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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Busy and focused on work. Every day I feel exhausted, I'm not going to bed early enough. 😪

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God I feel this so much. The only real free time I get is on train rides to work and back, and even there like 50% of the time I'm flat asleep until I arrive at my stop because I'm sleep deprived.

I know I'm not the one that should be saying this but by now, after several years of doing this, I can say from experience that sleeping 4 h during the day and crashing for 12 h on the weekend really isn't healthy...

Please try to take better care of yourself than I do

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

damn, that's brutal - it sounds you you need to take care of yourself! 🫂

I started progesterone yesterday and it's already giving me better sleep, allowing me to sleep a little more deeply and longer than before. I had been having trouble even catching up on sleep on the weekend because I was just doing estrogen monotherapy, I would sleep like 6 hours and the body would wake up and I couldn't fall asleep, even if I felt tired.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I hate to admit it but I can't do much sadly... Most of the sleep issues right now are caused by heat and I can't really do anything against it (for example installing an AC is literally illegal because of the type of house). (Yes, I'm looking to move again dw)

But hey, I started E today so maybe that'll help a little

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Good luck with your transition and we hope you find some way to cool down, is fans accessible where you are? As in the UK they are pretty much common place instead of getting AC and could take the edge off

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

A fan would be possible but I would not be able to sleep with it turned on either.... TwT