I haven’t slept through the night, for ages. Help!

[Anonymous]

3mg melatonin 90 mins before bed, ear plugs, white noise machine, sleep mask, no caffeine, go to bed every night at the same time

[Anonymous]

My spouse has started taking Olly sleep supplements and says they have helped: https://www.olly.com/products/maximum-strength-sleep

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I sleep with the TV on, it distracts me from overwhelming thoughts. I'm sure it won't work for everybody but it works great for me. I sleep 8-10 hrs every night and even when I wake up to pee I go right back to sleep after.

This was mine but once got married spouse was not a fan!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Wanted to clarify. I am on decaf for a few months now. I drink a small amount ( less than 6 oz) just twice, the last one being around 3:30. No other caffeine

You drink a small cup of decaf coffee at 3:30? By “no other caffeine” do you mean just the small amount present in decaf coffee?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Wanted to clarify. I am on decaf for a few months now. I drink a small amount ( less than 6 oz) just twice, the last one being around 3:30. No other caffeine

Cut that out.

[Anonymous]

Sleeping pills? What does your doctor recommend? My dad has been like this since he had cancer and was forced to retire early. He exercises, and said it helps a little.

[Anonymous]

Trazodone.

[Anonymous]

Are you on HRT? A sleep journal isn’t going to cut it.

[Anonymous]

Yet another vote for HRT (specifically lots of estrogen). It basically ended my 3 am wakeups over the course of a few weeks. Now I’m sleeping through the night consistently after not doing so for several years.

[Anonymous]

There's sort of an eyeball trick that helps. When you are focusing internally on anxious thoughts your eyes sort of look inward and move around while your forehead or eyebrows are tense. When you make your eyes or your focus look outwards (with eyelids closed) as if you are watching television, it does something in your brain where you immediately are in a better frame of mind for sleeping. Try it!

[Anonymous]

Try yoga nightly before bed. If I'm achey, I can't sleep and toss and turn. While you're lying in bed, think of what you are grateful for and do a few deep breaths.

[Anonymous]

Magnesium has been a total game changer for me.

[Anonymous]

As I get older my sleep gets much weirder. Some nights I'm awake from 2am-6am. I just read while I'm wakeful, and then sleep until 8 or 9am, and maybe take an afternoon nap. Go with it, rather than fight it.

[Anonymous]

Recently replaced my mattress and am sleeping much better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Designated boring book. For years, I used The History of Civilization. Never got past page 150 or so. But that doesn’t work so well with a bedmate.

Seriously, though, no caffeine. at. all. Exercise, earlier in the day. No or very limited napping. And no tossing, turning. If you wake up and can’t go back to sleep after ~20 minutes, get up. Hand write down those racing thoughts. You’ll eventually tire of them….or have a worthy tome.

Good luck and I mean that sincerely. It’s frustrating and often self-fulfilling. I am jealous of my spouse and one child who routinely fall asleep within minutes of their heads hitting a pillow. The other is like me…..and suffers. 😕

It can be an asset. I am up with the kids every morning while the easy sleeping spouse is ZZzzzzZZZZing. I get up at 5 for the gym. Two sides to every coin