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March 23, 2006
Sleep? Finally! Well, Almost
Posted at March 23, 2006 07:16 AM in Lupus .
I celebrate small victories and the last couple of nights have been small victories. Last night I actually got five hours of sleep. Not the best, but I’ll take it. The night prior, I got four hours of sleep. Again, not the best, but I’ll take what I can get. It is certainly better than 1, 2 or 3 hours of sleep. The five hours of sleep last night made me feel a lot better than that feeling I’ve had of a truck running over me and then, after putting it in reverse, running back over me again.
While preparing for work in the morning these past few weeks, I’ve chosen not to turn my television on to listen to (or watch) CNN because G.W.’s voice started to grate my nerves. Hearing him every morning spout off nonsensically with that smirk on his face and those squinty little eyes tended to ruin my entire day. At one point I stood in front of my television glaring at his image thinking “that is the devil incarnate.” It is amazing how sleep deprivation takes you dangerously close to the fires of rage.
This morning, feeling a little better about myself, I turned on the television only to catch the last few minutes of a medical segment by Dr. Sanje Gupta on sleep deprivation that apparently aired all week. What I did catch, sleep deprivation will make you irritable – yes, I know – you’ll have difficulty focusing or concentrating – yes, I know this too. There was something else mentioned in the piece but I have forgotten what it was and maybe that was it, you’ll become forgetful. I hate I missed it; I probably would have received a few pointers on what to do. C’est la vie.
I will see my doctor this morning and though I am armed with the name of a sleep aid to suggest to him, I still want to do this as naturally as possible. The sleep aid was suggested to me by a co-worker and from what he says; it is working quite well for him. I really do not wish to add another pill to my collection; however, plowing through my day with every ounce of energy I can muster is not a good idea either.
Fortunately, the health club near me opens this weekend. I plan on being in that place as often as possible to melt away some of prednisone’s fat – this too has gotten on my last nerve. Hopefully, my doctor will reduce the prednisone this morning – if he won’t I will.
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