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I've struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember, but my issue isn't falling asleep -- it's staying asleep throughout the night. I usually sleep ok from

I've struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember, but my issue isn't falling asleep -- it's staying asleep throughout the night. I usually sleep ok from 12am-5am, but after that, I wake up and fall back asleep every ~30 mins or so til I get up around 8. Does anyone else have this issue? Curious if there are any good solutions...

mettamage 5y ago
IMO this is the toughest thing to solve. What somewhat works for me: * My GF cuddling me. I just think about her, and sleep and nothing else, it's a bit pavlov like. I'm fairly sure I get a lot of "feel good" chemicals when this happens. * Sounds silly but... build a buffer for 12 hours, and stay in bed for longer until you properly fall asleep again. * If I wake up after 4 hours of sleep and really need the sleep, I do 0.3mg melatonin. Not ideal, but it does the trick. * Meditation: sometimes (20% of the time) it nudges me to sleep. In all cases, it leaves me a bit more well-rested than if I'd not meditate. * 0.6mg melatonin + CBD at the beginning of the night. I'm not a fan of this solution. I find 0.6mg a bit much, but if I need a blunt tool, this would be it.
- munificent 5y ago
  This is really great advice. I'm going to give this a try tonight. Which side of your girlfriend would you prefer I take?
  - mettamage 5y ago
    Hahaha, whichever side makes you fall asleep :')
lr4444lr 5y ago
You might be phototropic, which is not a bad thing. If you go to bed at 10 and wakeup at 5, congrats. That's your issue, and you should probably listen to your body. If you go to bed at 10 and wake up at 3, maybe make a lifestyle change.
m3kw9 5y ago
Yeah something like that, I think it could be a body clock thing or dry eyes in the winter by the time is around 6 the dryness wakes me
op00to 5y ago
I go to bed between 10:30-11 and wake up without fail right around 5am. No idea why. I find it I move to a comfy chair I can often get back to sleep.

mettamage 5y ago

IMO this is the toughest thing to solve. What somewhat works for me: * My GF cuddling me. I just think about her, and sleep and nothing else, it's a bit pavlov like. I'm fairly sure I get a lot of "feel good" chemicals when this happens. * Sounds silly but... build a buffer for 12 hours, and stay in bed for longer until you properly fall asleep again. * If I wake up after 4 hours of sleep and really need the sleep, I do 0.3mg melatonin. Not ideal, but it does the trick. * Meditation: sometimes (20% of the time) it nudges me to sleep. In all cases, it leaves me a bit more well-rested than if I'd not meditate. * 0.6mg melatonin + CBD at the beginning of the night. I'm not a fan of this solution. I find 0.6mg a bit much, but if I need a blunt tool, this would be it.

munificent 5y ago
This is really great advice. I'm going to give this a try tonight. Which side of your girlfriend would you prefer I take?
- mettamage 5y ago
  Hahaha, whichever side makes you fall asleep :')

lr4444lr 5y ago

You might be phototropic, which is not a bad thing. If you go to bed at 10 and wakeup at 5, congrats. That's your issue, and you should probably listen to your body. If you go to bed at 10 and wake up at 3, maybe make a lifestyle change.

m3kw9 5y ago

Yeah something like that, I think it could be a body clock thing or dry eyes in the winter by the time is around 6 the dryness wakes me

op00to 5y ago

I go to bed between 10:30-11 and wake up without fail right around 5am. No idea why. I find it I move to a comfy chair I can often get back to sleep.