Pain keeps me from getting comfortable and falling asleep. Pain wakes me up and won't let you go back to sleep. Basically, I am sleep deprived. Middle of the day often so tired I am half asleep or can't keep from falling asleep. Im afraid to drive that I may all of sudden become tired and fall asleep. I have actually slept in my car many times in the parking lot. Not sleeping, so now blood pressure and cholesterol is up. The doctors want to give me pills for that. Really, I just need to sleep. Ive taken Benadryl allergy medicine because it has diphenhydramine, and it has helped with sleep. It gets me about 4 hours of sleep then I wake up. Usually, I can go back to sleep. So yes, the 5-6 hours I get from the Benadryl feels like a life saver. If I take it for 2-3 nights in a row I wake up with a headache. 2 or 3 nights with little to know sleep. Fatigued and exhausted I will sleep most of the 4th night. In the interim days I am dull witted and just plain tired. Next Expect I will have a heart attack from the stress of no sleep. Doctors probably have a pill for that too.