How do I stop waking up in the early hours?

[LivingDeadGirlUK]

I keep waking up at 4am, its really annoying, sometimes I get another hour or so, sometimes I just toss and turn. Its been weeks if not months. I'm not particularly stressed I don't think.

What do I do? :(

Are you by any chance reaching menopause age ? This happened to me. I listen to podcasts at a really low volume to stop me thinking and sometimes I drift back to sleep but often I don't . I find not stressing about lack of sleep and just accepting it has helped me.

Exercise, no alcohol, no naps, fresh air, early bed time consistently

Plus no caffeine at all

This hot me like a tonne of bricks in perimenopause. I found that taking magnesium glycinate tablets helped. I wasn't entirely sure that they were working, but I ran out and my sleep is back to dreadful, so I'm pretty sure they were making a big difference.

Am fucked if I know but I feel your pain.

Magnesium citrate, since I started taking them I sleep so much better. I take 300mg. I'm peri so my sleep was awful and magnesium has helped.

Another vote for magnesium glycinate!

Can people post a link to the tablets they are taking? I never know which ones to buy.

I'm the same. Started 6 weeks ago. I take magnesium glycinate and do all the rights things, no caffeine or alcohol etc. Whatever time I go to bed I just keep waking up at 4am. I'm exhausted all day but it doesn't translate into sleeping well at night.

I'm going to try to start taking a quick nap after lunch as I wfh. But I'm a light sleeper so any little noise wakes me up. Not sure it will work.

not stressing about it helps.

a headphone headband to listen to music or podcasts.

a kind dr told me that even lying in bed in the dark is restful. si I just do that.

I foundthe other things help somewhat but not all the time.

• no caffeine from lunchtime onwards
• no food at least 2 hours before bed
• exercise late afternoon/early evening
• magnesium before bedtime
• my own duvet

I take these, I know different types of magnesium for sleep might be right for you op but these have been brilliant for me.

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HRT helped me when I first started it, but now I always wake up around 3 for the loo and don't really get back to sleep properly.

Magnesium
no booze ever
weighted blanket

If you find out, let me know.

I am sick of it as well.
Magnesium gives me an upset stomach
Ugh

i found this list

Me too it’s utterly shit. I just seem to have got used to surviving on rubbish sleep. Can’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed. I dream about the days I used to sleep until 11 as a student

On the radio yesterday. They recommended getting up and doing a task then returning to bed. I'm going to try this next time I'm awake at 3-4am.

Oh crikey. This is me! Today I read a book and fell back asleep. Of course the answer is - cut out all the nice fun things in life 😫

To add to all above, no screens up to two hours before bed, they say the rays click something active in your brain, no caffeine horrendously after 4/5 in the evening (I’m sorry!!)

This has been me during perimenopause, though the waking can be anything from 2am. These days I rarely drink, eat well, workout 4 days a week, regular bed time, walk outdoors every day so my routine is good, but my sleep is still impacted
I now take magnesium glycinate just before bed and feel it makes a difference to me being able to get back to sleep if I wake up.
If I wake up, I listen to very quiet radio 4/podcast on earbuds (or the radio is DH is away) and that helps stop the brain churn and often I drift back off.

I'm 41 so its possible, I have to admit its not leaving me as tired as I thought it would but I feel like its starting to add up and impact my work.

solidarity yawn

No I agree that sometimes I just lay with my eyes closed feeling comfy and it does feel like a rest still. I have had work related stress before where I woke worrying about things and this is different.