Does anyone else wake up 80 times?

ive got problems to.

lately i even feel tired after 6-8 "hours" of sleep.

it sucks

 

I used to wake up in the night several times - though it was due to leg pain. I asked for something to help me sleep for the time being until I could get my leg fixed... They gave me Rozerem, but explained to me that Rozerem makes no claims on whether or not you'll be able to STAY asleep. It's more specifically targeted to people trying to FALL asleep.

 

Maybe the pills is the problem. You've become immune and yet, dependent on them so now your body needs stronger ones.

Maybe you should try out those beds from the commercials. How do you spell it.. temperpudic or something? It's like sleeping on clouds, they say.

 

There are something like over 80 different kinds of sleeping disorders. You need to go get tested at a sleep clinic. There are a bunch throughout Houston. I sleep fine, so haven't done it, but hear that they work great.

 

There was a lot of narcolepsy at Bellaire in the 70's, usually right after lunch.

 

How does that work? Do they hook you up to wires? Do they have a camera watching you? If so, I can tell you what they would find. "Mr. TraJ, the best we're able to determine, you can't sleep because you have all these wires attached to your body and we're watching you with a camera."

 

Yeah - Thought I wasn't there, supposedly it was just like in the movies. My buddy brought his pillow there and spent the night. They had wires attached to him, and they monitored his sleep throughout the night.

 

Hell yeah there was!

 

i usually just take a few naps spread out during the day and nite anyways......so if i wake up i wake up then....no big deal b/c just go back to sleep whenever

 

I've always had insomnia, and used to frequently wake up. I tend to toss and turn like crazy. They prescribed me all sorts of stuff, Ambien, Lorazepam, Lunesta, Restoril none of which worked.

What works like a charm for me is Xanax. It's tough to get doctors to prescribe because it is so widely abused, and my shrink says it's rarely used for sleep (i'm assuming because it is so addictive). Works like a charm for me though, when I take it I seriously wake up so refreshed and rejuvinated, I feel like a whole new me.

I have other insomniac buddies with your problem and Xanax doesn't help them, but Diazepam (Valium) does. It has half-life which is almost double that of Xanax so it often helps people STAY asleep. I've never taken it though.

 

It isn't used for sleep because it has a really long half-life (same issue with Valium as you pointed out). In other words, you are probably still have a significant amount of the Xanax in your blood when you wake up in the morning. Half-life for alprazolam is like 12 hours vs. ~2 hours for Ambien. Most of the drugs that they use for sleep are the ones that knock you the hell out and then pass out of your system as quickly as possible so that you can get 'real' drug free sleep. That is typically the 'best quality' sleep - sleep not under the influence of drugs -and so that is usually the goal in prescribing.

That may be why the traditional sleep drugs aren't working. They more are effective for people that have trouble starting to sleep. If you take it and your kidneys/liver clean it out, whenever you wake you won't be able to return to sleep.

 

My first step would be to stop eating when you wake up in the middle of the night. Your eating habits mess with your circadian rhythms almost as much as sunlight does.

"WAKE UP IT'S TIME TO EAT!!!"

 

I don't want to diagnose without too much information, but your diet is so much more than you think it is. Some people have sleeping disorders but most people just don't take care of their bodies.

It's the same thing with people being tired and drinking coffee/energy drinks in the morning to help them wake up. Things like coffee are just a crutch because you aren't feeding your body correctly or exercising enough.

Do this for two weeks before you pay to see a doctor. Go through all the food you eat in a day and seperate them by these two categories: things that spoil and go bad if you leave them out for a few days, and things that will basically outlive you. Cut all the stuff stuffed with preservatives, processed food, and artificial stuff out of your diet. Eat real food -- fruits, vegetables, non-processed meats. Exercise at LEAST three times a week. Don't drink soda. At all.

You might not listen to me. But if you do, unless you are a rare person with a real sleeping disorder, diet and exercise will help you. There are so many illnesses that can be avoided/prevented with a proper diet...unfortunately 80% of people don't eat right or take care of themselves.

Not to get too preachy on you but just try it...and let me know how it goes. It will help. Trust me.

 

Waking up that many time every night? Dude, that's tough. I feel for you.


Have you ever tried "relieving" yourself of stress before going to bed. Nothing relaxes you better than the good old you know what.

 

Deeeeeeeeeeez Nutz !

 

This is also what I think of. A lot of people has sleep apnea and they are unware of it.

My suggestion is go to a special "sleeping clinic". They are specialized at checking sleeping problems.