Worsening long term insomnia affecting all aspects of life.

I’ve posted here previously on my long term insomnia that started along with many other problems after being prescribed Fluoroquinolones in 2012. In the last two years it has worsened as I have arthritis in my toes and feet and although not actually painful they are stiff and uncomfortable in bed and I’m always aware of them. I also have a problem with my body thermostat in that my temperature is usually under 96F but I feel very hot in bed without it actually going up. I try to keep our bedroom as airy a possible but it gets the evening sun but I usually find it too warm and I find the warmed air makes breathing difficult. I only have a sheet over me until about 6am when the world gets cooler.

I stay up until after 12.30 until I start to feel that I will sleep. Most nights feeling hot and not breathing happily I’m up after twenty minutes and sit in a cooler room. Usually I’m up twice in the next hour before sleeping for less than two hours before getting up again and going to the toilet and probably having some warm milk. Back to bed and take a while to get back to sleep for another maximum of two hours.

Perhaps twice a week sleep does not come and I’m up until about 4am until getting to sleep until about 6.30 when suddenly I’m wide awake. Hopefully I get back to sleep until about 7.45 when it’s not worth trying again.

I’m at the stage now when lack of sleep is affecting all aspects on my life. Most of the day I’m in a brain fog. My whole body is suffering from not being refreshed and my walking already affected by a form of neuropathy from being Floxed and having knee problems is much worse. That and Covid exercising restrictions has greatly affected the strength of upper legs and put more pressure on my knees. I ‘m wondering if others have the same limitations from their lack of sleep.

Sleeping pills herbal or prescription did not work for me and I still woke up in the night and in a more dangerous state for walking. Differing strengths of Melatonin and CBD oil taken long term were of no help.

I often have severe indigestion at night and recently what feels like severe gastritis almost 24/7.

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