I have problems sleeping. I'm a light sleeper, for one. Even small noises wake me up. Matt jokes that a mouse could fart in the house next door, and I would wake up. We run a fan in our bedroom for white noise, and that helps to drown out other noises. When we sleep somewhere and don't have a fan?
Big issues.
I also have a hard time shutting off my brain. Many nights I lie in bed thinking about all the random stuff in my life. Work is a big problem: Did I remember to set up the ambulacne? Did I do the patient justice? Did I document so that the doctors and on-call social worker know what's happening? Crazy.
But probably the biggest problem is Matt. Yes, my husband. He's a snorer. And a twitcher. And if he's been drinking? Ugh, forget it.
We've tried everything. Changing pillows. Nasal spray. The stop-snoring throat spray. Breathe right strips. When he starts snoring, I make him roll onto his side. Sometimes that helps. But not always. He always tells me to wear earplugs but I get up first in the morning - if I wear earplugs, I won't hear my alarm go off. He's in denial. He swears he doesn't snore. Why would I make that up? I've even had to leave our bedroom and sleep in our guest room. I hate it. I've tried to get him to agree to talk to his doctor about it or go to a sleep study. His dad and brothers all snore, too, and his younger brother recently got a sleep study and got a c-pap; he's stopped snoring and feels better than he has in a long time. But Matt refuses to acknowledge the issue. And I'm losing sleep. I don't really know what to do. Thoughts? Suggestions?
I take half a tab of melatonin when I can't sleep. It doesn't make me feel like a trainwreck the next day, and it helps me stay asleep through the night. I like it because it's not a "sleep drug" exactly, and it's super cheap!
ReplyDeleteOh, I take 1mg of melatonin every night. Every. Night.
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