Re: motd Monday January 16, 2012

January 16, 2012

On 1/16/2012 5:16 AM, wrote:

>Are you one of those people who stays

up all night following the adventures of your

friends on Facebook?

Nope. I'm usually falling asleep while Jeopardy is still on and am

tucked under the covers long before 9pm on workdays, until a bit

after 9 when there's no work the next day.

>Not getting sufficient sleep may

contribute to your gaining weight.

>Most adults need at least 7-8 hours of

uninterrupted sleep per night. And get this, sleep

deprivation can decrease the amount of leptin in your

system. What's that? Leptin is the hormone

that signals your brain to stop

eating when

you're full.

I can't even remember the last time I got a total of 7 to 8 hours

sleep in one night. Even before getting this cold/flu thing I would

doze for an hour or 2, then wake up to hit the bathroom (And I stop

drinking by 6pm), then it would take me a while to get back to

sleep, then repeat this in another 2 hours. Most nights I never get

back to sleep after that second pit stop and stay awake from 2-3am

on. My doc knows about this but offered no solution except to relax,

stop thinking and worrying about stuff, and just go back to sleep,

and take a nap in the afternoon if I don't. He said it wouldn't help

any to take a sleeping pill at 2-3am when I have to get up at

4-4:30am, anyway.

Now with the cold and stuffed head and congested cough, I average

about 5-10 minutes sleep per hour before waking up choking. Last

week I would head back to bed, even if I couldn't sleep, after Ed

went back to work, but he's home this 3-day weekend and *he* has it

now, so instead of keeping him awake, I just get up and wander

around the house for hours. Today I've already been out of bed since

3am because of my near constant coughing.

Sneezy Sue in NJ

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