Poll How Well Do You Sleep?

[SeanCharles]

My sleep has probably been 5-6 Hrs to maybe 7! Since I've gotten this dog, I think she's been helping me sleep a little better even though she doesn't cuddle like my former dog did. This dog kinda sleeps where's applying pressure on my feet at times, doesn't remain in that position.

I know my sleep often does come with unusual and weird dreams...


---SeanGeo

 

[GWhizz]

I'm pretty used to chronic sleep deprivation. But I still need it. I've given up on it for tonight - it's past 5am - got about an hour on and off between 1-3am. I am just so restless. I'll try a nap later on maybe.

 

[Tinyflame]

2-4 hours with frequently waking up. But the worst part is when I have the opportunity to sleep longer, I want to, but my body won't. :(

 

[Changing4Best]

I fluctuate, but I have been diagnosed with BIPOLAR as well as Lyme Disease and PTSD, so my sleepless night can be due to any of these thing, not just the PTSD. None the less, I said 4-6 hours, as that is maybe how much I usually sleep if not in a manic state of mind.

 

[moonbeam]

That's really difficult. I find it difficult to get to sleep and more so to stay asleep. But I sleep better between 6-9am then any other time. If I could darken the room enough (light wakes me up) I would probably sleep all day. I get the BEST sleep ever for the 5 minutes before I have to get out of bed.

Most nights I get between 2-6 right now (in total) and its not great sleep. At my worst I was going a week on 0 sleep. Sleep for 10 hours repeat. At my best I used to get about 8-10 a night but that was years ago. But yeah for right now I'm averaging 2-4. But once a week I use a sleep aide and get about 10-14 hours of good sleep. So I think that helps me stay um sane.

 

[greycrayon]

I have clumps of a couple of days where I basically only wake for meals, most of the time I can get up but feel like i could just go back to sleep. Only a few days were I feel normal. Last week has been particularly low on energy. Thank God I don't have the whole nightmares thing.

 

[Suzetig]

I tend to get about 4 hours a night, wake around 4.00am and then fret/worry/doze until my alarm goes at 6.30am - at which point I feel able to sleep again!

 

[Deleted member 1860]

My sleep has gotten so much better and I usually get at least 6 hours a night. But, this was only after seeking out a sleep doctor and being under her care for a number of years.

 

[Fadeaway]

This has been a bad week for sleep for me, I when I do fall asleep I wake up pseudo nightmares, they don't cause fear but hurt and betrayal with a dash of lower self esteem. I really hope tonight can sleep better. Sending sleepy vibes to everyone who needs them.

 

[ppdpl9324]

Good sleep always seems out of reach for me. It takes hours for me to fall asleep and once I am asleep it is never for any good length of time. I will either wake up from a nightmare, or the slightest noise will startle me awake, or I will wake up and have to check the house to make sure the doors are locked, or if that does not do it the cold sweats will. I will go for days on end with no real sleep only to find myself bed ridden for days sick. I will end up with what feels like a bad chest and or head cold. I started with melatonin and ended up eating them like tic tacs to no avail. Unisom used to work but it no longer has any effect as the doses I was taking was WAY over the recommended amount. I could polish a bottle off in 8 hours and still get nothing. Prescription meds don't seem to work and Ambien seems to amplify my nightmares. Has that happened to anybody else? I have tried most of the prescription and nothing. Xanax seems to shut my thoughts down for a short time but does not allow me to sleep for more then an hour. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

[hodge]

Well, I'm up again a little after midnight. As usual. I am just looking forward to seeing my psychiatrist next week and hope he can help. My sleep has been really bad since I had to get off Latuda in November, because my clinic wasn't getting samples anymore and I can't afford it. I'm thinking about seroquil, which I heard about from someone else. I don't know. I just need something, because this is really unbearable. I'm sorry I can't offer any suggestions, ppdpl9324.

 

[Porphyry]

I used to have trouble falling asleep. I'd distract myself with plots and stories, and it became a habit that kept me up. But now I also have trouble staying asleep, and returning to sleep after waking. f*cking anything will wake me up. Wind, tree branch, a single rustle of paper in the room. Something sliding on a shelf, even if it doesn't fall. Kids on the stairs early on a Sunday. Clank of a fork. Dog shaking his head, making those big ears flap right outside the bedroom door. Creak of the house. Husband making any move at all. f*cking every little noise ever. I sleep with two fans and emergency earplugs. Druthers, I'd sleep in a room with nothing at all in it except the bed. Inside a bunker. Underground. Away from an earthquake zone. Or maybe in space. Maybe space would be better. LOL, I'd be the crazy crewperson who'd space herself just to get a good night's sleep!