Stay up for a couple of hours or so, then go back to bed for the last few hours of sleep. Lots of people have a sleep pattern like that, and it used to be the standard way of sleeping in many places.
Unless you can't go back to sleep, that is.
That's rough, yeah it could be sleep apnea so definitely do the sleep study. I can sleep but I have a grandmother that needs to get up to pee every few hours over night so I never get a straight night of sleeping, lucky for me I fall back to sleep unless I've get around 6 hours, then I'm done.
Foolz said:Stay up for a couple of hours or so, then go back to bed for the last few hours of sleep. Lots of people have a sleep pattern like that, and it used to be the standard way of sleeping in many places.
Unless you can't go back to sleep, that is.
This is me. Unless I wake up about an hour before the alarm then I just stay up.
To be clear, it doesn't affect me while I'm at work. I guess I'm so used to it that I can survive off of four hour if necessary. It's really just my desire to sleep longer.
She's now on 5mg of Ambien. It doesn't really make her fall asleep but once she does she stays asleep. It's not a great solution though. While her dosage hasn't changed since she started using it 8 tears ago, she also cannot sleep without it now.
robio said:My wife has insomnia and it began to affect her health and created an absolutely whacked sleep schedule for her. Falling asleep at about 4:00 or 5:00 in the morning and then not waking up until noon.
She's now on 5mg of Ambien. It doesn't really make her fall asleep but once she does she stays asleep. It's not a great solution though. While her dosage hasn't changed since she started using it 8 tears ago, she also cannot sleep without it now.
That's a little more extreme than me.
Interestingly enough, I usually take two Benadryl to aid with my sleep. However, I chose not to last night since I'm fighting a nasty sinus infection and had a heavy dose of antibiotics and decongestants. I went to sleep with one cough drop tucked in my cheek and slept the whole night except one or two coughs through the night.
I sleep very well, although not enough by choice. Or perhaps more by bad habbid. 
travo said:That's a little more extreme than me.
Interestingly enough, I usually take two Benadryl to aid with my sleep. However, I chose not to last night since I'm fighting a nasty sinus infection and had a heavy dose of antibiotics and decongestants. I went to sleep with one cough drop tucked in my cheek and slept the whole night except one or two coughs through the night.
Sinus infections and I were best of friends for many years though. Had them chronically. Turned bad dental health was to blame. I changed dentist a year or 6 ago and it turned out my previous one was a bit of a quack. Since my teeth are back up to snuff I've never had a sinus infection again!
I usually sleep about 5.5 to 6 hours a day. Falling asleep initially is the most difficult for me. I've been reading on my e-ink Kindle for an hour or two before bed instead of watching Netflix or playing games, which seems to help; I fall asleep faster now at least.
If I don't self-medicate I stay up until 11:30 then wake up at 2 a.m. and can't sleep for 2 hours. I get my best sleep from 3:00-4:30 am.
Sleeping pills are not good for me at all. The one time I had them I started taking them during the day to calm myself.
I hate sleeping, it is a waste of time and I am not good at it.
I get into bed, deliberately think about things for 20-30 minutes then fall asleep. It works out well if I don't accidentally spend an hour thinking.
By Miu Watanabe.
So for years I've had terrible insomnia. It's almost a guarantee that I'll get up for at least an hour every night. The doctor says it's stress and I'm sure it is, but dammit, I want some sleep. I can fall asleep with no problem, but after about four to five hours, I'm up. I asked my doctor about a sleep study last year, then Covid happened. I need to reschedule one and get down to the bottom of this. Maybe a breathing machine is in my future.