Sort of isomnia

[TonyF]

Well, it's 4 in the morning my time, 3 UK time and for the fifth night running my blood condition has me wide awake, been awake 2 hours already, really hacked off because I can't get back to sleep until I've taken paracetamol to stop this bloody itching.

So, cruising round the internet and there are still 12 other people on the Grapevine with me. Is this lunar gardening gone mad?

Edit: And I can't even spell insomnia properly

[rana]

Hi TonyF - like you I often surf in the small hours. I don't have Isomina, I just don't need much sleep so am greatful for tea and the internet for something to amuse me before it's light enough to do stuff in the garden.

[HayleyB]

Me insomnia? only when I haven't drunk enough vino or not taken my Zopiclones

[Nicos]

Aww...Tony- I was listening to the rain bouncing off the Velux window in our bedroom at that time...far too wet here to garden !!!

[TonyF]

Ain't it annoying, finally got to sleep about 5, been up about half an hour now, fed the cats etc etc and deciding whether to do anything mechanical in the garden - don't think so. So get on with the mini fruit cages I think AND it looks like rain so may try to get a couple of hours back in bed this afternoon

[janeyo]

Glad you are still cheerful about not sleeping - it makes me VERY grumpy!
Hope you sleep better tonight

[maytreefrannie]

I'm with Janeyo - hope you get a good sleep tonight.

[nikiwitch]

old style piriton tabs can make you drowsy and will help with most cases of itching

[ardroil]

hope you get a good night sleep tonight... oh, and no rain tomorrow.

[Jardiniere]

sorry you couldnt sleep Tony ......i personally could sleep for France.....comme une buche......i slept through my neighbours having a dip in their new pool at 1.30 am last night (morning?) .....hope you catch up tonight...interesting about other people being on the vine tho'.......................

[bobleponge]

Not sleeping is not good. Doesnt make me grumpy for I am always of a pleasant disposition, but I know how you feel Tony.
My sleeping pattern gets totally messed up when I go to and from work, real pain.
And I just CANT sleep in the day, no matter what. Sometimes feel so tired and really want to, but my body just wont let me sleep in the daytime.

[selfraising]

I feel for you TonyF. I'm the world's worst sleeper (or at least it feels that way!). My doc recommended piriton or similar as has already been said. Still didn't work for me tho! Definitely think I have a bit of a lunar problem going on as when it's a full moon I have even more problems sleeping (she says howling!!). Natrasleep and Kalms sometimes help.

[TonyF]

Thanks for all the messages folks. I do take Piriton but because of the other cocktail of drugs (14 lots per day for the various other problems I have) that I take I can't take them regularly or even daily and according to my specialist I shouldn't really take them at all. Trouble is that the only way to really stop the itching is to go back on the chemo to stop my bones and spleen misbehaving but as I've recently come off it, not wanting to do that for the forseeable.

Had two really good nights now, slept like a log

Managed to work all day yesterday, long day and absolutely knackered so hopefully that will have broken the non-sleep cycle.

[HeyWayne]

Have you tried those lavender/hops sleep bags that that James Wong bloke was making on the Grow Your Own Drugs programme Tony?

Mange Tout - probably little help given all the other bits you have to contend with.

I'd recommend Insomnia by Stephen King though. A pretty good read.

[Hilary B]

I have used the herbal sleep remedies when I get into a bad sleep pattern. They lead to nightmares. It's as if the thing stopping me sleeping is too many thoughts, and if I take something to force sleep, the thoughts are still there and come out as bad dreams.....
I stopped using these things a few years ago when I realised what was happening.
Lavender scent helps me, a couple of drops of lavender oil on a little bit of cottonwool inside the pillowcase.