NWR: ADVICE NEEDED!!!

Hey girls...any advice you can give me would be more than helpful....

i havent been sleeping right in years but I have always managed...no big deal...its been worse with grad school but that is expected...I never ever wake up feeling refreshed tho...I have just come to terms with it...however sunday into monday I had the most amazing nights sleep! i slept thru the entire night and woke up with energy!!!!!!!!! i got so much done monday and felt so good!
now monday night and last night i slept horribly...

how do i get that amazing night's rest again!!!???

i have tried to replicate everything i did sunday night but it isnt working

TIA!!

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I am a terrible sleeper too...i decided to go on ambien to get my sleep schedule back on track. I only took it for a few days until my sleep schedule was normal and then went off it. If I throw off my sleep schedule again I take it again for a few days and am back to normal. I was reluctant to take meds but if you can exercise self control they really work

Also don't work out right before bed or do too much heavy thinking (aka school work) because then your mind will be running all night

FH has the same problem. some night he never comes to bed & is awake for 24 hours. then will go to sleep at 9AM & get his days & nights confused.

i tell him its because he is not doing enough physical activity to burn off his energy. when he has a full days work (doing construction with my dad) he sleeps like a baby.

i don't know what your schedule is like but maybe adding in more physical activity will help you be tired at night.

i am also a firm believer that people only need X number of hours of sleep. for instance i need 7 and a half hours of sleep every night. so i stick to a very strict sleep schedule. i am in bed by 10:30PM & out of bed by 6:00AM Sunday -Thursday no matter what. Friday & Saturdays i change it up if we have plans but make sure i only get 7 and a half hours of sleep.

think back to sunday night & figure out how many hours you slept & try that.

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Posted by jussie82

I am a terrible sleeper too...i decided to go on ambien to get my sleep schedule back on track. I only took it for a few days until my sleep schedule was normal and then went off it. If I throw off my sleep schedule again I take it again for a few days and am back to normal. I was reluctant to take meds but if you can exercise self control they really work

Also don't work out right before bed or do too much heavy thinking (aka school work) because then your mind will be running all night

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i have always stayed away from sleeping pills bec of all the stuff i have learnt about it...but i have some qurestions if you dont mind...
1.how many days on the pill until your sleep cycle is normal??
2. after you stop taking them, how long u ntil you have to take them again?
3.are you waking up refreshed or groggy?

thanks so much!

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Posted by christine2010

FH has the same problem. some night he never comes to bed & is awake for 24 hours. then will go to sleep at 9AM & get his days & nights confused.

i tell him its because he is not doing enough physical activity to burn off his energy. when he has a full days work (doing construction with my dad) he sleeps like a baby.

i don't know what your schedule is like but maybe adding in more physical activity will help you be tired at night.

i am also a firm believer that people only need X number of hours of sleep. for instance i need 7 and a half hours of sleep every night. so i stick to a very strict sleep schedule. i am in bed by 10:30PM & out of bed by 6:00AM Sunday -Thursday no matter what. Friday & Saturdays i change it up if we have plans but make sure i only get 7 and a half hours of sleep.

think back to sunday night & figure out how many hours you slept & try that.

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i totally agreee about needing x amount of hours of sleep...my dad needs like 5 ...fh needs too many...and i have no idea where i fall bec of my sch, its always different...

i was exhausted sunday...i was up really early and we had company for easter....i feel asleep at 11 and was up at hmmmm 720 i believe...

so the last 2 nights i have been trying to get in bed by 11...then im up at 3am....ughhhhh lol...and im not talking still sleepy up..im wide awake could start the dsay awake lol...i tried staying in bed, eventually falling asleep but...that didnt work...and im not staying up at 3 am lol...

eta: im also running around busy every single day...like today im at my internship 10-5 then school till 945 then im seeing my moh for a little bit....

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Posted by dreamerchic33

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Posted by jussie82

I am a terrible sleeper too...i decided to go on ambien to get my sleep schedule back on track. I only took it for a few days until my sleep schedule was normal and then went off it. If I throw off my sleep schedule again I take it again for a few days and am back to normal. I was reluctant to take meds but if you can exercise self control they really work

Also don't work out right before bed or do too much heavy thinking (aka school work) because then your mind will be running all night

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i have always stayed away from sleeping pills bec of all the stuff i have learnt about it...but i have some qurestions if you dont mind...
1.how many days on the pill until your sleep cycle is normal??
2. after you stop taking them, how long u ntil you have to take them again?
3.are you waking up refreshed or groggy?

thanks so much!

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It usually takes about 5 days to get my sleep schedule back to normal...

Usually I am ok for about a month..of course some things trigger me to not sleep like being sick or drinking too much-of course do NOT take any pills if you had more than one drink that day

From ambien I always wake up refreshed if I give myself 7-8 hours to sleep. If you only give yourself 5-6 hours though you may wake up groggy

yup..

- don't eat or drink anything with sugar/caffiene for 4 hours before hand

- maybe take a hot shower or bath before bed

-try not to watch tv or be on the comp an hour before u go to sleep.

If you don't want to take meds maybe you can go for a a sleep study to see what's going on. My mom just had one and turns out she didn't sleep cuz she was hooked up to lots of stuff but you are in a room (hotel set up) by urself and it's obv overnight. Wouldn't be my first choice but it's an option.

Also don't do anything in your bed but sleeping...I am a bad perp of this, but supposedly if you only use your bed for sleep then once you get in it your body automatically goes through the cycles.

Also I've heard good things about taking melatonin...you can get it in any health food store.

wow thanks so much girls!! im going to do whatever it takes....one of the ladies at my internship just said it was a fluke andunitl grad school was over I wouldn't get another night's rest like that lol... but im going to try really hard lol