Bristol_Jonesey
One thing I simply cannot do anymore is to have an unbroken night's sleep.
Something always wakes me up - bladder, thirst, sweats, sometimes 3/4/5 times a night.
By the time the alarm goes off I'm exhausted
I have severe sleep apnea and what you are describing is what I used to go through. Plus I'd get really f'd headaches, and I got to the point to where I couldn't even make it to work without pulling off at a highway rest area and taking a quick nap.
It finally took it's toll on me about 12 years ago and I have to be hooked up to a breathing machine every night now. Sounds like a hassle, but I refuse to sleep without it now. I take it on vacations or wherever I have to travel.
When I don't use it now, I'm pretty much worthless for days, even after I start using it again.
You should get that checked out ...
We just got a new bed and I've been sleeping really well without any back pain. We got one of those gel beds that forms to your body. This one draws the heat away from your body and dissipates it in to the mattress as well. They said it's some kind of material designed and used by NASA. It's really amazing, you can feel your body heat being drawn away from you and it keeps you cool.
I used to be an insomniac. But since I got my sleep apnea under control, and this new mattress, I look forward to going to bed. The wife has her alarm set for 5:30am, and without fail, I get up a couple minutes before it goes off every morning. We're in bed by 9:30 - 10pm every night. We usually fall asleep watching TV around 8:30 - 9 then get up and go to bed.
When I'm doing my music though, I lose track of time and stay up well in to the wee hours, and I pay for it the next day. :(