When I found and jouned neurotalk it was borne out of endless battles with insomnia. Now I had been waging a battle with it for a long while as I worked overnights for quite some time. When I was tired enough from that I slept.

Not so with my neuropathy. So I adapted. Zombie by the Cranberries may well have been a portend into me during this period. The answer to her query in the song? Not much.

Sometime after shingles, weaning off Lyrica and lowering my coffee intake my sleep improved. I have been much more fatigued. I am certain that has played in, as has the reduced caffiene intake, I shoot for none after 11 AM if I can help it.

My gut tells me it is mostly my decreasing stamina. I am working ever so slowly to build back all that was lost following my shingles experience. At the time I thought I was floundering. I chuckle to myself at that now, though modestly, knowing in a year I may shake my head at such chuckling.

My neurologist seemed surprised my sleep was better. I am really questioning it too much, save the above thoughts. It is a good thing. I still get up a few times a night, though I am able to settle back down. I have bad nights, though less of them. I get up at 3:30-4:00 AM just to be able to be prepared to get my kids ready at 6.

I wish I could point to something directly and say do this, but I hope that anyone who is having sleep issues might be able to pick something out of this to help them.

If all else fails pick up The Natural History of Selborne. It should have you to sleep in no time.

Jon