Insomnia/wakeful sleep....

changling82
changling82 Posts: 137 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Well, this isn't really a fitness or nutrition question, but it affects both of them. For the last month I haven't been able to sleep more than an hour at a time. I go to bed at a decent time, usually around 10pm. I don't drink caffeine late in the day, and i exercise at least 2 hours before I go to bed. After a month of this i'm exhausted!!! Does anyone have a magic trick? I try and stay away from sleep aids, but last night i caved and took advil PM.....and I was still up tossing and turning all night!


after posting this I started thinking about the time frame, and it started happening when I went Paleo. I wonder if anyone else had this problem when they started eating a paleo diet????

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  • sandown12
    sandown12 Posts: 648 Member
    well done on your super loss, i expect your bodys so energised and your not so tired as your slimmer and fitter maybe dont exercise after a certain time if possible?
  • hope516
    hope516 Posts: 1,133 Member
    Sorry I too have very little good advice but am impressed with your weight loss :flowerforyou:

    I can't imagine that the lack of sleep is very fun. Are you especially anxious lately? I know I can't sleep when I have a lot on my mind. But for this to be going on for so long it might be a medical condition that NEEDs attention..good luck
  • casbar911
    casbar911 Posts: 61 Member
    you can try Melatonin- it is a natural sleep aid- your body actually produces it- but some bodies dont make enough of it.
    I take 3 mg a night and it works wonders... I get at least 5 hours in before I wake up- they sell 5mg too. some people suggest taking 1 about 1/2 hour before bed then leave one by your bed so it you wake up you can take another one- I have not needed to do that yet... best part is NO HANGOVER feeling in the am that I found with the "PM" meds... also with those you are taking meds you dont need if you arent having "pain" - my dietician suggested it to me... you might want to check with your dr if you are taking other meds just to make sure it wont interfer - but I feel so much better- and you dont get addicted to it... I dont take it on Fridays and Sat because I dont have to wake up at 4:30am - but I CAN sleep without it too- non habit forming...

    good luck!
  • StrongGwen
    StrongGwen Posts: 378 Member
    Melatonin can help, also valerian root. If you snore or "snort" when you do finally go to sleep you may have sleep apnea or just "breathing cessation" which I have. No way I was going to wear one of those C-PAP units--who could sleep with all that stuff on? Fortunately I found a solution that works for me. It's a moldable mouthpiece I wear to sleep called Snore-Eze. I got mine thru Amazon.com but it's probably available other places. It holds my lower jaw forward so my tongue doesn't fall back and block my breathing in my sleep. When I wear it I get good deep (quiet!) sleep. Took about 3 days to adjust to wearing it.
  • changling82
    changling82 Posts: 137 Member
    Thanks All!

    I have to work out after my kids are in bed. I keep trying to get up in the morning to do it, but with sleeping so horribly I can't drag myself out of bed to do it. I do find that I can function on about 6 hours of sleep now that i've lost so much weight, as opposed to the 10 I use to need.


    I guess i'll be heading to the store to pick up some melatonin and valerian root. hopefully one of those works.
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