[JAsleep]

I started Sleep restriction 2 weeks ago with a fairly loose 6.5 hour window. After a rough few nights, I have settled into a pattern where I sleep the entire night but awake 4-5 times for about 10 minutes and then sleep for 45 min to 1 hour before waking again. I am getting a little frustrated.

Is the sleep fragmentation expected during the early stages of sleep restriction therapy? Will the sleep likely consolidate on its own over time or do I need to tighten my window to 5.5 or 6 hours right away?

[Martin Reed]

If your sleep window is six-and-a-half hours and you are spending between 40 and 50 minutes awake during the night, this suggests you are typically getting somewhere between five-and-a-half hours and six hours of sleep each night. Does that sound about right? If so, I think that your current sleep window is probably about right.

It does usually take a few weeks for sleep to become more consistent and consolidated when you implement sleep restriction. How are you getting on since you posted?

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