Rotten Night!!!

[Slinky]

I went to bed pretty much at my regular time. I was tired and sleepy. And couldn't sleep for beans! Gawd, I HATE that! The bod is exhausted and wants to rest, the mind is busy and refuses to rest so you just LAY there. No mask or pressure problems, just the mind won't give up and conk out.

After an hour and a half I dragged my weary body out of bed and popped an Ambien which I seldom take but which has always been good for at least 4 hours sleep for me. NOT LAST NIGHT tho. *sigh*

So another hour and a half of just LAYING THERE! I'm sure I probably did doze in and out but couldn't prove it if my life depended on it. Another hour and a half and up again. Then back down. Only now, I'm not having nightmares, but a really disturbing uneasy feeling and weird thoughts of my son being in danger. In and out, different, unclear circumstances. I've had all I can do to refrain from calling him. His wife works a late shift and they are two time zones west so I don't dare call until at least 9AM our time.

I almost never remember any dreams. Only recall one nightmare in my entire life. And these were more uneasy feelings than dreams. Or at the most like they say the stage 1 dreams are like where you can control them. I could shut off one disturbing occurrence and be okay for awhile and then another uneasy feeling would occur. These uneasy "dreams" didn't start until after I took the Ambien. But, Ambien has never done anything to me but put me to sleep for at least 4 hours.

It wouldn't seem to be some sort of adverse reaction to it. This script is from Dec 2005 and there is still 1 left. The script was for 34 of them and was the only fill altho the script allowed for 3 fills.

..... still another hour before I dare to call my son .... I am NOT prone to being a worry-wart. D*AMN what lack of restful sleep can do to your mind!

[lilsheba]

I'm sorry to hear that Slinky that sucks! Nights that you can't sleep make life so much more difficult, not to mention the night itself really long.

My thing lately is I wake up at 3:30 am every single day no matter what. 4th day in a row this has happened, and I can't get back to sleep.

And Slinky I hear ya about the lack of dreams! I NEVER remember my dreams or nightmares. I know I must have them but I can't tell you about them.

[kteague]

Aww, Slinky, sorry you're going thru this. I wouldn't rule out the medicine as a contributing factor. Once it didn't do what it was supposed to do, don't you think it could have made things off kilter?

I've not used Ambien, but have experienced something similar with another med. Once it didn't do it's job, I was stuck somewhere in between awake and asleep the rest of the night with repetitive unpleasant dreamlike thoughts.

Hopefully you've talked to your son by now and maybe a nap will be in order.

Kathy

[Dgrendahl]

When I can't sleep, I get up and go into another room and watch t.v. OR read a book and do so untill I'm tired...THEN I go back to bed and that seems to take care of it.

Also, if you have a lot on your mind just before retiring, we seem to not be able to just 'shut it off.' I have a couple of electronic games by my bedside, Uno & Blackjack, and I pick one of those up and play with it till my eyes just won't stay open! Put it down, put my mask on and off to la la land!

[tangents]

Sorry, Slinky - sending you a cyberhug, and hoping you have spoken to your son by now and feel a little better. I too had a bad night with my CPAP. I didn't get the small pressure line plugged in to my 420E, and I think the darn thing was trying to blow my head off all night. And rainout understates the downpour that assaulted me toward morning.

I hope your night is long and peaceful tonight.

Take care,
Cathy

[Slinky]

Whew! Thanks, LilSheba, Kathy and DG. Son is fine, he didn't sleep for beans either. Thunder storms had their cats insisting on being in the bedrom, on the bed, under the blankets, meaning momma cat and 2 kittens just two weeks old momma insisted were gonna be eaten up by the Thunder God!!!

Kathy, you may be right about the Ambien. I think I will just toss this last one and not bother getting another script for it. Last night was NOT an experience I care to repeat!

LilSheba, I recognize that 3:30 AM wakening! I HATED it! My entire life I was more an afternoon person than a morning person. The ONE thing I looked forward to retirement for was the luxury of sleeping in until 8:30 AM every morning - my NATURAL wake up time. The ONE thing I hated about my job was having to be TO WORK at 7:30 AM - otherwise I loved my job.

Don't cha know, the whiplash in '94 and the 3:30 wakings, and the 2 hour sleep, 2 hour wake, 2 hour sleep cycles started. Thank goodness, CPAP seems to have MAYBE pretty much stopped that 2 hour sleep/wake cycle but the darn early morning wakings haven't. Grrrrrr.

Yeah, DG, that is usually what I do too. Generally if I'm not asleep or back to sleep w/in 20-30 minutes I get up and go on the 'puter or read a book or do a crossword or something - but last night the old bod was just too darn tired to get up. Nothing worrisome or stressful going on - other than those darn whatever dreams last night.

At least the physical body got some rest, not much but some. Thinking of trading the mind in on a new one. One that knows how to shut up, turn off and go to sleep!!!

[Slinky]

[Thanks for the cyberhugs, Cathy. Nothing like being woke up by drowning!! Not as bad, but reminds me of the night I didn't realize the 02 tubing had pulled off my CPAP attachment. Whew! You shouldda seen the AHI "that" morning!! Cyberhugs back atchya. Hopefull we'll all sleep well tonight!

[ozij]

I'm glad to read things are OK, Slinky.


[quote="tangents"]...<snip>I too had a bad night with my CPAP. I didn't get the small pressure line plugged in to my 420E, and I think the darn thing was trying to blow my head off all night. And rainout understates the downpour that assaulted me toward morning.

I hope your night is long and peaceful tonight.

Take care,
Cathy

[Guest]

....the mind won't give up and conk out.

You have my sympathies. Hasn't happened often.....but I can relate.
I just have to try to do the best I can to try to clear my mind of whatever it is that's not letting me go to sleep. (not always easy)

Hope you get a better night's sleep tonight.

Den

[dieselgal]

God I hate those nights! Hope you rest better tonight.

[___H]

Have had a series of rough nights full of wake-ups here, all CPAP related. Leaks, mask discomfort, mask off (and mysteriously stowed away where I keep it while out of bed - not just knocked off), and waking up an hour before my alarm clock. And we switch off Daylight Saving Time soon, which means soon I'll be ALL kindsa screwed up to start my day! lol

[jum001]

Offering sympathy for all who have sleep problems. I remember wanting to kill whoever switched beds on me. That seems to be yhe only possible explanation for there being no comfortable spot in the bed all night and then only irresistably comfortable spots in the same bed in the morning.

[Moby]

Poor Slinky, I hope you sleep better tonight.

I hate those nights you describe.


The only time I remember to meditate is when I can't sleep, it sends me off almost instantly.

hugs

Di

[Slinky]

Thanks, Ozij, Den, Moby and DieselGal. Ooooh, ___H, I don't envy you at all!!! You have my sympathies. Maybe you scared your poor mask during the night and that is why it ran and hid in the drawer!!! I hear you, Jum!!

[___H]

I swear my head must be changing shape or something. I had finally found a set-it-and-forget-it combination of mask adjustments that worked great for 3-4 weeks, but it has been complete hell the last few nights for no obvious reasons.

And life goes on.