Insomnia/Nightowl Appreciation Thread

[Blackout]

A couple of tips to help y''all get sleep at night.
1.) Try drinking hot green tea with honey.
2.) Try taking a hot bath.

 

[Lithe]

I slept 5:30-9:02 this morning. It's currently 10:48 PM, central time. I hate it... Guess I might have to get back on my sleep (maintenance) medication even though I don't want to.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

I slept 5:30-9:02 this morning. It's currently 10:48 PM, central time. I hate it... Guess I might have to get back on my sleep (maintenance) medication even though I don't want to.

I'm up at night right now as we speak.
Sleeping to late into the day makes it hard to get to sleep on time the next night.
A lot of it is about discipline, to be honest.

 

[MufasaChoppa]

Dont know if i have insomnia or a really bad coke habit

 

[MufasaChoppa]

Hes the man of the night

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

Im constantly up ..my sleep pattern is like 6am or 5am until 11 am or midday. .depends if I have an early flight to get which is rare.

If I have my kids over. .ooooh..I have to be my best and be up when they are up..out of respect.

 

[Regine Hunter]

Once again.
Managed to sleep a couple hours in the afternoon.

Working both jobs today. God help me.

 

[lotteryplaya]

I average about 4 hours a night now.

 

[Lithe]

I'm up at night right now as we speak.
Sleeping to late into the day makes it hard to get to sleep on time the next night.
A lot of it is about discipline, to be honest.

True, but I also have a sleep disorder (with maintenance so I fall asleep but don't stay asleep, thanks to an acquired brain injury) and have been sick the past 4 days, so it's thrown my normal sleep cycle off!

I slept much better last night and I know I'll be able to get it back on track. I've been taking magnesium which is good for muscles and relaxation and I was staying asleep (without medication) just fine after two weeks. I'll start that back up tonight and reset my sleep cycle!

I have a strict bedtime routine and I take my blackout curtains seriously. Pulling an all nighter when I want to is very different than pulling one just because I'm sick or my brain is doing its own thing. It's very frustrating! I'm just glad I have a good neuro team to work with me and that I am able to stick to a schedule.

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

True, but I also have a sleep disorder (with maintenance so I fall asleep but don't stay asleep, thanks to an acquired brain injury) and have been sick the past 4 days, so it's thrown my normal sleep cycle off!

I slept much better last night and I know I'll be able to get it back on track. I've been taking magnesium which is good for muscles and relaxation and I was staying asleep (without medication) just fine after two weeks. I'll start that back up tonight and reset my sleep cycle!

I have a strict bedtime routine and I take my blackout curtains seriously. Pulling an all nighter when I want to is very different than pulling one just because I'm sick or my brain is doing its own thing. It's very frustrating! I'm just glad I have a good neuro team to work with me and that I am able to stick to a schedule.

Thank you for sharing @Lithe !
I hope all goes well with that for you.
It sounds like a unique situation that requires carefullness and gentleness.
A healthy moderate diet along with exercise should help (not to say you don't already do that).

 

[Paradise]

If all else fails and you can't fall asleep naturally I take these.

I really like them. They are all natural and I bought them at Sprouts...

 

[Lithe]

Thank you for sharing @Lithe !
I hope all goes well with that for you.
It sounds like a unique situation that requires carefullness and gentleness.
A healthy moderate diet along with exercise should help (not to say you don't already do that).

Thank you! You're welcome, I don't mind sharing about my experiences, especially if someone else can benefit.

After brain surgery, I lost 34 pounds, 25 of that in 12 days. I had to learn how to swallow again because I would choke a lot and all of my liquids had to be thickened with this powder called thick it. I realized after coming home that my appetite had changed drastically, I even joked with my neurosurgeon that he "put something back together the wrong way!" Haha! It's true, I hardly ever eat anything fried anymore, my stomach turns at the thought of greasy foods unless I have a very specific craving, and I legitimately crave vegetables and fruits.

Exercising helps keep me relaxed and I need that in my life! I was only 24 when I had my stroke and my blood pressure is normal now, but we know it consistently ran high pre-stroke. There's also some familial history of brain aneurysms through my mother's side, I just happened to have one and it ruptured. I'm alive, but not without struggles!! My point is, exercise helps me feel more in control, it keeps my mind feeling clear which definitely helps me during "bad brain days." The mind-body connection is more real and important than its given credit for.

Haven't yet gotten back into lifting heavy, but I will once I have my diet back to something consistent. It's just volatile because of the parts of my brain that were most affected! I do work with a dietitian and nutritionist, and having that guidance kept me off of another medicine I would've had to take to stimulate my appetite. I can't explain it, but if I didn't make myself eat on a schedule, I wouldn't eat at all. I rarely ever actually feel hungry anymore and this is tied to my brain and anti epileptic medication I have to take.

I'm always walking a fine line, trying to balance! One day at a time and if I keep my mind right, there's nothing (except what is medically harmful) I can't do. I've come very far in the almost 4 1/2 years (next month is the halfway mark) since I've experienced a stroke, emergency brain surgery, acquired a brain injury and became a survivor. There are good days and bad days, and my neuro team and I have learned a lot from and about each other from my case, because I'm definitely not textbook.

I just kinda roll with the punches and take steps back for perspective when I become frustrated with my brain not cooperating with my body. Mindset is everything!

 

[K-Deini]

Thank you! You're welcome, I don't mind sharing about my experiences, especially if someone else can benefit.

After brain surgery, I lost 34 pounds, 25 of that in 12 days. I had to learn how to swallow again because I would choke a lot and all of my liquids had to be thickened with this powder called thick it. I realized after coming home that my appetite had changed drastically, I even joked with my neurosurgeon that he "put something back together the wrong way!" Haha! It's true, I hardly ever eat anything fried anymore, my stomach turns at the thought of greasy foods unless I have a very specific craving, and I legitimately crave vegetables and fruits.

Exercising helps keep me relaxed and I need that in my life! I was only 24 when I had my stroke and my blood pressure is normal now, but we know it consistently ran high pre-stroke. There's also some familial history of brain aneurysms through my mother's side, I just happened to have one and it ruptured. I'm alive, but not without struggles!! My point is, exercise helps me feel more in control, it keeps my mind feeling clear which definitely helps me during "bad brain days." The mind-body connection is more real and important than its given credit for.

Haven't yet gotten back into lifting heavy, but I will once I have my diet back to something consistent. It's just volatile because of the parts of my brain that were most affected! I do work with a dietitian and nutritionist, and having that guidance kept me off of another medicine I would've had to take to stimulate my appetite. I can't explain it, but if I didn't make myself eat on a schedule, I wouldn't eat at all. I rarely ever actually feel hungry anymore and this is tied to my brain and anti epileptic medication I have to take.

I'm always walking a fine line, trying to balance! One day at a time and if I keep my mind right, there's nothing (except what is medically harmful) I can't do. I've come very far in the almost 4 1/2 years (next month is the halfway mark) since I've experienced a stroke, emergency brain surgery, acquired a brain injury and became a survivor. There are good days and bad days, and my neuro team and I have learned a lot from and about each other from my case, because I'm definitely not textbook.

I just kinda roll with the punches and take steps back for perspective when I become frustrated with my brain not cooperating with my body. Mindset is everything!

what kind of anti-epileptic do you take? im on one as well.

 

[Lithe]

what kind of anti-epileptic do you take? im on one as well.

Keppra, what about you?

 

[K-Deini]

Keppra, what about you?

vimpat. they wanted to put me on keppra at first but my doctor changed his mind and thankfully the vimpat has worked wonderfully.