Sleep / thirst

[wildeabandon]

I didn't sleep at all well last night. I went to bed at around ten thirty, but after an hour or so wasn't close to nodding off, so got up and read for a while, tried again around one, and then finally successfully at half three or so.

I was feeling oddly thirsty - I think between initially going to bed and finally dropping off I drank about four pints of water, which seems like a lot. I hadn't drunk any alcohol since the sip of God in the morning. I did have a fair amount of diet coke throughout the day, but no more than usual. I know that sometimes thirst manifests as hunger, so I wondered if it was happening the other way around and ate some things, but that didn't seem to help much. I'm still feeling quite thirsty this morning.

I'm going to cut out caffeine for the next few days and see what happens. I imagine it's nothing serious, but if I turn out to have developed diabetes or a problem with my liver or kidneys after a few months of giving up alcohol and acquiring an exercise habit I shall be somewhat put out.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

To be fair it was incredibly hot yesterday - I was über thirsty and also had trouble sleeping (as did my 1 year old daughter, unfortunately!)

[sfred]

I hope it's a temporary thing and you're back to normal soon. In case it's any comfort - I have sometimes had this sort of thing, and then it's gone away again.