Reply to Chronic sleep problems

Forum Index » Health and Medicine

Reply to "Chronic sleep problems - where to turn?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I have no trouble falling asleep, and I try to go to bed between 9:30-10:30. I get up at 7 am. Problem is that I wake up so much during the night, and my theory is that I don't get enough deep, restful sleep. When I wake up, I usually go back to sleep pretty quickly, but this happens more times than I can count. This results in terrible fatigue the following day (obviously), and body aches and pains. I'm generally unwell when I don't sleep well. I've ruled out every other cause with my doctors (thyroid, extensive blood work, vitamin levels, anemia, autoimmune, Lyme). My conclusion is that my sleep sucks.

I make sure my sleeping environment is conducive to sleep: dark, quiet, cool, no pets, no TV/phone. I often meditate to fall asleep. I exercise 3x week, don't drink much alcohol and not too often. I try not to drink liquid before bed to avoid having to use the bathroom.

Although I have this problem a few nights a week at home with no apparent triggers, my biggest obstacles are nights when I can't get in bed until 11 or later, or whenever I have to sleep away from home (vacation/travel). I'm completely ruined during those times.

Would something mild like taking a Tylenol PM from time to time help, or on a night I know I'm going to struggle? Or should I talk to my doc about prescription sleep meds? Any other ideas would be welcomed. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics