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Have you ever felt like you were on a roll and seemed to be improving quite a bit, and then you have ONE night where you don't get enough sleep (like 4 or 5 hours vs. 8)and you feel like you're back at square one?
We went through layoffs this week at work and I couldn't sleep for a night or two, and now I'm twitching all over like I did before I started treatment.
Why does this happen?
Can your immune system go kaput in one single night and allow the bacteria to the chance to take over again?
I'm hoping all of the progress I felt like I was making didn't just disappear. Posts: 453 | From TX | Registered: Aug 2008
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Unfortunately, it works that way for me. I have to really be careful about my schedule and regulate my sleep or I just crash.
I think my body needs a minimum amount of sleep, and asking it to operate on anything less just adds extra stress on top of whatever else is going on in life- which, with layoffs going on, I'd be a mess!
I don't know if it's the bacteria taking over again, that seems too fast, but I think the stress part is key.
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you mentioned a key word ... LAYOFFS this week; STRES GALORE! that does us in and our sub-conscience, etc.
now trying going 30-35 years with NO DELTA 4 SLEEP where the body heals/rejuvenates and you wake up refreshed!! now that's me!
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I agree with Betty, stress is a big deal for chronic lyme patients. Sleep too. A double whammy.
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here's my two cents...i've been an axiety sufferer way before LYME and of all the things that lack of sleep messes up its the nervous system. Stands to reason most of us our sufferring from some type of Neuro Lyme.
The lack of sleep doesn't give your nervous system time to rest and thus it ends up on overdrive making your symptoms worse.
I equate it to drinking to much coffee, then you can't sleep, so you drink more coffee and the cycle continues. Except for most of us we are always caffeineted becaue fo the LYME. I find without sleep the same cycle can ensue. As long as you are aware you can focus on breaking the cycle.
I have been on benzos for 8 months which i hate but it keeps this cycle from starting(which it still does even if i take them on some nights)
Dave
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Fortunately I slept better last night, so hopefully I'll feel better soon too.
Sleep is important, I know... I just keep remembering the all nighters I used to pull pre-Lyme with no issue... and I'm jealous of my old self.
But... I am blessed to still have a job and to be able to work, and to have nice people like you who are always so helpful...so I guess I need to suck it up and be thankful for the things I do have.
Sweet dreams to all of you!
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Magnesuim during the day - and before bed - may help.
I have to really PLAN on getting to bed - it's like a project.
Good luck with all that's going on. Just remember, that the sun will surely rise each morning and the better you sleep, the less you'll feel fried by it.
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Yeah, I can identify. I guess it explains a lot that it's after midnight and I'm still up. Obviously not getting 8 hours of sleep these days. Have to be at work at a high school at 7:30 a.m. . Can't really recall what it feels like to get up feeling refreshed. Gotta get to sleep. g'night! and Sweet Dreams from Tick Heaven, Martha's Vineyard MA
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