Why is there nothing like a good night's sleep?

[Anonymous]

For those with insomnia, consider getting your iron levels checked. I had severe insomnia since turning 40 (now 48) and relied on OTC sleep meds. Many nights the meds didn’t work either. Doctors couldn’t figure out what the issue was. I assumed it was peri.

Last summer, I had an unrelated health issue that required a series of weekly iron infusions. What I found soon after is that the infusions resolved the insomnia and the other issue. Serendipity at its finest.

It’s been nearly seven months, and I have not slept this well since my 30s; deep, full nights sleep, every single night since the infusions.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree, although good food might be a close second lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree, although good food might be a close second lol

+1

[Anonymous]

I started to post all the ways I get a good night's sleep and them remembered I'm on this site and everyone will tell me to go seek help.

Or something lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been reading about that health guy Bryan Johnson, and his advice is that you should consider yourself a professional sleeper above everything else. Everything should be scheduled around your sleep.

I’ve been doing this, along with giving up caffeine, and I feel fantastic. I’m asleep by 830 and wake up naturally at 430-5. So I get a solid 2+ hours of kid free time.

It really surprised me how much better I sleep without caffeine. I don’t drink a ton, so I thought it wasn’t having that much impact, but my insomnia is completely gone and I sleep much deeper with much more vivid dreams.

I went caffeine-free for three months about a year ago and the sleep was incredible.

I can’t give up the bean juice though. SUCH a powerful addiction.

For anyone who’s interested in the history of our collective caffeine addiction, I highly recommend Michael Pollan’s ‘This is Your Mind on Plants.’

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I started to post all the ways I get a good night's sleep and them remembered I'm on this site and everyone will tell me to go seek help.

Or something lol

Please share!

[Anonymous]

If sleeping for one night is good, just imagine how great death is going to be!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If sleeping for one night is good, just imagine how great death is going to be!

Hah! Going under general anesthesia makes me ponder this, too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If sleeping for one night is good, just imagine how great death is going to be!

Hah! Going under general anesthesia makes me ponder this, too.

Good but boring

[Anonymous]

sex is a close second.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If sleeping for one night is good, just imagine how great death is going to be!

Hah! Going under general anesthesia makes me ponder this, too.

Good but boring

It wasn't boring for me. The two times I went under I came out talking all kinds of craziness and the nurses and doctors had a laugh.

[Anonymous]

bump

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If sleeping for one night is good, just imagine how great death is going to be!

+1

[Anonymous]

I used to sleep like a baby, it was glorious.

Now I have major trouble sleeping and it is a fight to get a good night's sleep. Dealing with multiple health issues, I miss the way it used to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to sleep like a baby, it was glorious.

Now I have major trouble sleeping and it is a fight to get a good night's sleep. Dealing with multiple health issues, I miss the way it used to be.

Maybe get a hormone test?