Are you tired of being tired?? Me too!!
I am tired of feeling tired! I have been going to bed early. I must say early for me is before 2:00am. I have been falling asleep within an hour. That's great for me! I fall asleep and a few hours later I am wide awake. I lay there tossing and turning. I just can not fall back asleep. Three hours of sleep just is not enough for me. I have been so tired I have tried to take a nap the past few days. I am so sleepy and I can't wait to lay in my bed and nap. You would think that my sheets are made of double shots of expresso!
Can someone explain to me how someone could be so tired then lay in bed and be wide awake? I have tried no noise and tried listening to ocean waves. I know your thinking thats not the best choice for you with your dainty bladder!*
I am sitting here trying to write this and I can not stop yawning. You know the deep yawns where it makes you want to stretch at same time. For me I tend to only feel the immediate need to stretch when I am over tired.
I hate that because I have gotten a charlie horse in my leg doing that. I hate those. They can be do painful. I swear sometimes it feels like my calf muscle is twirling. I don't know how you all handle it when you get one. My mother always told us to point your toes and lift up that leg. Kinda like a ballerina. Us that's exactly what I must look like when that happens. In a deep sleep snoring, ya I snore I know sexy right! *Laying there like all ballerinas wearing shorts and a t-shirt with my hair up in a pony tail on the top of my head. (I do this because I can not stand my fan blowing my hair when I am trying to sleep). Then suddenly for no known reason a false stretch or movement to the leg. BAM!!! I leg cramp for ****.
So I point my Barney Rubble toes and toss my leg into the air. It's a Kodak moment for sure but it works! I am not even sure why we get leg cramps. I have heard "it because you have too much calcium in your body", or "you don't have enough calcium in your body"! What is it? I do know that it would make for a hecka funny show if a camera was there when I got a leg cramp. Sometimes it is such a bad cramp that the next day you actually limp on that leg. Very weird.*
Another thing I want to complain about is my bladder again. I have had it with my bladder basically playing "peek-a-boo! I walk as fast as I possibly can to the bathroom. My bladder is indicating a "code3" (police code for emergency with lights and sirens). I am just about skipping, thighs pinched tight to the knees and the only part of my legs actually moving are from the knees down to the Barney Rubbles! My legs kinda look like I am a mermaid trying to skip down the hall. Lol
I know what your thinking....that's beautiful just like Swan Lake! Yes exactly! Lol okay back to the code 3! I get to my emergency and sit down with a combination of relief and out of breath. Then nothing happens! I sit there for sometimes 5 minutes and still nothing! My bladder isn't leaking now! I am starting to think my bladder has a mind of its own and it's subconsciously just trying to get me to just exercise!*
** Moderator's note - Post broken into paragraphs for easier reading. Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print. **
Can someone explain to me how someone could be so tired then lay in bed and be wide awake? I have tried no noise and tried listening to ocean waves. I know your thinking thats not the best choice for you with your dainty bladder!*
I am sitting here trying to write this and I can not stop yawning. You know the deep yawns where it makes you want to stretch at same time. For me I tend to only feel the immediate need to stretch when I am over tired.
I hate that because I have gotten a charlie horse in my leg doing that. I hate those. They can be do painful. I swear sometimes it feels like my calf muscle is twirling. I don't know how you all handle it when you get one. My mother always told us to point your toes and lift up that leg. Kinda like a ballerina. Us that's exactly what I must look like when that happens. In a deep sleep snoring, ya I snore I know sexy right! *Laying there like all ballerinas wearing shorts and a t-shirt with my hair up in a pony tail on the top of my head. (I do this because I can not stand my fan blowing my hair when I am trying to sleep). Then suddenly for no known reason a false stretch or movement to the leg. BAM!!! I leg cramp for ****.
So I point my Barney Rubble toes and toss my leg into the air. It's a Kodak moment for sure but it works! I am not even sure why we get leg cramps. I have heard "it because you have too much calcium in your body", or "you don't have enough calcium in your body"! What is it? I do know that it would make for a hecka funny show if a camera was there when I got a leg cramp. Sometimes it is such a bad cramp that the next day you actually limp on that leg. Very weird.*
Another thing I want to complain about is my bladder again. I have had it with my bladder basically playing "peek-a-boo! I walk as fast as I possibly can to the bathroom. My bladder is indicating a "code3" (police code for emergency with lights and sirens). I am just about skipping, thighs pinched tight to the knees and the only part of my legs actually moving are from the knees down to the Barney Rubbles! My legs kinda look like I am a mermaid trying to skip down the hall. Lol
I know what your thinking....that's beautiful just like Swan Lake! Yes exactly! Lol okay back to the code 3! I get to my emergency and sit down with a combination of relief and out of breath. Then nothing happens! I sit there for sometimes 5 minutes and still nothing! My bladder isn't leaking now! I am starting to think my bladder has a mind of its own and it's subconsciously just trying to get me to just exercise!*
** Moderator's note - Post broken into paragraphs for easier reading. Many people with MS have visual difficulties that prevent them from reading large blocks of print. **
I went thru years of similar sleep patterns as you describe and was trying to work full time. I finally bit the bullet and asked my pcp for some script sleep aids. It made all the difference! Got some Trazadone! and btw, it was just gentle enough to allow me to wake up during the night in time to get to the bathroom!
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