Insomniacs Unite!

KatieMcCakes
KatieMcCakes Posts: 294 Member
in Chit-Chat
Any fellow insomniacs out there? Anyone with a success story? Tips and tricks to share?

Replies

  • YAHWEH56
    YAHWEH56 Posts: 406 Member
    Yeah here unfortunately
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Honestly, I was too tired to find this and participate.
  • oocdc2
    oocdc2 Posts: 1,361 Member
    I'll have to check this thread the next time I'm awake instead of staring at the ceiling...
  • OneHundredToLose
    OneHundredToLose Posts: 8,523 Member
    I sleep 5 - 6 hours a night when I'm lucky, but most nights it's less, and at least 2 nights a week I don't sleep at all.
  • JSurita3
    JSurita3 Posts: 10,177 Member
    OneHundredToLose wrote: »
    I sleep 5 - 6 hours a night when I'm lucky, but most nights it's less, and at least 2 nights a week I don't sleep at all.

    5-6 hours a night is actually decent sleep. I'm jealous.
  • Fit4LifeGal79
    Fit4LifeGal79 Posts: 5,577 Member
    this is me..
  • LiveLoveLift48
    LiveLoveLift48 Posts: 379 Member
    I am lucky if i get 5-6 hours and rarely ever do i sleep thru the night. I wake up anywhere from 1-3 times . And automatically am up for the day by 4am like it or not. I tried melatonin last night for the first time and it made me feel loopy and weird ( and still woke 3 times) so i dont think i will be trying that again.
  • melmelw03
    melmelw03 Posts: 5,332 Member
    My FitBit hates me for rarely ever getting the recommended 7 hours. And if/when I do (only on the weekends) I'm restless at least 30 times per night. I average about 4 hours a night. :(
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    I'm not an insomniac, but I read yesterday that British composer Max Richter has debuted a special 8-hour classical piece that's full of slow, soothing rhythm. It's now on my bucket list to check that out some night, as soon as it's available for a reasonable price or demonstration in full in America.
  • fitcurves6693
    fitcurves6693 Posts: 3,401 Member
    Netflix-lots of Netflix
  • amazonterry
    amazonterry Posts: 2 Member
    I am here. The sandman apparently forgot about me tonight.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
  • OneHundredToLose
    OneHundredToLose Posts: 8,523 Member
    Stare intently at a static object. Does your vision start to blur around the edges?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    This content has been removed.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
    I have read and heard so many ideas for a better night's sleep:
    1. Turn of electronics or keep in another room
    2. Have a bedtime routine and maintain it
    3. Go to bed at the same time every night
    4. No computer use or social media before bed
    5. Eliminate coffee drinking after 3PM
    6. Drink various drinks that promote sleep
    7. Keep your bedroom cool
    8. Use a pillow or wedge cushion to lift your head a few inches higher than your body
    9. Exercise during the day, but not right before bed
    10. Don't take naps
    11. Melatonin

    Most of those I follow already anyway, but I have no problem getting to sleep. I just cannot stay asleep. I wake up at 2AM, 3AM, or 4AM. I often will be awake for hours. Often just about the time I fall back asleep it is close to time for me to get up for the day. If I do fall asleep before that, I will sleep for a short time and wake up again before it is time to get up.

    I do end up sleeping during the day because I am so tired I will fall asleep when I sit down to do things, especially reading or using the computer.

    I will keep reading here just in case someone has some good ideas that might work for me. But I am thinking that mostly people who have the problem will be looking for answers like the rest of us posting here.
  • OneHundredToLose
    OneHundredToLose Posts: 8,523 Member
    You should watch A Fantastic Fear of Everything. It's on Netflix.
  • TenaciousTurtle44
    TenaciousTurtle44 Posts: 52 Member
    No sleep....but after several years it just becomes a part of life.
  • cdmanney
    cdmanney Posts: 93 Member
    GreenValli wrote: »
    I have read and heard so many ideas for a better night's sleep:
    1. Turn of electronics or keep in another room
    2. Have a bedtime routine and maintain it
    3. Go to bed at the same time every night
    4. No computer use or social media before bed
    5. Eliminate coffee drinking after 3PM
    6. Drink various drinks that promote sleep
    7. Keep your bedroom cool
    8. Use a pillow or wedge cushion to lift your head a few inches higher than your body
    9. Exercise during the day, but not right before bed
    10. Don't take naps
    11. Melatonin

    Most of those I follow already anyway, but I have no problem getting to sleep. I just cannot stay asleep. I wake up at 2AM, 3AM, or 4AM. I often will be awake for hours. Often just about the time I fall back asleep it is close to time for me to get up for the day. If I do fall asleep before that, I will sleep for a short time and wake up again before it is time to get up.

    I do end up sleeping during the day because I am so tired I will fall asleep when I sit down to do things, especially reading or using the computer.

    I will keep reading here just in case someone has some good ideas that might work for me. But I am thinking that mostly people who have the problem will be looking for answers like the rest of us posting here.

    I have that same, exact issue. Of course sleep aids aren't designed for our "sleep maintenance" insomnia. I hope someone has some good advice because I typically only get 3-5 hours of sleep a night (maybe 6 on the weekends...).
  • zcb94
    zcb94 Posts: 3,678 Member
    zcb94 wrote: »
    I'm not an insomniac, but I read yesterday that British composer Max Richter has debuted a special 8-hour classical piece that's full of slow, soothing rhythm. It's now on my bucket list to check that out some night, as soon as it's available for a reasonable price or demonstration in full in America.
    BUMP
  • cdmanney
    cdmanney Posts: 93 Member
    Checking in early! I'm sure I'll be awake for hours still...
  • seepersaud
    seepersaud Posts: 5,759 Member
    hoping to wind down but kinda wired - happy to chat
  • DrFever100
    DrFever100 Posts: 5,899 Member
    I'm in. It's been a brutal 3 nights and I'm not even close tonight
  • Frenchers11
    Frenchers11 Posts: 21 Member
    I have a baby, currently going through some nightmare thing, so he randomly does some bloodcurdling screams which obviously wake me up and then I can't go back to sleep. I thought I was done with the cr-p nights once he started sleeping through the night, but if it's not nightmares, it's teething, it's sniffly nose/a cold or just me being paranoid and needing to check he's still breathing...

    I wish I had the ability to sleep though anything like my husband does!!
  • cdmanney
    cdmanney Posts: 93 Member
    Amen to that!00vshktznpq9.jpg
  • jjejjtu
    jjejjtu Posts: 1,324 Member
    I have what's called Segmented Sleep. So you go to sleep at a relatively normal hour, then wake up for a few hours, then go back to sleep for your "second sleep." I have lived like this for way.too.long. However I did learn that before the advent of electricity this was a very common way for people to live, and people would use the time for going to visit neighbors, praying, or baby making. I'm not doing any of that. I basically just stare at things and wonder why???? Why??? When I was married it drove my now ex-husband crazy.
  • cdmanney
    cdmanney Posts: 93 Member
    Segmented sleep would be an improvement for me. Once I wake up (even at 1:30AM) I absolutely can't fall back to sleep. I'm up for good, even if it's the weekend (I can't take naps either; it's terrible!). I get one shot and that's it.
  • moogplayer
    moogplayer Posts: 542 Member
    Some good advice here. I've laid off caffeine a bit and, while it sucked at first, it has helped.
  • ashes628
    ashes628 Posts: 8 Member
    I usually take a long time to fall asleep on my own. The only way i can fall asleep is by taking two benadryl. I hate feeling tired and want to sleep but can't. Its been this way since i was a teen.

Categories