I'm tired of being tired. I just don't get it. I exercise, I eat pretty well (though not all the time, I admit), I go to bed at reasonable times, I tried making sure I wasn't congested at bed time, I had a sleep study, I don't snore, and still, I am tired.
It's more than just getting old. I have taken an afternoon nap for years--about an hour--but now, I fall asleep at 7 p.m. and then I go to bed for the night between 10 and 11 p.m. and have no trouble sleeping. I sometimes can also fall asleep about 11 a.m. and still take the afternoon nap, sometimes with the additional evening nap, too.
There have been times this sleep has been a way to escape, but mostly, I would say that isn't the case. I really sleep, and when I don't, my mind just goes into beta mode. Even my brother noted it. "Doesn't it worry that you sleep so much?" Well, yeah. It does.
I got my meds adjusted this week (my moods have not been the best), and if things don't get better within the next month, I will have to go to a doc, which I am loathe to do because what is she going to say? I'm lazy? Get another sleep study? I have chronic fatigue syndrome (I was told that once)? I am older and do a lot (I don't feel I do a lot, especially compared to other people)? I'm still too fat? My tinnitus is making me more tired (that could be)? My hormones are nuts (yeah, we know that)? I need a cup of coffee in the afternoon (maybe)?
I hate complaining, but this is a drag.
It's more than just getting old. I have taken an afternoon nap for years--about an hour--but now, I fall asleep at 7 p.m. and then I go to bed for the night between 10 and 11 p.m. and have no trouble sleeping. I sometimes can also fall asleep about 11 a.m. and still take the afternoon nap, sometimes with the additional evening nap, too.
There have been times this sleep has been a way to escape, but mostly, I would say that isn't the case. I really sleep, and when I don't, my mind just goes into beta mode. Even my brother noted it. "Doesn't it worry that you sleep so much?" Well, yeah. It does.
I got my meds adjusted this week (my moods have not been the best), and if things don't get better within the next month, I will have to go to a doc, which I am loathe to do because what is she going to say? I'm lazy? Get another sleep study? I have chronic fatigue syndrome (I was told that once)? I am older and do a lot (I don't feel I do a lot, especially compared to other people)? I'm still too fat? My tinnitus is making me more tired (that could be)? My hormones are nuts (yeah, we know that)? I need a cup of coffee in the afternoon (maybe)?
I hate complaining, but this is a drag.
