Four score and seven years ago… or some time in 2021… I slept well. Granted, I slept a lot, it was very difficult to wake me, and I was a grumpy bish upon waking, buuuuut… omg did I sleep hard and have better energy.

Then, I started taking Gabapentin (for nerve issues). I believe I was on it for 3 months before it quit working, but… it completed fucked my sleep patterns and I’ve been suffering from that ever since.

Now?! I get an average (pfft) of 6 hours a night – if I’m lucky – and wake up at LEAST 3 times for various reasons: pain, cats, full bladder… and I have to take a nap almost every single day. Even with a nap, by bed time, I’m tired enough to go to bed, then the cycle repeats.

And you know what? If I could sleep better, I’d heal better. Straight up facts. Maybe I wouldn’t be so tired, in so much pain, ya know? Bleh.