It's not the end of the world as much as an irritant. I've found it much easier to externalise it, so I think of it as a small malevolent gnome which means I have something to swear at!

Thanks for the kind words. I know it won't kill me. I'd like to get more sleep. Before the pregabalin, my writing was going great guns, with a new title on Amazon, and I'm winding myself up to writing the next. The good thing about not getting enough sleep is at least doing something productive. Got to come off the pregabalin first as it causes brain farts which disrupt my written English (effectively a chemically induced dyslexia).

Must admit I'm a bit confused as to why CFS and Fibromyalgia are lumped together on NeuroTalk. I've none of the tender spots of fibromyalgia (as an aside)...

Must admit I don't know a huge amount about CFS either aside from the limited stuff you see on most web sites.

Anyway... appreciate the time taken by both you and Mrs D in replying, and if I appear grumpy at the moment (I am), it's pregabalin! I'm a lovely person on gabapentin I've found lol.

Joe