Yes; insomnia plus PEM, a winning combination. My sleep is worse on the days I'm most physically/mentally exhausted...during the intervening (few) better days, it's more or less fine. For me, the anxiety about sleeping is part of the problem... I'm trying to learn to just accept it, not fight it, use deep breathing exercises and (per John Kabat-Zinn's directions) do a body scan to relax. I also try to allow for it when I can by spending 10 hours in bed to get at least some restful sleep, and try for a nap during the day. I can't do anti-anxiety meds or antihistamines as they worsen my fogginess and balance issues, so I'm stuck with being drug-free. No caffeine after 6, no "exciting" TV in the evenings, restful reading. A novel, poetry, music, stuff like that helps a bit to relax me. This LC thing stinks; for me it's going on 11 months since the positive Covid test, and I'm still on the waiting list to get into a LC clinic; there are a lot of us experiencing this (cold comfort).

cpivyca, why not get an insomnia medication??? Sleep is so important....try an over the counter product like Unisom....it really works.