When trying to sleep, I focus firstly on my fingers and toes and try to relax them and 'put' them to sleep , then my hands and feet etc etc. It works sometimes ?!!! 🤔. I find using sound enrichment through the night can help also provided it's not something that makes you need the loo all the time !!
Initially I was climbing the walls and living on 2hrs sleep a night. My GP gave me zopiclone that knocked me out for 6hrs. At least I could then function. Was later given a small does of Mirtazipine so I get 8hrs sleep most nights. If I wake up (post 50 wee) I try and focus on the noise from my sound box. It plays the sounds of waves on a beach. You may not wish to go down the Medicine route but I have a job and two young kids. Sometimes you just have to be pragmatic.
This works for me but I know that this is not for everyone. T is so much easier to deal with when you are not tired.
Hi, I use a sleep head band and a cheap mp3 player and concentrate on listening to Audio books through the night and have no problem getting off to sleep and if I wake in the middle of the night with my T screaming it generally means my headband has slipped round but after a quick adjustment I get back to sleep with no trouble at all.
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