Water, Sleep and Vit. D
Been trying to get more of each lately. Not always a good mix, but if I can get the water in earlier in the day, it’s not bad. Getting sleep is actually the more difficult part. It’s gotten easier than it used to be. The kids haven’t been getting up at night for a while and my meds help with not getting up several times a night. I do have trouble getting to sleep even thought the room is completely dark. I can’t get my mind to shut down. What would be nice, though, is if I could always understand what I’m thinking! The closer I get to sleep, the more the words are not in English. Guess it’s true that once you’ve learned something it’s always there, but the recall might not be that great.
Water is easier. I actually like water. I always have. To make sure I get it all in each day I’ve started drinking it with meals, if I drink anything. Before it was always milk with a meal. Milk has kinda been grossing me out lately so I’ve barely been drinking it. Trying to get in about 1.5 gallons a day.
The best thing to happen this year was finding out I was deficient in Vit. D. Some of you are probably sick of hearing me talk about it but I just can’t say enough about it. Six months ago I was still exercising, but it would take me 30 - 60 minutes just to get up and moving without extreme pain. That was the day after not exercising. The morning after exercising, double that time. I wasn’t sleeping well. I was in near constant pain and my migraines were getting really bad again. I was diagnosed with PCOS and put on Metformin. I was warned about some pretty uncomfortable side effects.
Fast forward to now - never had the side effects of the meds unless I didn’t take it properly. I take 2,600 IU of Vit. D daily (and now calcium since I’m not drinking much milk) and I am pretty much pain free. I still have muscle pain if I over stress them, just normal stuff. I can go walking, swimming, do gardening, have started First Day to 5 K and can keep up with it. (Now if I just would, but that is a different blog topic!) It’s amazing to me the difference. I don’t have to worry if I’m going to be able to keep up with the kids the following day if we go to the zoo.
Interestingly enough, I’ve discovered that there is a family history of Vit. D deficiency. My mother had a brother that died in infancy of Rickets, my mother was recently tested and has NO Vit. D in her system, NONE! I’m trying to convince my older brother to get tested as he is in constant pain and they can’t figure out why. Every symptom that led my doctor to believe that might be a problem in me, my brother has worse.
Okay, I’ll get off my soap box now. I just felt like writing and getting everything I was thinking out today. I really need some people to talk to face to face!
I used to struggle with sleep too girl. My mind wouldn’t shut down. That crap still happens to me. I could be on the edge of falling asleep and then some thought comes into my mind and makes my eyes open. I found turning the air condition more helps me somehow even though I don’t feel hot. Feeling colder I guess helps me.
This is your first blog that I have read and I am interested in what kind of pain? Is it all over aor just in one spot.I’m glad that you got it under control. Hope your brother takes your advice. For the sleeping , I sleep with a fan right in my face.If i don’t have it I don’t sleep.
That is so great that the docs were able to figure out what is wrong with you and you can now feel so much better. I would march your brother right to the doctor’s office for that test..could make a world of difference for him too.
Am I reading that comment wrong or did she say that this is the first blog of yours that she is interested in? Sorry, I had to say that.
I am glad you are sharing your thoughts with us and I too want someone to talk to face to face with more often. Maybe that means it is time for another visit for us soon!
Anyway, I am glad you found something that helps with the pain. I still need to take your advice and get more vitamin D! Hope all is well in your world. 