Hung over

[elfs]

Ugh, I'm hung over this morning. And not for the reasons you'd think. I slept terribly poorly Sunday night, waking around 3 am to a nasty allergy attack as well as back pain. I was reasonably functional Monday, but sleep deprivation catches up on me pretty fast.

lisakit invited us all over for dinner last night, and she made a very yummy stew that I ate quite a bit of. Thanks, Lisa! But when I got home, I immediately started getting ready for bed, and in order to make sure that I'd sleep through the night I took a half dose of the Tylenol clone of Nytol, "Simply Sleep."

Sure, it works. That and a hot chocolate before bed knock me right out. On the other hand, it leaves me hung over the following day. I'm awake, I'm functional, I seem to have all of my faculties, but underneath it all I can't concentrate and I can't create. I have no access at all to my usual creative facilities. Words come at the rate of one a minute, not the usual twenty or thirty. And oddly, it's not frustrating, because I'm too tamped down by the hangover to get frustrated over it. It's more an Eeyore-level acceptance of things the way they are.

Well, maybe I'll get over it soon. Hope so. It's so annoying.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Funnily enough I find Nytol does that exact same thing to me, I end u feeling a little spaced out after taking it. I have to decide if I would be more spaced out from not taking it and sleeping badly, though just as often I use it as a tool to try and bring in line my sleep patterns which are erratic at best.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

That's pretty much how I use it. If I find myself using it more than two nights in a row, I force myself off it and let my body reset before doing it again. Hate the stuff.

Alternatives?

[wantswings.livejournal.com]

What I normally do is have a melatonin pill a mug of hot milk and a banana. This works really well and there is no hang over. Of course that's me.

How are you doing? I miss the fam.

Re: Alternatives?

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Haven't tried the banana yet.

We're doing well! How are you? Where are you these days? We haven't heard from ya in months!

Re: Alternatives?

[wantswings.livejournal.com]

Yeah I'm doing really well! I"m living in Lynnwood and I'm having a great time in school. My Art teacher is all praise and my English teacher basically begged me to be in his next class. My math is of course difficult but I"m mostly self taught so it's a little bit difficult. I miss you guys so much! How have you been?