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as i get older i am finding it harder and harder to sleep
for the first 30 years of my life i had a solid 8 - 10 hours unbroken sleep 95% of the time
I cant remember the last time i slept through the night without waking up at least a couple of times and I cant remember the last time i got a full 8 hours
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I cant sleep in anymore. I'm up at 6 seven days a week.
If you average our time spent here at 75 years when you take 8 hours of sleep a day into account, that means we slept for 25 years of a 75 year life.
Same.
I love sleeping
As we are talking I have very large whisky , to put me to sleep about near half a pint.;D
I been working over night for over 15 years. I sleep about 4 hours a day.
The earliest I crash out is midnight but usually 2 am. With the exception of Sunday Morning I'm up at 7. 4-5 hrs tops and I sleep like a rock. As long as there is 'white' noise. A fan etc. Sleeping in complete silence is very very loud to me :cwm13:
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
I did nights with a newspaper 20 years ago. 11 to 7. I dont think I have ever gotten over it.
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Originally Posted by Spicoli
Same for me, djing for over 15 years Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sunday seriously fucks with your body clock.
Used to sleep Mon, Tues get up to buy new records Wed then spend whole day mixing then do it all over again.
Some nights wide awake some asleep early just no routine at all and been the same for so long it just seems normal now.
I got mates who work nightshifts and have done for years and like VD hardly sleep in the day.
Go for a run in the morning and have a glass of milk before bedtime.
Turn off your phone and tv after 10pm.
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Originally Posted by erics44
You tried Valium or any pills to help?
I think you need less sleep the older you get. I am thinking throughout my sleep, so am knackered most of the day. The way I overcome it is by staying up really late and then working out the next day making sure I do not sleep in the day.
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Originally Posted by erics44
You tried Valium or any pills to help?
I had heaps of problem when it comes to sleeping, when i was 18 i found out that i have rheumatism, ever sense i was 15-16 somewhere around that, i realise something was wrong, i could wake up a few times every night by such a pain, felt like someone put a knife in me. especially during winter time it was bad. soo i feel for everyone that having sleeping problem. everyminute for sleep is good for you!
ive thought about night nurse and stuffQuote:
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Originally Posted by erics44
You tried Valium or any pills to help?
i really dont think its bad enough to start taking stuff for it tho, ill get hooked to drugs then
I do not like taking tablets for the same reason.
Get a very good mattress, that should help.
yeah getting sleep aids isnt a good idea i dont think, probably make the situation worse in the long runQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
like when you have a stint of drinking at christmas or something and the drink helps you sleep for a week or so and then as soon as you stop the first few nights its harder to gtet off :)
and we just got a new mattress for about £600, it is miles comfier
its hard to say whether it has helped or not tho
Good pillow helps too.Quote:
Originally Posted by erics44yeah getting sleep aids isnt a good idea i dont think, probably make the situation worse in the long runQuote:
Originally Posted by Master
like when you have a stint of drinking at christmas or something and the drink helps you sleep for a week or so and then as soon as you stop the first few nights its harder to gtet off :)
and we just got a new mattress for about £600, it is miles comfier
its hard to say whether it has helped or not tho
Routine is the most important thing. Make sure you exercise in the day, don't eat at night, don't drink 4 hours before sleeping, maybe some relaxing music to calm you down (Nyman, not The Stooges). Sometimes it works, sometimes it does bugger all.
For me falling asleep is the most important part of the day. Everything that I do leads to that moment. I don't know how it is for other people, but do know that finishing work late in the evening was what initially caused me problems several years ago. I would advise against ever doing that. You finish work at 11pm and by the time you are winding down, you have the fear that the sun is up in a couple of hours and that you cannot function. Never work in such a way. Never be flexible, it isn't normal.
The medication argument is one that I am open minded about. Sleep is probably the most important thing in life and you need it. If you are not falling asleep and it is hurting your life, then take the medicine. It should always be an option. Even now, I make sure that there is medicine on hand for those nights when I don't sleep. The only drawback to medication IMO is overmedicating which can affect you the next day. You can control that by taking cutting the pill and being practical.
Natural medications IMO are quite useless as are folk stories about chamomile tea. It just makes you need the toilet which isn't good for sleep. My philosophy is live more healthily and if you sleep then good, but if not, then use back ups.
Heard positive experiences using, Melatonin a otc supplement.