I’m not snoring!
Ever since starting Prozac, I’ve had one of it’s tell-tale side effects: insomnia. Sometimes it’s better than others and last night was not a better night. I said that I was going to go to bed at 10pm, at 11pm I got in bed. At 12am I turned the light on again to read more. At 1am I turned the light off thinking I would be able to sleep. I wasn’t able to. The last time I looked at the clock it was about 2am. I was quite frustrated since I decided there will be no more caffeine in my life, and then I also can’t sleep. This was not pleasant.
So now you may be thinking; well sometimes I can’t sleep! You might have insomnia if you are having the following issues:
* Trouble falling asleep
* Waking up a lot during the night with trouble returning to sleep
* Waking up too early in the morning
* Having un-refreshing sleep (not feeling well rested), even after sleeping 7 to 8 hours at night
There are three different types of insomnia:
* Transient (short term) insomnia lasts from a single night to a few weeks.
* Intermittent (on and off) insomnia is short term, which happens from time to time.
* Chronic (on-going) insomnia occurs at least 3 nights a week over a month or more.
Unfortunately, women are twice as likely to live with insomnia as compared to me. Research suggests that being unemployed or divorced, or other social factors are related to women’s insomnia. Insomnia in women also seems to increase with age. “Sometimes perimenopausal women have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep; hot flashes and night sweats often can disturb sleep.”
… to be continued …
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