[dreaminofsleep]

I broke my positive pattern, had alcohol 1 night, which led to 4 nights alcohol and no mouthguard on those nights. I’m going to course correct tonight.

I typically take 1 mg Lunesta 20 min before bedtime and it works. The only reason I had alcohol that night was because I had more caffeine that morning than I usually do, hadn’t exercised that day and the Lunesta wasn’t kicking in. I resorted to the old pattern — alcohol.

[dreaminofsleep]

Alcohol isn’t my friend. It’s years of this self-sabotaging cycle of drinking right before bed, leading to late night junk food snacking, leading to weight gain, which increases the sleep apnea.

I feel myself making progress. I’m 2 weeks without alcohol and 1 week straight with the apnea dental appliance (which I know I must use, but resisted wearing since I got it 2 years ago). I cut back on sleep meds to 1 mg Lunesta. I have always found it hard to fall asleep and gave up trying decades ago.

In recent months, even without alcohol, I’ve been waking up a few times a week 3-4 hours after falling asleep and find it difficult to return to deep sleep.

I’m ready and willing to give up the sleep meds. The few times in recent years that I tried and succeeded sleeping without meds or alcohol felt great. I’m typically anxious about being sleep deprived the next day to try it.

[dreaminofsleep]

@karenp – did you use email or

phone coaching?

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