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Stompy · 04-01-2004, 10:12 PM

Does anyone have any tips on how to get better sleep?

My main problem is that I can't stay asleep. I always toss and turn as I sleep and it wakes me up for a split second. I always glance at the clock as I'm doing so and it's usually in several hour increments (those that I can recall, anyway).

I heard that you have to have x amount of hours to hit deep sleep... I don't think I hit that very much at all. I could easily sleep 9 hours and wake up STILL completely tired and drained.

Luckily for me, I don't have a set time on when I have to be into work. I can stroll in whenever (as long as it's somewhat reasonable). I used to come in anywhere from 8-9, but lately, it's been more like 10:30 - 11:00.

General idea of my lifestyle:

- I don't stay up incredibly late. Rarely do I ever go past 1 AM. Sometimes on weekends I'll stay up till 3.
- I work out 6 days a week (usually around 5-6 PM).
- I eat a proper low carb diet.
- I don't drink much caffeine past 7 or 8 PM
- Not much stress at all aside from the normal paying bills.

I don't know what it could be. In fact, I've had this problem for years, so it's not like it just popped up recently. I've tried alcohol (glass of wine or a shot of vodka), but that doesn't seem to help, not to mention I read that it causes you to wake up more during the night.

I tried ambien once upon a time, and they worked beautifully, but I don't really want to rely on pills. However.. I wouldn't mind if that's the ONLY solution.

Any ideas?

04-01-2004, 10:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Problems sleeping Does anyone have any tips on how to get better sleep? My main problem is that I can't stay asleep. I always toss and turn as I sleep and it wakes me up for a split second. I always glance at the clock as I'm doing so and it's usually in several hour increments (those that I can recall, anyway). I heard that you have to have x amount of hours to hit deep sleep... I don't think I hit that very much at all. I could easily sleep 9 hours and wake up STILL completely tired and drained. Luckily for me, I don't have a set time on when I have to be into work. I can stroll in whenever (as long as it's somewhat reasonable). I used to come in anywhere from 8-9, but lately, it's been more like 10:30 - 11:00. General idea of my lifestyle: - I don't stay up incredibly late. Rarely do I ever go past 1 AM. Sometimes on weekends I'll stay up till 3. - I work out 6 days a week (usually around 5-6 PM). - I eat a proper low carb diet. - I don't drink much caffeine past 7 or 8 PM - Not much stress at all aside from the normal paying bills. I don't know what it could be. In fact, I've had this problem for years, so it's not like it just popped up recently. I've tried alcohol (glass of wine or a shot of vodka), but that doesn't seem to help, not to mention I read that it causes you to wake up more during the night. I tried ambien once upon a time, and they worked beautifully, but I don't really want to rely on pills. However.. I wouldn't mind if that's the ONLY solution. Any ideas?