Nyquil Zombie

What a strange night.  I took my RLS medication a little too late in the day yesterday, so I knew I was in for a disturbed night.  Thinking Nyquil might help me sleep, I took a healthy dose and went to bed.  RLS and Nyquil are the perfect recipe to create the "Nyquil Zombie."

I am transformed into Nyquil Zombie whenever I attempt to counteract the insomnia caused by restless legs with a dose of Nyquil (or some other sleep medication).  What happens is that my brain goes into some state of near-sleep, while at the same time the restlessness in my lower back and legs makes sleep impossible.  So I end up stumbling around the house in the dark, literally waking myself up every time I bump into a wall or the dining room table or the couch.  My subconscious is longing for sleep, so it looks for ways to alleviate the RLS symptoms; at one point I vaguely remember rocking in the recliner while kneeling facing the back of the chair.  I remember trying to peel the foil wrapping off of a cookie and then taking a big bite.  After chewing for a second or two I realized that I'd bitten into... a tea candle - and I had another one in my hand, ready to go.  I'm not sure what else I did in the night, which isn't a very comforting thought.  It would be very easy for me to fall down the basement stairs as I stumble around the house, and it's not inconceivable that I might go into the garage and get behind the wheel of my truck.  That would be an interesting traffic stop for one of our local deputies!  "This is unit 51; I need to report a zombie in pajamas driving down hwy 285.  Repeat, this is a zombie alert!"  It's funny now, but I was not particularly amused at 3 a.m.