Insomnia after illness

A small dose of mirtazapine [7mg] might help reset your sleep.
Hope you're recovering well otherwise.

I'm sorry to hear you diagnosis and hope your treatment goes well.

My advice would be not to stress when you wake up. Can you play Sleep Sounds on an Alexa and read for a while?

Whenever I wake up in the night I do a bit of cognitive shuffling. I think of a three or four letter word and starting with the first letter I think of as many words beginning with it. When I run out of ideas I go on to the second letter and then the third and so on. I very rarely get to the end of the word but if I do I just pick another one. It’s a distraction from allowing your brain to wander.

Zopiclone. Ask your GP for a small prescription and don't use it every night. DH used one tab at bedtime a couple of times a week during his cancer treatment; full night sleep guaranteed, without addiction or day time fog.

It's really important just now to get some good sleep, eat a little healthy diet even if you have no appetite, get out in some fresh air every day even if you have no energy. A ten minute walk benefits the whole body and mind.

For nights when sleep won't come, have a comfort strategy. Get up and make a cup of tea, listen to an audio book, read a short story or favourite poet. See if there's any night owls awake on GN. Write a journal.Rub some lavender hand lotion into your hands.

Recovering from cancer is a long journey of many small steps .