[slippy]

My problem is not with falling asleep. I seem to be able to fall asleep pretty quickly virtually every night. The problem I have is that during the night I will wake up many times. Usually I can fall back to sleep but some times I will lie awake pretty much until the morning. Of course by the time it is time to get out of bed I normally feel sleepy enough to fall back to sleep but by then it is too late.

Does anyone else experience this? Any advice would be helpful.

[jessallie]

I have the same problem and it happens every night. Go right to sleep with no problem but constantly waking up in the middle of the night, sometimes several times. Depending on what time it is, I usually have to take something or I'll be up all night and it will completely ruin the next day. I alternate Kava Kava, Benydrl, Rescue Sleep, and if I have to, I'll take a Sonata because it has a short half life. I can't take anything more than a couple of days in a row or I will get used to it. I've tried countless sleep, meditation, white noise cd's and everything you can think of, but again, I get used to it and it no longer works. Sorry, wish I could be more help.

[craig50]

thanks all for sharing.

[Lynzi]

I have this problem if I eat sugar, and when I grudgingly give it up out of desperation for a good nights sleep, I sleep like the dead. I know, nobody wants to know this because sugar is awesome, but for me, anyway, it is a sad but true fact.

[Martin Reed]

Some interesting comments here; thank you to everyone for chiming in.

All I will add is it's important to bear in mind that it's perfectly normal to wake during the night – our sleep isn't a unitary state. We cycle through periods of deep and light sleep and this usually involves waking during the night.

Most healthy sleepers don't pay much attention to this (or forget when it happens). Yet, many insomnia sufferers find that as soon as they wake it triggers a stress/worry response that makes falling asleep far more difficult.

When you wake during the night, try reminding yourself that this is a completely normal process and try to stop associating this waking with a problem.

Keep in touch, and let us know how you get on!

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[rosevillegirl]

Sugar late in the day will keep me wired up for hours I now stop eating anything for 2 hours before bed.

Also the most important thing is stopping all gadgets 2 hours before bed for a wind down period staring at computer screens, computers is a sleep killer for me, we need to turn it off and let our brains get ready for sleep.

[Kevivn]

I find that if I wear a good pair of blue blocker glasses that completely blocks light from the sides as well, I can watch TV or read from an I Pad before bed time without any problem. I also use low blue light at night. Personally I find this helpful.

[rjsf]

I get the opposite reaction. My insomnia started after I tried an LCHF diet plan, which eschews sugar in the diet. I have since abandoned the LCHF diet and started to consume sugar/carbohydrates again, and am on my way back to recovery. This month most nights I slept 6-8 hours except for one bad night (if you could call 4 hours bad). I find that blue light restriction (or the lack of it) has no effect on me. I think mine has a dietary component and an anxiety component. I've been very successful putting myself to sleep by tuning the radio onto talk shows that keep me distracted enough to displace my anxiety, and I just relax while listening and the sleep comes naturally most nights. Sometimes I listen to podcasts, I pick the ones that are not too boring but not too engaging either, and they work too.

[rosevillegirl]

What works very well is tart cherry formula, it does have natural melatonin and works very good, be sure to get high quality can't think of name but will post, plus very, very good for you also.

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