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Sleeping patterns. Is this normal?
Sakebomb
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My doctor has me on ambien for my insomnia. Now I have no problem getting to sleep, but I still consistently wake up at least once throughout the night. I cant remember the last time I slept for a solid 7-8 hours straight. Is this something I should be concerned about, or is it something everyone goes through and I'm just being paranoid?
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Basically what I am getting at is has your sleeping situation changed recently?
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which apparently you know about as you are on medication for insomnia.
bring it up next time you see your doc?
Ask your doctor about Ambien CR. If that's not a solution for you, maybe you have sleep apnea. How good is your mattress and what conditions do you sleep in? If it's not chilly in my room, I don't sleep well. If there is too much noise, I don't sleep well. And so on and so forth.
maybe something to look into along with talking to your doctor
How long does it take you to get back to sleep once you've woken up in the middle of the night?
A little bit everything really. Seems to change every night. Past couple of nights it gets too warm in the bedroom. Sometimes i have to take a wiz, sometimes my roommate starts playing WoW and forgets to plug in his headphones, sometimes my throat is dry and I need a glass of water.
Also, my wife works nightshift and comes home from work around 2:30-3am, but strangely enough, I usually sleep right through her crawling into bed.
Also, I think you guys are right and its time to look into getting a new mattress. Currently have springs, and those foam mattresses look really nice. Any idea what a good brand/price for one is?
Do you drink before bed?
If you're a big dude/smoke/asthmatic, it could be a form of apnea, in which case I suggest a sleep study.
You're gonna spend anywhere from 1500 to 2000 for anything decent. Do not buy one of those cheap ass Chinese knockoffs. When people are complaining about foam mattresses being too hot and smelling like a Dow chemical plant, it's the cheap shit mattresses they're complaining about.
Unless you're looking for like memory foam, and sleep number type beds.
Everything listed is a perfectly normal reason to be woken up at night. So long as you are able to fall back asleep pretty quick I wouldn't worry about it. To avoid waking up at night to urinate, avoid drinking anything after dinner and make sure you use the restroom before bed. If the air is dry consider getting a humidifier. If you had sleep apnea you'd be waking up repeatedly throughout the night, you've given specific circumstances of waking up. Ambien CR costs a fuckload more than generic Ambien, and really isn't indicated for your problem. Sleeping aids are designed for people who have trouble getting to sleep for no good reason, and who have trouble staying asleep for no good reason.
Like, seeing things, or going bat-shit insane.
But yeah, like all sleep aides, they're temporary reliefs to the issue. Sort of like pain pills for a wound. But you don't just keep giving pain pills and hope the wound goes away.
However, and this is just occasional, I'll wake up with strange pains in the anus. I've never been able to pin that one down. It usually happens around poker night with the brosephs.
I didn't realize how common it is for people to wake up in the middle of the night. There was a month or two period last year where I would wake up once or twice every few days, but in general I sleep straight through the night. I'm weird
I do all the time, unless the dog is digging for a kibble he left under the rug or couch at 12am.
Hell, my fiancee could wake up and get out of bed, have a coughing fit and come back to bed and I'd still sleep through it, and frequently DO sleep through it.
My father and brothers are the same way. Sleep anywhere any time. o_O
I on the other hand have some really nasty insomnia and even when that isn't kicking my butt I'm still one of those people who wakes up at least once during the night. I'm just a really light sleeper. The only time I've ever slept straight through the night was during the first trimester of my pregnancy because I was just so damn tired.
OP, I would say the waking up during the night is pretty normal and shouldn't be too problematic unless it takes you a very long time to fall back asleep. If you are struggling to fall back asleep the Ambien CR might help with that. I've had some friends who have had great success with that drug.
Yeah, my fiancee is the same way, she's in her first trimester and sleeps like a rock, except to get up and pee.
Any time you have a medication that you're concerned about whether or not it is working properly, you should talk to your doctor and/or your pharmacist.
That said, waking up once a night is pretty normal IMO.
I was going to mention this, but I'll just repost it. You really should find out if you have sleep apnea.
Sleep apnea is pretty common, I have it... It scares the shit out of my girlfriend. The first or second time she slept over I woke up with a loud gasp (which is pretty common for me) and she was crying, she thought I had died in my sleep lol. Now her dog will sleep on my diaphragm or neck and will bark to wake me up if I stop breathing. So yea, my advice get a Chihuahua and let him sleep on you... it's more comfortable then that sleep mask thing the doctor gave me. I hate that mask so much.