Ladies 55+- Are any of you really sleeping 7 hours?

[Anonymous]

I just have never been able to. Most women I talk to, a LOT, don't. Between 4 to 6 hours, max being 5.

If you do, what is your secret?

[Anonymous]

I’m in bed for nine to get seven, according to my fitbit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just have never been able to. Most women I talk to, a LOT, don't. Between 4 to 6 hours, max being 5.

If you do, what is your secret?

What do you think is your major impediment?

[Anonymous]

Two things. Regular exercise and lavender in a diffuser.

[Anonymous]

I’m not quite 55, but I sleep 8 hrs a night.

[Anonymous]

I am 58 and sleep well most nights, which is 7-8 hours a night. I know this isn't normal, but I turn the light out and play solitaire on my phone, which puts me right to sleep. It clears my mind. I often wake around 5:30 to use the bathroom, and depending on the morning and stress can usually sleep another hour after. Occasionally I can't. I know I am lucky.

[Anonymous]

age 64, F magnesium glycinate, take it before bed, phosphatidyl serine taken before bed helps also, also exercise every day and getting sunshine

Sleeping 8 hours

[Anonymous]

Also, I don't drink anything after 6 pm

[Anonymous]

I've always needed 7-8hrs of sleep, but now in perimenopause, even though I'm in bed for at least that long, I wake up often with anxiety and panic attacks and feel like I don't get good quality sleep.

I don't know anyone who sleeps for 5 hours a night, except my husband. For as long as I've known him, he's slept that little, but now he's retired, he takes a nap in the afternoon as well

[Anonymous]

age 62 and I get 7 hours
I usually get to bed by 10, then up at 5.

And actually, it doesn't matter what time I go to bed, I am always up by 5. So late nights I get less sleep.

If I have a glass or 2 of wine after dinner, I may fall asleep even earlier and get 8 or 9 hours of sleep.

[Anonymous]

I am 60 and I used to wake up at 3, be up til 5. I think it was stress and cortisol. I sleep much better when I do yoga every day.

[Anonymous]

I am (late 50s). I got a CPAP earlier this year that shows I get 7.5-8 hours every night. In bed by 9-9:30 (b/c I have to get up at 5:30). Rarely drink alcohol.
[Sidenote: I probably don't need the CPAP. During the sleep study I only had issues while sleeping on my back, and I was only sleeping on my back b/c I had an electronic box strapped to my chest.]

[Anonymous]

HRT was the fix for me. Major improvement.

[Anonymous]

According to my Fitbit I slept 8 hours during a 9 hour stretch last night....which is a good night but not so unusual. I am 56.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HRT was the fix for me. Major improvement.

Same. Progesterone.