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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
My sleep habits began to change at about age 60. I used to go to bed & fall asleep quickly. I would wake up hungry and horny every morning, eat breakfast, have sex, get to work.
Now - sleep is unpredictable and unreliable. The line between awake and asleep is blurred. I fall asleep slowly and sporadically, somewhere between 8 and ten. I often wake up at 2 AM and I'm up until 8 or 9 that night unless I take half an Ambien, then I'm good for 4-5 hours of sleep. About one night a week I can't get to sleep until one or two AM. I cannot take an Ambien on nights like this. If I do I'm up all night.
On the nights I sleep all night I wake up slowly, it takes an hour to get moving. I use a CPAP machine which helps me get into deep sleep when I do sleep. I'm seeing a doctor about it again this week. It's driving me nuts.
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I've been under a lot of stress this past year which has dramatically affected my sleep. I don't really have much trouble falling asleep, but I wake up too early and then can't fall back asleep. Some nights I average 4-5 hours of sleep. I feel pretty tired most of the time. I'd give anything to have my sleep back......
I've always been a light sleeper and never been much of a napper....arghhhh