Oh, and no caffeine 4 hours or so before bedtime.
Caffeine actually stays in your system much longer than that - if it is causing a sleep issue, you really shouldn't have any except in the couple of hours after you get up. Sucky.
Oh, I get it. You just don't like who did the rescuing, that's all. Wishin' I was your boyfriend what's-his-height. Oh wait, he's run off.
Spike ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else
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brenda m - Jan 01, 2007 12:41:17 pm PST #8325 of 10004
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
libkitty - Jan 01, 2007 12:43:23 pm PST #8326 of 10004
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Oh, Gus. Crap. I'm sitting here thinking of regrets, chiefly that we never met in person, but I know you would just give me grief for that. You'll be seriously missed. Seriously. Damn.
Thanks kimi and Trudy.
Kristin, have you tried melatonin? I've used valerian and passion flower, but find that melatonin is the best at keeping me asleep when that has been a problem for me.
Polter-Cow - Jan 01, 2007 12:56:01 pm PST #8327 of 10004
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I titled my New Year's Eve post in honor of Gus, given the content. If only I could have learned from him.
Pix - Jan 01, 2007 1:06:57 pm PST #8328 of 10004
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Thanks for everyone's feedback. I think my first step is to meet with my PCP and possibly get a referral to a sleep center and then go from there. I will definitely look into using some of the natural remedies you suggested.
(Oh, and I rarely have caffeine after noon, so I doubt it's that.) Thanks everyone.
Laga - Jan 01, 2007 1:08:04 pm PST #8329 of 10004
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Horses hate parades.
Connie Neil - Jan 01, 2007 1:12:56 pm PST #8330 of 10004
brillig
get a referral to a sleep center and then go from there.
Doublecheck that your insurance will cover the sleep center. The tests that Hubby's taken at sleep centers have been well over a thousand dollars each.
Glamcookie - Jan 01, 2007 1:30:13 pm PST #8331 of 10004
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Still thinking of Gus. I found the Xena forum on WXing (btw, Versus is GF): [link]
Laura - Jan 01, 2007 2:03:46 pm PST #8332 of 10004
Our wings are not tired.
Melatonin doesn't so much help with the going to sleep as it helps with the quality of sleep. I would suggest that, Kristin.
Yes, Gus is very much on my mind as well. Many times I have thought of him since he passed and just missed him without knowing I would not be seeing him post again.
I did go and have a nice long visit with my next door neighbor who lost her husband recently. I had been avoiding it even though I knew the holidays must have been hard. I baked a nice banana nut bread for her. So, I am a bad friend for taking so long to visit with her, and a good friend for finally doing the right thing.
brenda m - Jan 01, 2007 2:13:43 pm PST #8333 of 10004
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Laura, no one is timing you. When you're grieving, the late arrivals mean a great deal too.
And also, who am I talking to. You know all this. But in case you need a reminder, she'll love you just as much for coming in the possibly down period post holidays.
sj - Jan 01, 2007 2:33:11 pm PST #8334 of 10004
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Laura, Brenda is right. I am sure the quiet after the holiday is probably difficult for her; I am sure having you visit was a comfort to her.