Night Shift

Well I slept for about 20 minutes then lay for ages doing my relaxation breathing then gave up trying to sleep for a while. i guess everyone else has hit the hay.

Still here too, @eth and @plasmo. I've raved on a lot here today though so feeling a bit quiet now (thank goodness I hear you say, lol).

Not at all @Mazarita. Your contributions are always excellent reading to me, lucid and well-considered. I've been wishing I could say more a few times but just not coming up with the right words today. Even though I'm still not sleeping my head's been a bit fuzzy, I think it's the new dose I'm on but it could be the lack of proper sleep. Probably both.

Have you had any sleep yet tonight?

@Mazarita I think maybe the medication comment was too specific. It disappeared really fast when I tried to reply to it. Sometimes it's hard to work out exactly where they draw the line. I thought it was just that we weren't allowed to name particular meds, not categories. e.g. I have seen plenty of posts where antidepressants were mentioned and they don't get deleted.

Anyway it was another one that was changed. I'm hoping to unwind and get sleepy again too. I napped briefly and went straight to bed but couldn't sleep. I should start keeping a sleep diary again I think so I can show it to the Dr.

@eth, yes looks like I have been moderated again. I think sometimes the overnight moderators are not fully aware of what is okay and what is not. We have mentioned types of medications many times over all over the forum so really my post shouldn't be a problem. The rule is indeed about mentioning specific names as far as I've understood it over many posts over the past year. Oh well, no big deal. Was I right in what I suggested? How has your day been?

@eth, Sorry, I replied too fast to your comment and my questions were redundant. Oh okay, so a different one to help you sleep better. I'm drinking another liquorice tea at the moment, hoping to wind down too. It's been an intense day on the inside of this ole girl.

No @Mazarita it wasn't the one you suggested but another type. I guess I can't say which one! It was one of the meds for bipolar.

I had a slow start today after all the hours awake last night, then spent a few hours with my neighbours and had lunch there. They had other guests and most of the time I was listening to Greek, which I only understand a very few words of! But I still enjoyed myself and it was good to get out of the flat and away from the computer.

I am spending tomorrow taking another neighbour to the hospital for a day procedure. It's across town but I'll probably make the trip twice rather than filling in all those hours - not sure yet.