YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
Sorry for yelling, but it was in recognition of a kindred spirit and not meant in an aggressive or derogatory way.
Long COVID here, too. My sleep cycle is so messed up right now, there are nights I don’t fall asleep until 6 AM. I get up at 10 AM, work as long as I can, and then crash again for another 3 or 4 hours...only to stay up all night.
I’m exhausted all the time.
I actually made it to bed a few times this week, only to be told that I had several seizures in my sleep (the latest new development thanks to Fauci’s bioweapon).
During the seizures, I actually stop breathing for 15 to 30 seconds at a time, have no control over my body, and no recollection of what is happening until I “come back” for a moment or two gasping desperately for air. Then, according to my family, the light behind my eyes fades out and I stop breathing again. This pattern repeats several times until the episode passes. My brain is scrambled, my speech is slurred, and I’m out of it for several hours (or even two whole days). My husband says it’s like watching me die over and over. He’s aged 10 years in the last few months.
It’s scary enough when it happens during the day, with family present, and I can sense something is coming. But these night seizures this week are something new. I had no memory of them at all. I stayed just under the entire time. My husband now sleeps with one eye open and keeps a hand on my abdomen. Poor man is sleep deprived worrying that he will wake up to find me gone for good.
I’m going to Dr. McCullough this week (they kept bumping me up because the diaphragm seizures can be life-threatening). I’ll let you know how it goes.
God bless you, Ducttape. I will keep you in my prayers.
There’s a new prescription med for apnea. You may not need that machine that “everyone had to have”.
McCullough is a blessing. He may not cure any accompanying anxieties, but just answering the covid effects by itself should really go a long way toward also reducing anxiety, as well.
Best wishes for a fine recovery. 🙏