

Im lying here once again not being able to go to sleep. The new med helps sometimes but not others. I have just taken another plus a different one. Surely something has to work. 

It’s lonely. Sometimes I think I should just get up and do stuff but if I do I won’t sleep at all. Or just sleep all day, which won’t help either. 

I’ve even taken a few OTC painkillers. 

I’ve had a shower, I’ve had a hot drink, my room temperature is fine and the aircon is set to keep it the same and I’ve listened to white noise. I also listened to an honest meditation. But I’m too stupid to work out how to just play that without YouTube continuing into other shit. It’s really frustrating being so dumb. 

[HopeDream]

Hi @Captain24,

Thank you for your reply, it's nice to meet you too 🙂 It does get tiring sometimes and on particularly bad days I just stay in bed because I can't bring myself to do anything. But I keep going in the hopes of happier days ahead. And this forum has really helped me realise that I'm not alone, that there are people who are experiencing similar things. I hope you are in a better place now, and if not, I want you to know I'm rooting for you and sending you strength.

- HopeDream

[NatureLover]

Hi @Captain24 , so sorry to hear you hurt your back at work! 😢 No sitting and no lifting, oh gosh 😣

Did you manage to get to sleep last night? 

I hope you can hear about the dates of your admission soon. Well done on eating those meals. 

Hope you can cope OK... 🤞

[Captain24]

Oh it’s difficult. But I’ll end up pushing the boundaries. I usually do. @NatureLover 

I did finally sleep. But I’ve only just woken up now. I get the sleep I need just at not the right times and I don’t know how to fix it. Yes I’m open to suggestions from anyone reading this. I need to get my sleep pattern back in order. 

I didn’t order 7 days worth and am slipping into bad habits. This time I did order the 7 days. I costs me just over $150 a week so it makes me think I can’t waste it. The one thing is that some of the meals are frozen so if I just can’t do it it’ll be there for a time when I forget to order or can’t order if I’m away.  I’m going to buy a little bar freezer to stick in the garage so i have freezer space. 

How are you goin? I hope everything is ok? Also how is the volunteer work going? 

[Bow]

@Captain24  Must be hard to get your sleep routine better when you do shift work constantly?!

[Captain24]

It does make it hard @Bow but up until recently I could manage the switch. But now it’s just all over the place. 

[Bow]

That sucks @Captain24  are there things that you were doing previously that your not doing now?

[Captain24]

It’s since my MH crashed just before I stopped taking the meds. @Bow. Previously I have had nights where I’ve had trouble going to sleep. But now it’s just like my head hits the pillow and I’m awake. 

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Im mixing all sorts of meds to try and help. Some I’m not actually sure that they can be taken together. 

[Bow]

Perhaps that is part of the problem then @Captain24 … all those extra meds that maybe shouldn’t be mixed? 

[Captain24]

I thought I would just stop taking all sleep prn meds and see what happens. @Bow. Then maybe I can try different ones one at a time. 

How are you going?