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I have to take it really easy the day after a night of little sleep so I recover in a day or two. Yesterday was one of those days so I caught up on computer and sitting tasks, and watched a few TV shows. I also rescheduled my personal training session. I’m fortunate that my trainer doesn’t charge me for less than 24hrs notice.
Although I try to follow sleep hygiene recommendations like a consistent bedtime, my heightened awareness of fatigue because of MG means there are no hard and fast rules. I find I have to get to bed as soon as I start to feel end of day fatigue whether that’s at 9pm or 10:30pm. I can’t take too long getting ready for bed because if the feeling of fatigue passes, I’ll be up most of the night. I won’t be tired enough to fall asleep sometimes for 5 or 6 hrs. Having a snack like toast with nut butter occasionally helps.
I’m retired so I have some flexibility to sleep in if I need to but I can usually only do that after several nights of less sleep. I rarely nap but if I do, it doesn’t appear to impact my ability to sleep that night.