Spoke too soon

[annathepiper]

Last night's insomnia report: not a damn wink between 11:30pm and 5am or so, till I finally got up, staggered downstairs, and tried to sleep in the chair in the living room where I'd had my last decent nap. No dice there, either, even with the calming incentive of a purring cat. Staggered back upstairs. Had congestion problems, and between that and solarbird's suggestion that I try a cold medicine demonstrated to knock me the hell out, I took a dose of Nyquil.

Fell over on the couch for a couple of hours. Seemed to actually fall asleep, though I think I've milked that dose of Nyquil for all the good I'm going to get out of it.

Called my doctor. I have an appointment to see her tomorrow. And I feel guilty about it, but I don't think I should try to work in this state. My brain is fried; I have sporadic bursts of cohesiveness shot through with huge bouts of lag time as I struggle to process stuff. Given that the entire point of my team is to get accurate testing results out in a swift and timely fashion, and given that I don't trust myself to be either swift or accurate right now... well.

Gods, I'm tired of this.

Comments

[apel.livejournal.com]

Good on you for taking decisive action. Hope the doc can figure it out. Sleeplessness sucks.

[annathepiper]

Thanks! And yes, yes it does.

[mamishka.livejournal.com]

*BIG HUGS* I think seeing your doctor is a good idea. This is so sudden and so inexplicable - maybe there's something physical reason why you're suddenly having so much trouble. I hope the doctor finds the reason and that it's not dangerous to you and easy to fix!

[annathepiper]

Right now my two biggest theories are 1) I'm fighting something off (just because I have experienced other minor symptoms such as congestion and weird temperature stuff, and because I have a history of sleeping really badly when I'm ill), and 2) what's left of my thyroid is acting up... we'll see which if any is the case... I'd vote for the first just because it's cheaper. O.x Though if it is simply a matter of me needing to go on thyroid meds, I guess that wouldn't be too pricey either. Gah!

[brombear.livejournal.com]

Best wishes! Hope things turn out for the best and they can clear this up soon! *HUGS*

[annathepiper]

Me too, and thanks! *hugs back*

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

I'm telling you, ditch the caffeine. All of it. You'll have headache for a couple days, but your body will re-regulate itself. Caffeine is a very powerful stimulant, it takes a couple hours to even reach a peak in your system.

[annathepiper]

I'm almost certain that caffeine intake is not my problem. And this is why: I've been on the same level of caffeine intake for the last two months, i.e., 1-2 cans of soda and no more during the week. I have one can in the morning at work, just after breakfast, around 9 or so. If I have a second can, at all, it's always just after lunch, around 1 or so.

I don't have any caffeine at night when I get home from work (and I get home around 6pm), and I frequently have no caffeine at all on the weekends. That includes this past weekend, because we haven't had any Mountain Dew in the house for several days now.

And it hasn't had an effect on my sleep patterns. :( Believe me, I've been paying attention.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

OK well, just see what your doc says. But it's very standard with insomnia for a doctor to prescribe an end to all caffeine intake (and obviously any other stimulants, but I'm guessing you aren't into those. :)

[annathepiper]

*nodnod* I won't be surprised if she says ditch the caffeine for the time being, and if she does, I'll deal--I've gone off caffeine before, both when I broke my arm and when I had the thyroid surgery. And then there was my severe cutback of caffeine this past December.

We'll see what she says. :) Thanks for the suggestion, anyway!

[annathepiper]

I should clarify--my caffeine intake has been pretty regular for the last couple of months now and it's only been in the last two weeks that I've had the sleeping problem. And I've missed 2 1/2 days of work now, in which I also didn't have any caffeine because there hasn't been any in the house. Presence or absence of caffeine does not appear to have made a solid impact on whether I've gotten any sleep lately.

Failure to sleep is also something I have had happen to me in the past when I've been trying to fight off an illness. I've had other minor symptoms lately that suggest I may in fact be doing just that.

[shikyrie.livejournal.com]

{{{{hugs}}}} Sorry you're still having problems sleeping... I know, it sucks... I think I had 4 hours last night, about 15mins between taking kitskat to class and leaving for work, and about 20 mins on my lunch break at work (which caused me to overshoot my breaktime by 2 minutes)... tomorrow (today) is my day off.. thinking of rescheduling my chiro appt for next weds, and sleeping all day (if I can)...

[annathepiper]

I wouldn't bail on the chiro appointment. It may actually help, if your chiropractor can shake anything loose out of your system. If your neck or back is out of alignment, for example, that could be contributing to your inability to sleep.

Sleep,and the lack thereof..

[(Anonymous)]

You mentioned congestion..Do you have sinus problems? That might be part of your troubles if you do. Chemical sleep is OK once in a great while, but I'm not too keen on such things. Hope all turns out well for you. Scott

Re: Sleep,and the lack thereof..

[annathepiper]

I've been having congestion issues during this stretch of sleeplessness, yes, which is one of the reasons why I'm suspecting I may actually be trying to fight something off--whether that be a sinus infection or what. This is one of the things I want to ask my doctor about today when I go to see her.