Been up for an hour……
I’ve done something to my back, and the throbbing is keeping me awake. 
Got about four hours of sleep here at my mom’s. Not even sure what is going on with her care so I am awake with worry.
It’s 3 am. Had a terrible dream.
Been up for an hour……
Woke up to go to the bathroom and see that my bff’s mom passed at 12:59. Now, can’t get back to sleep. I got almost six hours so could be worse, but I hope that i’ll be able to go back to sleep after I do the Spelling Bee.
Oh, and now I jusst heard Bill Belichick is out. Can’t decide whether that’ll make me sleep easier or not.
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I lay in bed 11-1:30 and finally slept 5 hours. Typical unfortunately. My new bone med, Evenity, isn’t helping: insomnia is a listed side effect.
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My sister and I were talking about not being able to fall asleep. We both find comfort in our mother’s words 50+ years ago… “if you are lying in bed, it is OK if you’re not asleep yet - it is still good rest for your body”. But darn, it can be annoying.
@Colorado_mom I tell myself that too. I was already on this thread but this medication is making things worse, and when I am asleep, my dreams are complicated and sometimes disturbing- another listed side effect!
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Ugh, I have a cough that gets worse when I get in bed. Last night I was able to sleep but I woke DH up. We’re in a small cabin in Florida so he slept on the couch. Tonight I was coughing so much I got up and am sitting on the couch. It’s 12:15 and the taxi driver is coming at 4:45 to take us to the airport.
I had COVID in January so I guess this is just a virus. Or COVID leftovers? I have my annual exam on Friday so I will see what my doctor thinks.
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Take a test just to be sure
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So sorry you have to end your vacation that way. Have you tried Mucunex with Dextromethorpan? I have used the Amazon version when a cold lingered with cough and it really helped. And hope it’s not Covid again!
Thanks, I will try that. I don’t feel sick at all, except for coughing. Yesterday I played tennis and walked about 15,000 steps.
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Ugh, I’ve gotten very little sleep tonight. This cold/ear infection/ear drum perforation is just horrible. It feels like I’m wearing high quality ear plugs. I can barely hear the TV when I turn the volume up to 100. I can’t hear DH at all, really. But inside my head, it’s very loud. Tinnitus and the sound of my heartbeat are very loud. I woke up after a couple of hours of sleep with nausea and a bad headache.
The doctor said this could take 4-6 weeks to resolve. I really don’t know how I’m going to be able to stand it. 
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I wonder if you should see an ENT??? It sounds pretty severe. Multiple symptoms that have to do with your ear, balance, etc.
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So sorry, @MaineLonghorn . That stinks! I should have posted here the other night when I had what I call one of those “power naps” where you almost fall asleep or maybe fall asleep for 5 min and then wake up and are wide awake! It happened twice that night! My watch app says I only got 4ish hrs of sleep that night 
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This thread (and others) gave good company when I was up at 4am last night, hungry. Luckily dealing with the snow dump will use up some calories.
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I was thinking that, too. I will check with my doctor tomorrow. I don’t understand why I still can’t hear out of the ear without a perforated ear drum. I’m using Sudafed and Afrin, per doctor’s instructions, but I can’t tell they’re doing a thing.
I’m going to try to go to the gym in the morning. Hope I sleep some tonight.
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