Most of my life I’ve had no trouble falling asleep. By the end of the day, I just crash. More difficult for me, is the ability to sleep through the night and awake the following morning having had 7-8 hours of uninterrupted sleep. In my experience such wonderful, restorative sleep only occurs 1-2 a year!
I usually go to bed early, between 9.30 and 10.30 pm.
Often, by the end of the day, I am so exhausted that I fall asleep wile watching TV. My husband then ensures I transfer from the couch to the bed because he knows that sleeping on the couch will only exacerbate the pain in various parts of my body.
Once I’m tucked into bed, with a glass of water on my nightstand and the window open for plenty of fresh air (I get terrible headaches without access to fresh air), if I’m very tired, I will turn off the light and immediately sink into a deep sleep. More commonly, though, I will read in bed for a while before drifting to sleep.
Before falling asleep I must take my medication against restless leg syndrome (RLS). If I forget to take the medication, or fall asleep before taking it, the twitching in my legs – which feels like a series of ongoing mild electrical jolts – will soon make it impossible for me to remain asleep; reminding me that this medication it is key to being able to get any sleep at all.
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