Sleep update

[s0b]

I went to speak to my GP. He said "there is nothing I can do for you really

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[djpsyche]

Sympathies. I have endured two nights running of sleep dep myself. Which is probably partly to blame for my wanting to jump off a building today.

[ashbet]

That was an exceedingly unhelpful response :/

I hope that tonight is better for you. Much sympathy.

-- A (feeling exceedingly unprepared to spend all day at a huge con, after fighting a migraine all night and being awakened at 4:30 by the cat being sick on my bed)

[s0b]

well to be fair I did not make it terribly easy for him as a non-smoker who exercises regularly has no current symptoms of depression, does not drink coffee after lunch, has blackout blinds, who is no longer running on a diet of stress and cortisol.

If the melatonin doesn't work he'll give me THREE sleeping tablets; which will be an exciting treat

[ashbet]

Melatonin seems to help Kira reasonably -- I take it out of superstition, if nothing else (may be a placebo effect, but I'm not turning down anything that might help.)

She and I have both been insomniacs since early childhood (as was my Dad), made worse by chronic pain.

We also take Lunesta, which DOES help quite a bit, but I know that sleeping-pill prescriptions are a lot harder to get in the UK.

Hope the melatonin helps you -- or that the prescription does, if not.

And, yeah -- doctors don't seem to know what to do with patients who don't have many obvious vices to cut out.

-- A <3

[s0b]

These days my only vices are buying too many books on critical theory and occasional bouts of self-indulgent complaining

[nyarbaggytep]

I found the Superdrug own brand herbal sleeping tablets were helpful. They're a take an hour before you want to sleep thing, hops valerian and something else I have forgotten.

There are other things which might help, gimme a call if you want a natter about it.