Insomnia

I often have trouble sleeping these days, since I was diagnosed with primary Sjögren's syndrome. I think it's linked to the chronic fatigue that I always seem to have, usually I mind R and O during the week when my husband is working so by Friday or Saturday I usually crash on the couch and fall into a deep sleep for about 2 or 3 hours. So then when I wake up, it takes a long time for me to get sleepy again. It can be really frustrating sometimes because the nights that insomnia strikes are usually before a big day, like a weekend away with my wonderful husband or before our daughter R has an appointment in the hospital for a CT scan to check for autism. I've been drinking coffee every day this week to stay awake during the day so that I can concentrate on minding the kids, get the housework done and just function I guess. And that's unusual for me, because I don't normally drink tea or coffee. Maybe if I went to bed a bit earlier it would help, it's just that my husband works late some nights until 8 p.m. so by the time the kids are asleep, the dishes and bottles are done and I've had some time to unwind it's usually about midnight before I go to bed. My doctor suggested taking a vitamin supplement called Pharmaton but sometimes I need more than that to give me a boost. So I end up drinking coffee or Lucozade Sport, or getting a quick hit from chocolate. Hopefully things will improve soon!