BristolUK

That one did absolutely nothing for her. It was like taking nothing. Hence the change to Zolpidem.

I wish I could remember the name of the one she changed to.

Have you tried CBC Radio One? Works for me.

magnumpi

I usually get up between 5:30 am and 6:30 am, depending on who I am watching (age, worker ect) I never go to bed before midnight.

If I have a day off I set my alarm for 9 ish, otherwise I would just sleep till noon.

scrubbedexpat091

Never tried radio, but the infomercials on in the middle of the night which are quite boring.

Siouxie

I can totally relate and agree that stressing about not being able to fall asleep is the worse thing you can do. I generally read for a few hours or get up and have a wander around, make a drink and try to just chill until such time as I feel slightly sleepy. I also find I get incredibly hungry at weird times of the night and quite often end up making a sandwich at 4am!

Working somewhat unsocial hours 6 days a week (anytime from 1pm to 3am), I rarely get to sleep before 5am and sometimes as late as 9am. I have great difficulty switching my brain off and whilst I 'normally' finish work by 3am, it takes me quite a while to unwind. I often drop off to sleep and wake 15-30 minutes later and am then wide awake again for another 3-4 hours.

Generally I sleep (off and on) for between 5 and 7 hours although some days it's as little as 4, however, about once a month I will sleep 12 hours straight. I do use an alarm clock if I need to get up for an early shift (well, early for me!) but otherwise I try and wake up naturally. It takes me at least an hour and a half (and several strong mugs of coffee) to wake up enough to be able to function mentally, lol.

I also find that some food items and/or additives affect my ability to sleep; eat the wrong thing and I can be wide awake (even though I am tired) and have absolutely no chance of going to sleep for at least 8-10 hours after I have eaten.

Oink

For me I'm asleep by 10:30pm without fail.

scrubbedexpat091

Except last night with your posting at 12:40am



It's 6:43am on the west coast, and I shall attempt to sleep now before the sun comes up...

BristolUK

Shard

7h needed, but 5h adequate.

Mikeypm

I find these days sleep is a very mixed, bag sometimes I can not switch off and my brain is just whirring along and so sometimes 3 hours, sometimes 6 hours. If I wake up earlier than planned then Im up as I can not get back to sleep again.

Shard

Try listening to a podcast or lecture/interview in You Tube with headphones. Even when I am fascinated by the topic, I find on most occasions it knocks me out in 5-10 minutes. Listening only.

BristolUK

I second that.

Back in the UK I would go to sleep to whatever was on Radio 5 Live, with the timer set to turn off after about 30 minutes. If I woke, I reached out and reset it again. Now it's CBC radio.

But won't headphones wake you up when you turn over?
(obviously you need to consider anyone else)

Shard

A loose fitting pair of those earbud type seems to do the trick. You can also buy a under-pillow speaker, which isolate the sound, but the earbuds work welll enough. I have tried some light headphones, but fear strangulation

caretaker

If you're ever asleep and have a dream that you're going to the bathroom don't do it, it's a trick!

BristolUK

I'm safe then.

I have recurring dreams where I need to go but the toilet is out of order, occupied, broken, sometimes it's free but then there's no actual lav in there , or if I find some alternative place to go there are people there or just am about to go someone arrives so I abort......

scrubbedexpat133

Im up at Midnight I work Sunday to Thursday one week and Sunday to Friday the next. Average 5 - 6 hours sleep per night. Average working day is 12 - 14 hours.