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SallySims
SallySims

i have suffered with insomnia most of my life but as I have got older it has become much worse

i go to bed every night at around 11 pm and fall asleep OK then at about 1am I wake then drop off and this continues till around 2.30 am when I wake properly then I only  have short dozes till I get up at around 6am as by then I feel like screaming

i worry a lot in the night and dwell on problems and when I do sleep I have what I call"busy dreams"where I'm rushing round doing stupid things and never getting them done and I also have some nightmares

i now feel so tired all day long 

so any help please 

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  • Nixy
    Nixy SallySims

    Posted

    Hi Sally, this is like reading about my own insomnia problems. I have by no means cracked the problem, I can only tell you how my nights have improved....I still have 1 or 2 rough nights a week, but that's nothing compared to every night being a disaster and me developing a phobia about going to bed. It was al I thought about, I envied people that could sleep. I used to think, even if if I won the lottery, that's not going to solve my insomnia problem... I just want to sleep' like a normal person.

    Anyway....I've tried all the meds there are available none of them are the long term answer. I've said it before on this forum, I take Magnesium Citrate first thing in the morning. I go to bed around 10pm and get up at 6ish. I still wake in the night and I know I always will.  I find it easyish to get off to sleep, but wake at 2am usually, then at 4ish...BUT I recognise that's it's normal to wake in the night, especially as we get older, I'm 44, female.The bit that has improved MASSIVELY for me is getting back to sleep and also going into a nice deep sleep.  I dream nice dreams. Before, I would get back to sleep if I'm lucky but only drift in & out of light sleep, which as you know leaves you feeling exhausted. 

    Magnesium has been life changing for me, I feel so much more enthusiastic about life in general. If you reasearch it - you will be surprised what benefits there are. I believe it helps with the production of neurotransmitters. 

    Maybe be I was just lacking this mineral in the first place., I don't know. It's just a thought. 

    X

    • SallySims
      SallySims Nixy

      Posted

      Thank you so much for your reply to my post

      i have not tried anything like the magnesium citrate and I'm going to look it up in a moment

      it would be super to wake and then get back into a deep sleep not the dozy fitfull naps I get and those dreadful dreams sad

      i think your right about accepting that a full nights sleep will never happen and perhaps that eases some of the tension 

      off to google magnesium ...

  • ihavenonickname
    ihavenonickname SallySims

    Posted

    Busy dreams!!!!! That is what I have!

    My dang mind never quits....it can go on happy thoughts for hours! You ought to see what is can do when things go wrong.

    My neurologist made me keep a sleep journal, a diary that included notes about my day...no sentences.

    Our bodies release melatonin in preparation for sleep but today's lights and screens inhibit this natural process. So begin taking melatonin 3 mg, no more, twohours before bedtime. Turn off screens and reduce lighting. Develop a get ready to sleep routine, massage your feet, lotion your legs, cleanse your face. Make your room 65 F, but put enough blanket that you will be warm. Consider an electric mattress pad but put it beneath your topper. I run mine on 3 during winter. This allows your body to relax without overheating. Darken your room, as in blackout coverings.

    It will take some time, but I now sleep soundly...for the first time in my life.

    I hope something here helps you.

    judith

    • SallySims
      SallySims ihavenonickname

      Posted

      thanks for your reply to my post

      the thing that struck me in your reply was the warm bed as I have got older I feel the cold dreadfully and seem to have frozen feet and fingers all the time so maybe getting warmer in bed could help

      i will certainly give it a try 

  • Nixy
    Nixy SallySims

    Posted

    Hi Sally,

    i did did reply to your message this morning. But the message is to be waiting to be passed by the moderator, I have no idea why!!! Like others have posted on here before, it's strange why they do this. I am absolutely miffed. If it doesn't get passed I can't see me continuing with this forum. 

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