do you sleep all night or not and
#61
I get up at 2:30 A.M. and stay up until 5 P.M. Then I doze off and on from 5 to 8 and usually go to bed to sleep between 8 and 8:30. I don't truely nap between 5 & 8 because I have to fix supper and give our dogs their medicine. One is on insuline for diabetis and one on phenobarb for seizers.
#62
I'm 54 and have had trouble sleeping for the past couple of years. I used to sleep beautifully 9 hours a night - now I fall asleep quickly but then wake up every two hours. Started with this new doctor who has me taking 15 mg. of melatonin a night and it seems to help me sleep six hours relatively "deeply" a night (if I'm lucky). When I get desperate, I'll take an ambion and that puts me in to deep unconscious sleep for six hours but then the following night I sleep restlessly with nightmares. The melatonin, with no alcohol at night, works healthiest for me I believe.
I hate waking up with occasional hot flashes. I wake up right before they hit (which is weird I think) - sleeping on an ice pack also helps with the hot flashes!
I'm glad there are others like me.....it doesn't matter if I nap or not during the day. I miss that DEEP sleep - but the melatonin helps.
I hate waking up with occasional hot flashes. I wake up right before they hit (which is weird I think) - sleeping on an ice pack also helps with the hot flashes!
I'm glad there are others like me.....it doesn't matter if I nap or not during the day. I miss that DEEP sleep - but the melatonin helps.
#63
Originally Posted by Hosta
do you take a nap. I know this is a problem for women but is it just menopausal women or women of all ages?
#65
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I run hot and cold. For some reason by 8:00 PM, I'm pooped and am in bed by 9:00; however, I awaken anywhere from 2:00 on and sometimes I give up trying to sleep and get up. I don't get this Quilting Forum until after 6:00 so I'm gnawing at the bit until it comes on.
#67
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: East Tennessee
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Neither really. I've never taken naps and I've always had problems sleeping--since way back in my teens. I have found that I sleep better if I get up early in the morning, even if the night before has been rough.
#68
I have sleep issues ever since I had treatment for my thyroid (5 yrs). I usually do not take a nap. At times when I have a meeting late afternoon or evening I try to rest. I sleep 5-8 hours with many ( up to 10) interuptions and waking up. I haven't slept good for years. I do feel tired chronically but I just can't sleep. I am 47.
#69
Tel me more about this ACV with mother in a bottle. what is mother in a bottle ? I would love to try this drink. I wake up at least 3 times a night because of hot fLaShEs !
Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I am almost 61 and have had sleep problems for approx 10 or 15 yrs. I have recently begun a health 'kick' and started drinking some a.c.v. (apple cider vinegar with the mother in the bottle) and raw honey twice daily.
Call me crazy but I have been sleeping better and my hot flashes have ceased!
Call me crazy but I have been sleeping better and my hot flashes have ceased!
#70
I am very lucky because I always go to sleep fast and sleep all night too. I try to take a nap if I am very tired or just rest for an hour each day. I am 66 years old and I still take hormones since my ovaries were removed 30 years ago.
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