As I work through finding the right medication to battle Andrew, the one thing my doctor keeps telling me that one of the most important things is consistent sleep.

Seriously? I have lived on 4 hours sleep a night for years. I like not sleeping. I get more done. But, trying to get to a solution, I tried it. He gave a medication called Seroquel that at low doses helps me sleep properly (among other things). So, for the past week, I have gone to bed by 11pm, and have taken a pill each night.

The first night it was like someone hit me with a bat. I slept soundly and through the night. Got a full 8 hours. Each night after that, I got a solid nights sleep, but each morning woke up a little bit cloudy (which must be what normal people refer to when they say “I need my coffee this morning”). Over time the cloudiness disappeared, and I felt great (other than the depressed state my brain was in).

So, last night, I got to talking to friends online, by the time it was done, it was 2am. Thats kinda when I normally used to fall asleep. Since 8 hours was 10am, I decided to skip the Seroquel and go to sleep like I used to.

Holy crap! I forgot how bad I used to sleep. It took me 2.5 hours to fall asleep. Yes, I didnt actually fall asleep until 4:30am. Then I woke up at 5am, 5:45am, 6am, 6:15am, 6:45am, and finally got out of bed at 7:00am.

I am so sleeping on the plane.

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