To be at breaking point with my own sleep!?

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I cannot seen to stop waking at 5.

I’m absolutely exhausted, can’t do anything in the evening because I’m so tired. Also makes the days seem so very long and dull.

Help!

Watching because I’m exactly the same. I’ve been told it could be a symptom of anxiety so might try some Kalms.

I didn’t think of that I must admit - let me know if they help

My wake up time was 4.35 on the dot !i got some valerian tablets last week and slept right through till 7 every night since ! Holland and Barrett if you are in uk

Kalns can be good...

Also basic sleep hygeine stuff.... No screens late at night or on waking. Switch them off overnight.

Have blackout blinds (ikea do them cheaply).

My insomnia is terrible... But improves when I do basic stuff...

I often wake at 3 and then don't go back to sleep... I've existed on 2-4 hours sleep for years... It's shit... Anything you can do will help

I use a sleep mask

Have you tried probiotics and prebiotics? I take a biokult tablet a day and a bimuno sachet with a herbal tea pre bed. The impact on my sleep after a couple of days in amazing. I've always been a terrible sleeper. Awake at 3 on the dot, then I worry about everything for a couple of hours. Not any more.

Try this hypnosis video. I think it might actually be magic! Dd wakes me in the night and I can be up for 2/3/4 hours trying to drift off again. This is the only thing that works.

Are you drinking alcohol during the day? It can affect your sleep, you get over to sleep quicker but then have a very restless sleep.

Are you moving about plenty during the day, getting lots of fresh air and exercise?

Don't exercise too close to bedtime though because that'll make it hard to get over.

I do a 6am crossfit class and since I've started I sleep like a baby. It also when I wake up at 5 I just get ready and head out the door. By 10/11 I'm truly exhausted and sleep through to the morning.

The only times I've struggled with sleep have been when I've

• been drinking too much

-not been very active

• been stressed and my mind has been on overdrive.

Exercise is also a great strss reliever.

I always found gentle exercise- Like a swim before bed helps me have a deep long sleep

Buteyko method this fixed me. Takes some trust but quite amazing.

Light mornings and, I guess, more open even than usual windows don't help. Neither does heat. Look at blackout liners for your curtains.
I admit that I deal with sleeplessness by using my iPod and a familiar audio book. In fact a familiar bit of a familiar audio book. Sends me/bores me to sleep.

This was me a couple of months ago.

I started taking Nytol one a night (50mg) for a month, then 25mg for another month, then half a 25mg.

Stopped a couple of weeks ago and my sleeps been okay since.

HOWEVER....

It may be because I'm staying up to watch Love Island until 10am whereas I would usually go to bed at 9pm.

Light and heat aren’t the causes, I’ve been like it for years.

Wait till you get to my age. If you get to 5 pm without needing to get up to the loo, you'll be doing well

5pm

Much of mine is needing the loo but I’m still in my thirties.