The Insomniacs Thread - Chat here when you are up in the Middle of the Night

Magnesium doesn’t help me. I do 10mg CBD and 5mg melatonin, sometimes just the CBD. Interestingly, my daughter just visited and I slept almost normally, 11-7 , getting up once. She sleeps in the same room and I wonder if her breathing helps, or if I just manage to stay up later. She left yesterday and I was up at 2:30 am again. Then went back to sleep 6:30-8:30. Chaos!

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I have been on this weird sleep schedule for months now and just found this thread. I generally sleep from 7pm - 3 am and then get up, make coffee and start my day. I fight sleepiness to make supper at 6pm, and then husband cleans up after supper. I feel like this is not great, but haven’t been able to fix it.

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A lot of the time I go to sleep at 8 or 9 and wake up at 4. (Note the time now, 4:20). As a former night person this is disconcerting! But as long as I get 7 hours of sleep getting up so early isn’t bad.

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Didn’t get to bed until two and I have been up since five-Ish. Not fun.

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Ugh, wide awake at 3 am. When I get in bed, my mind just races, thinking about my son. I have to figure out a way to stop worrying all the time, because it sure doesn’t help. :frowning:

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Up for good now. Two nightmares and I am done!

@MaineLonghorn I find listening to podcasts that are interesting enough, but not too interesting, occupies my mind enough so that perseverating doesn’t happen.

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Well hi everyone. It’s just about bedtime where we are. But I never adjust to the time difference so I’ll be up again shortly.

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There are podcasts and YouTube for sleep. I find the YouTube videos more helpful

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I actually slept through the night. Amazing. This happens maybe twice a year. At most. Feels so good.

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Well, 4 hrs later, here I am…. :frowning:

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Slept great for the first time in eons last night and am paying the price tonight…..

At least there’s the Australian Open to keep me entertained.

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