and I just hope that next 8 yrs turn out to be as good as everyone hopes. One thing in Obama’s favour, his sassy wife, Michelle. Wow, what a light she brings to any stage and intelligent to boot! Personally, if I had the right to vote, I would have voted for Obama simply for the balance Michelle Obama brings to him. She is so obviously his equal, unlike most other first wives. Go Michelle Obama!
Must admit to feeling not my brightest at the moment, as I am going through one of my periodic episodes of trying to stop the sleeping pills. Since Sunday night, I have managed at the most 8 hours sleep if not less. Sunday night I couldn’t sleep at all, Monday night I managed to get about 3 in total, in various different places and last night at least, couple, although I was determined not to look at the clock. However, getting up at one point in the night, seeing the time, was very disappointing. Much less time had passed than I hoped and thought. Hopefully tonight I will get over the hump but I am not banking on it. Thursday night will the most difficult as I will be going back to work on Friday and I really don’t know if I can cope with an 8 hour shift with little or no sleep.
Anyway, I have managed 3 nights without the pills so far, so maybe I will crack it this time. Part of the problem are the epic night sweats I am suffering from at the moment. Apparently they are a side effect of menopause which unlike hot flushes which happen suddenly and only last for at about 20 mins, occur all night. I get dehydrated so much, I am up at least 3 times a night just to rehydrate myself. Of course that leaves to even more toilet breaks during the night. Given I am that bad with sleeping pills, imagine what is it like without the pills. As I want to sleep, I try not to get up and now I am in the situation where I am in catch up mode all day, feeling like I have drunk too much the night before without the pleasure of alcohol!
All I can say is, if there really is a God, he obviously didn’t like women very much!
yes, I remember sleep, vaguely
By: rosie on November 8, 2008
at 3:57 pm
Oh Jacqui – we are sisters in this. the last five or so nights were like this…it was the horrors…the night sweats. the chest tightness, panic etc etc…today i went to Curves the only gym type place i will attend…they dress as daggy as me… and when i came back i was buggered…hoping for sleep tonight…of not I’ll keep going back to the gym nd see if i can’t physically exhause myself to overcome rampant menopause, my grief and the bloody nightmares which come as soon as i shut my eyes. Take care and kbnow you are not alone…just feels like it.
By: middle child on November 11, 2008
at 7:25 am
Just a thought…my doctor has told me I need Progesterone cream to help with night sweats etc etc…nd my melatonin levels are reversed which means no sleep at night…melatonin can reverse naturally this…and a good GP with alternative leanings would know this… For Progesterone cream…a good long practicing naturopath could tell you where to get the stuff or even supply it. or a good qualioty health food store…there are a lot of fools about these days who thing they are healers, and they stuff it up for the good ones…so eyes wide open!!!
I’ll tell you in about a fortnight how I am going with mine…start tonight
By: middle child on November 19, 2008
at 4:11 am