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My problem isn't falling asleep, it's staying asleep. Restlessness at night has become more noticeable as I've gotten older. Cutting down on caffeine, especiall
by o_nate 2y ago
My problem isn't falling asleep, it's staying asleep. Restlessness at night has become more noticeable as I've gotten older. Cutting down on caffeine, especially later in the day, seems to have helped some. I now have one cup of coffee in the morning, and a cup or two of tea in the early afternoon. This is instead of the two cups in the morning and espresso in the afternoon that I used to have before.
- pfdietz 2y agoYou might try slow release melatonin. I've found melatonin increases the vividness of dreaming, though.
- kayodelycaon 2y agoOr reduce the dosage. I've had much better sleep on 1mg than the 3+ mg you find most places.
- cweagans 2y ago1mg should really be the max dosage that is available. Most people should take 0.3mg. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/E4cKD9iTWHaE7f3AJ/melatonin-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know#2__What_is_the_right_dose_of_melatonin_ https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/E4cKD9iTWHaE7f3AJ/melatonin-...
- malfist 2y agoEveryone is different, but if you aren't already, and have the time for it, try incorporating more physical exercise into your day. That helped me deal with restlessness at night
- skirmish 2y agoFor me personally, exercising makes me wake up multiple times at night and makes it hard to go back to sleep. I already never exercise after 6:00pm, it still happens. Any thoughts why? Update: did a quick search, Reddit says it could be overtraining or dehydration.