Random drabble out of nowhere

[piplover]

I suppose this was created from my own problems with sleeping. It seems my medication can't make up its mind whether it wants me to be sleepy all the time or keep me awake all the time. I think I have had six hours sleep the past week, as every time I lay down to sleep my eyes pop open and I am suddenly wide awake, even though I spend the day yawning and ready to collapse. Last week I could not keep my eyes open, and found myself sleeping too much. Now I am resorting to taking Tylenol PM to try and get some rest. I am just glad that I have a four day weekend, as I can try and sleep all I want.




I can not sleep tonight. The darkness presses against my skin, holds its breath as I close my eyes. There is too much silence tonight. It has its own sound, a piercing quite that pounds in my ears.

I shift, hoping to find a new spot that brings release, that will let my mind calm and soothe my aching eyes. But the world is all black, and only darkness and stifling air greet me.

My body is limp and tired, aching in places that rest against the rough stone of the floor.

I can not sleep tonight.

Comments

[melilot-hill.livejournal.com]

Insomnia is a terrible thing, isn't it. But it can also make you creative :) I liked your drabble.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! It's odd, but I do seem to be more creative when I am tired then when I have had a full night's sleep.

[shirebound]

Oh gosh, insomnia is awful. Believe it or not, I found a fairly effective product at the local drug store. It's their (Rite Aid's) generic sleep aid, and the ingredient is Doxylamine Succinate 25 mg. One tiny tablet helps me sleep much better than I used to.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'll have to look into that. The only problem I have is that a lot of medicines interact negatively with the other medicines I'm on, so I have to be careful. Thank you for the recomendation, I never thought to look there.

[glorfinniel.livejournal.com]

VERY good!

Very very good!

*thumbs up*

[gtaotaku.livejournal.com]

Have you tried luke warm milk before bed? Or meditation whilst laying down (I speak from experience on the second one)?

[piplover.livejournal.com]

I think I've tried everything from hot chocolate, as I can't stand warm milk by itself, to picturing all my limbs falling asleep as I lay in my bed. I figure short of conking myself on the head, my next best option is to stuff more pills down my throat to counteract the ones I already am on. I actually managed to get about six hours of sleep last night, so I feel all right today. Still tired, but much better than yesterday. Thanks for the tips, though. I think I'm just a lost cause.

[gtaotaku.livejournal.com]

You do what works kiddo, just be careful with all the pills.

[piplover.livejournal.com]

I know. I feel like a walking pharmacy!