Do I have a sleep disorder?

Just thought I'd add that I was on zopliclone sleeping tablets when I were younger but that was due to my depression and at this point it's more to do with the twitches.

Have you been to the doctor yet? Just to rule out if there's anything causing it?

Is there anything in your life going on that is causing you stress, worry or anxiety?

Forest

The leg prblem is a well known prblem that your GP may be able to treat, I thinks it is something called active legs,not positive about the 

When we go to bed most of our awaking and sleeping times become fixed to certain time periods, say your two hours to get to sleep is a habit controlled by your Body. When you wake up between two and four the same applies you will need to re-teach your body to sleep at better times, possibly your active leg problem is not helping you to sleep at a constant time and this also will effect your sleep paterns.

Talk to your GP about these problems and if not all ready there are ways to address your problems. In a way your sleep patern needs to be re-learned .

Sometimes a lot of sleep problems comes down to medications and when you take them during the day or late night.

About five years ago I had changed my named medications and I was having problems with sleeping, I usd to wake up at about 06;30 and I would just get up to have breakfast in bed. So much was the problem my Wife did the same.

Now we have become accustemed to the problem we put the radio on for seven in the morning and we listen to that to 08;30 then get beakfast. What we both have found however we go back to sleep with the radio on so we gain that time back. In the evening we always go at the same time, after we listen to morning papers, this helps us sleep. We now been Pensioners get up the same time every day and the body accepts that, if we do not listen to the radio am w find we do not sleep. It is how the body relates to time, and its internal time.

Try something similair and you may be a little bettr following strict times

Trying?!! That word is energy. Ive struggled for 40 years on cocktails of bezos to try and sleep i tried every natural treatment available. 

I now dont care somehow i take zopiclone and mirtazapine and it always sends me off. If i wake up i take more im not fighting anymore and fear is ebbing slowly away after 40 years of hell.

I have been experiencing the same thing now for 10 months, but without the twitches in my leg.

I have internal vibrations in my head though from the sleep deprivation. I wish I knew the answer. Have you tested your cortisol levels and other hormones?