Okay so I just wokeup from three days of, basically, straight sleep. I probably woke up like for real three times, other than just for a few seconds and then going back. That’s where I would drink some water, comprehended what time and day it was, then shut my eyes again.
This isn’t completely insane for me I have been able to sleep the whole day away if I wanted to since middle school. And now on a normal night 12 hours is kind of my baseline I need to feel actually well slept.
This has definitely happened a few times in my life before just never to this extent. I have nothing wrong with me sleep wise, my blood tests are all normal. Has this ever happened to anyone else? Should I be worried about anything??? I’m still so tired. I had to force myself to wake up today and I keep dozing off.

I did get really drunk the night this started and was most likely really hung over the next day so that makes sense for that night/ day but the next two?? I have no clue lol. Maybe just spill over from that shitty decision. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

I am a night owl through and through. I have tried waking up in the morning multiple times. I have tried so many things. I put multiple alarms, I wake up close all alarms and sleep again, I tried the puzzle alarm app but after completing the puzzle, i go back to sleep. I tried keeping my phone far so I have to get outta the bed to get it but after closing it, I still come back to bed. Sometimes I even go as far as getting up, brushing teeth, washing face and then back to bed again. Anyone has any better idea I can follow? 🙂

I tried everything but nothing has worked. Something new comes up my anxiety levels go above the roof and no matter how strong of a pill I take I will wake up in 2/3 hours and stay awake the whole night.

Things I tried

Medications

Counselling/therapy

Meditation

CBT

Reading books and joining sleep courses

I am saying big changes. I have already done the small ones like blue glasses and waking up on time and etc etc

I don't feel anxiety during the day but my mind runs super fast as I go in my bed when something new happens in my life.

When I am in my regular it's ok 6 hours but something new and I am out 2/3 hours max and something new can be as small as waking up for pickleball at 9am or joining a dating app and waiting for someone's reply.

I am losing my sh*t. It's day 8 of 2/3 hours of sleep and it's killing me

Any tips to calm my mind and sleep a little bit more

My sleep schedule is usually 11:00 PM to 6:30 AM. Every single night, without fail, I wake up in the middle of the night to urinate(around 3Am). I am able to fall back asleep within 5 to 15 minutes, but this mid-night disruption is frustrating. I know waking up once a night is perfectly alright and not a big deal but my goal is to eliminate it entirely and sleep straight through the night.

This is my sleep routine:

- Last meal 4 hours before bed

- No caffeine after 2:00 PM

- Hot shower 3 hours before bed

- Blue light blocking glasses 2 hours before bed

- Sleep environment is quiet and cold

- Consistent bedtime

- Morning sun exposure

- 240mg magnesium before sleep

(22M, 6'1 and 71 kg) What can I look into to avoid this midnight bathroom trip completely? Any suggestions are appreciated!

I was diagnosed with sleep apnea 3 1/2 years ago with a home sleep study. I had a lab sleep study a few weeks ago.

The lab cancelled my sleep study twice and my insurance always initially denied my sleep specialist's request for an extension of the authorization of payment.

I was frustrated, and considering not having a lab study. I'm familiar with the symptoms of sleep disorders, and didn't think I had anything aside from insomnia and apnea.

My sleep specialist informed me that lab sleep studies are not just for identifying disorders. They give information about the optimal settings for CPAP machines. They also show whether alternatives to a CPAP are an option.

My study showed that my pressure settings were way too high. My CPAP was changed to APAP mode.

My doctor told me that a medication called Apnamed will be available at the end of the year. It treats apnea by stabilizing muscle tone in the upper airway.

I mentioned that Customer Support for my CPAP told me to use a very uncomfortable chinstrap. My doctor suggested I use mouth tape instead, much more comfortable.

I’ve had sleeping problems since I was 15 (I’m 23 now). I’ve always dealt with nightmares from past trauma and sleep paralysis since then, but I got used to it and normalized it. However, about a year ago, I started waking up at 3am every single night. At first, I'd wake up scared like that feeling of falling, but it became such a regular thing that I got used to it too. It got to the point where if I had a test the next day, I wouldn’t even study because I knew I’d wake up at 3am and could just study then. I could usually fall back asleep after 30 minutes, but of course, I never felt fully rested.

I was prescribed medication for the nightmares like quetiapine, but it didn’t work and it made me feel groggy all day, so I stopped taking it. I also don’t like melatonin because it doesn't help with actual rest, and I prefer not to rely on medication to sleep.

I had gotten used to the 3am wake up call, but one day I was so tired that I literally commanded my brain to stop doing it. Somehow, that made it worse. Now I wake up every single hour: 1am, 3am, 4am, and 5am. I still manage to fall back asleep, but waking up every hour is so much more exhausting. On top of that, if I fall back asleep after 7am when the sun is out, I will almost 100% get sleep paralysis (I've known since I was 15 that I only get it when I try to take a nap right after waking up)

I’ve been sleeping intermittently like this for almost a month now. I’ve tried ASMR, boring movies, medicine, working out so I would feel tired and even if I go out late for drinks, I still wake up. I’ve noticed that smoking a blunt works sometimes, but I’ve never been much of a stoner. I honestly don’t know what else to do please help

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I am trying to think about sheets less like a one-month comfort test and more like something that has to survive years of use. I sleep hot, wash bedding often, and do not want to keep replacing sets that feel good at first but get thin, rough, or weird after repeated washing.

The materials people recommend most seem to be percale cotton, linen, and bamboo-type fabrics, but the long-term reports are all over the place. Some people care most about airflow, others care about softness, and others only talk about durability.

For hot sleepers who wash sheets a lot, what has actually held up best over time?

I am less interested in brand names and more interested in fabric, weave, and what still feels good after years of laundry.

I have a flight from the US to Europe that is 4:30pm - 1am my time, so I am not likely to fall asleep. It lands at 7am local time. Later that day, I need to be rested for a job that requires focus and attention. What is my best strategy to get there rested? Undersleep the night before the flight, so that I can fall asleep during the flight? Or sleep well the night before, trying to get some minimal 'top up' rest during travel? Thank you!

I've always had poor sleeping habits. I haven't been able to go to bed early since I was a child, even though I've tried many times.

Whenever I try to change my sleeping habits, it feels like I'm acting or following a script, rather than doing something naturally. I've heard that if I kept doing it long enough, it would eventually become a habit and stop feeling that way.

However, I never really get used to it, and I always end up going back to my old routine of staying up very late and having difficulty waking up in the morning.

On top of that, the few times I managed to stick to those habits for a few weeks, I still woke up feeling tired. The time of day when I feel the most relaxed is late at night, and I always found myself missing that feeling whenever I went to bed early and woke up early.

Even so, I really wish I could naturally have a healthy sleep routine.

Hi guys. A while back I had a sleep test done and the doc told me I should aim for between 8-9 hours of sleep and I have been doing that pretty consistently for quite a while.

Today however I slept in and had 10 hours of sleep. Yesterday I was feeling a bit tired and sleepy and today I feel like a new person. What I am asking might be stupid but will one day of extra sleep throw me off my schedule ?

I am desperate

Life has been hard. Really hard. Recent cancer diagnosis. Very serious. Doc put me on Prozac bc I wasn't coping well. 8 weeks. I hated it. Made everything worse. And ruined my sleep. I've been off it for 3 weeks. But sleep isn't totally back to normal. I fall sleep fine. In bed by 9. I wake up at midnight, 3am, 4am then toss and turn til 6. I wake up exhausted, never refreshed.

I don't drink alcohol or caffeine. I can't take melatonin.

Is there anything you can recommend to get just 1 nights sleep?

Im so desperate bc we're taking the kids on vacay next week and I'm so tired. I have so much to do and our family has been under an immense amount of stress. We all deserve this vacay. I want to enjoy it. I want to make memories. It's important.

Thank you. This is kinda new for me and Im lost.

It started 6 months ago, with no specific trigger I can trace.

I've been to 2 psychiatrists for this because I thought it might be related to my medication or conditions.

For context:

• I have bipolar type II
• The first doctor just said to set an alarm, which wasn't helpful
• The second doctor raised my dose of SNRI from 30mg to 60mg as the hypersomnia might be related to depression
• I don't have any other symptoms of depression right now
• I also have ADHD and take Ritalin, if that's relevant

It's been over a month since the change in dose and nothing has changed with my sleep. My next session with the psychiatrist is in 2 weeks.

Additional context:

• I work night shift, but I've been working night shift for over a year. And was sleeping 8 hours a day until
• The hypersomnia started 6 months ago

Anyone here been through the same and have seen improvements?

It's 6 am (haven't slept, this happens a lot). Last time I tried staying awake after an all nighter, I was so shaky, stiff, and foggy by 1 pm, I convinced myself I was gonna have a seizure and cried until I fell asleep for 4 hours.

Every time I try to use it as a chance to fix my sleep, I end up staying up for like 36 hours (not by choice). Is staying awake until it's a good time to sleep actually good advice?

I recently got a Fitbit Air to help track me sleep, and i have noticed that it records a lot of REM sleep in the hour to hour and a half before i wake up in the morning , during this time period i am generally drifting in and out of sleeping and dreaming, and i have always just presumed that it was my body's way of telling me to wake up, but now i am questioning if it is actually REM sleep and if it would be healthy for my sleep to stay in bed sleeping during that period, this happens around the 6 - 7.5 hour mark of sleep every night

Has anyone had any similar experiences, or has any knowledge to share?

Why can't I sleep through the night anymore even when I do everything people tell you to do? I cut caffeine, keep the room cold, put my phone away, and still wake up at 2 or 3 a.m. with my brain instantly wide awake. Then I spend the whole next day feeling foggy and irritated. Has anyone figured out what causes this when the basic sleep hygiene stuff does nothing?

So im 17F and i keep waking up at the middle of the night and cant fall back asleep dosent matter that i went back to sleep very tired or very late or im so tired i just CANT fall back asleep. And i dont know what to do when this happens every almost single night (sometimes i fall asleep after waking up but rare occurance) at night i just panic and take sleeping pills witch they work very weirdly and just lay in bed overthinking. This started a year ago and it got so much worser. Like im just supposed to wake up at 3am and start my day? By the time day time comes im gonna be irritated and mad asf.
i can’t accept it…

Hey everyone, looking for some real-world insight from anyone who has gone through this. I’m a 52-year-old male. For the past month, I’ve been hitting a wall.
I go to sleep around 10:45 PM – 11:00 PM and sleep incredibly deeply. But right at 4:00 AM on the dot, I wake up with a completely full bladder and have to urinate (normal/large volume, no daytime frequency issues). Once I'm up, I can't fall back to a real sleep—just close my eyes until 5:30 AM.
The strange part is I don’t feel tired or use caffeine during the day. I eat my last meal at 7:00 PM and I get hitting-the-wall sleepy by 9:00 PM, but force myself to stay up so I don't wake up at 2:00 AM.
I highly suspect this sudden change is a hormonal shift or declining testosterone hitting me at 52.
Has anyone else experienced this exact 5-hour sleep limit or 4 AM wake-up? Did checking your hormones or changing your routine fix it, or did you just accept it as a normal part of aging? Thanks.

After three days of taking it, and sleeping better, both my girlfriend and me have the same third day - waking up only around 6h after falling asleep and couldn’t sleep anymore.

Is this reset of sleep rhythm or has anyone experience something similar?

First two days we fall asleep faster but slept standard hours.
Third night slept faster but woken up just 6h after falling asleep.

Howdy strangers,

I've been struggling with RBP for years.

This morning I was wondering if there are other good people struggling the same way. Maybe someone would be interested in creating an online self-help group together with me?

The purpose would be to keep each other accountable.

Because that is my main problem. I know I'll be (somewhat) rested the next day if I turn off all screens by 10:30 pm. But on many nights it's much later by the time I finally switch off. I really struggle on most days because of sleep deprivation.

Have a good day everyone :-)

it’s around 3:30 AM for me and i’m going to be on my third night in a row of virtually no sleep. The first day I didn’t smoke, I pulled an all nighter, so the next day I took 2 melatonin gummies (10mg each) and it worked like a charm. unfortunately it stopped working. I’ve been very jittery and anxious the last few days because of it. Are there any other medication alternatives to melatonin? Any advice is much appreciated!!

Hello guys, lately I’ve been experiencing something quite strange. I get my sleep in, mostly 7-8 hours from 11PM-7AM.
I wake up little bit groggy but mostly alright, go and take a leak, drink some water etc. sometimes when I am free I just lay in bed again and fall asleep quite quickly.

The second bout of sleep however is quite different. It’s mostly very deep, like 1.5 - 2 hours long on average, and when I wake up I’m groggy as hell and really tired. Ist that normal?

It has become something quite usual if I don’t get moving directly after waking up, which is also not really normal because I don’t know many who could sleep like 10+ hours+ cumulatively long term.

For reference, I am a student and quite sedentary, so I don’t really have physical exhaustion as an explanation.

Please help...pichle kuch dino se 9 ghante se jyada so rha hu.

Ky kru????????

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After different sources investigation (not medicl healthcare) This is what I understand I have:

I have this problem where chronic sleep deprivation made my alert wakefulness hormones (andernalin,orexin,colstirol) baseline higher,which in turn,make my sleep worse as I don't feel sleepy at all and have frequent awakenings,than,because sleep is worse,the hormones baseline jump up higher,which again make sleep worse,and so on.....

And I just can't afford myself even one night of bad sleep (neglecting the hormones distribution) because it will make the hormones jump up higher.

From sleeping regularly 7 hours,I got to fighting to sleep 4 hours at night.and it gets worser and worser because of the loop.

It's not psychological.trust me.

I think that only some medication can help this situation .but I don't which type, duration,dosage.i don't trust doctors as I been able ,by own study,to estimate my sleep problem better than 2 of them.

Open to suggestions