Was doing fine till that damned donkey started braying at 2am. Not sure if this is going to work out.

Off and on Monte kept waking me up to play. Between that and bathroom breaks just four.

I empathize, my little Pedro does the same.

Six hours last night.

Still taking 10 mg of melatonin to help me sleep on some nights. Natrol Melatonin brand seems to work well for me.

Thanks for sharing this, Orema. I have been wanting to try melatonin, but I've heard it makes you groggy in the morning. Could you share your experience?

You’re welcome. This brand doesn’t leave me groggy in the morning. I mention the brand because a different brand didn’t work at all.

Before the melatonin I was taking a prescription sleeping aid, Ambien, along with cannabis edibles to help me sleep. So my body is accustomed to sleep aids. Also, I tend to wake up early and stay in bed for a couple hours reading the news before getting up. But once I’m up, I’m in action and am ready to exercise and start my day.

I suggest you try it and see how it affects you. I’d start with a small dosage (3 mg?) to see how it works.

Good luck and let us know if you try it out.

I will chime in and say that I use the same dose of the same brand and it works well for me too.

Sleep...
 

I slept 4 hours, which has been normal for me lately. I hope to get back to 8 hours again but that may not happen for at least another 3 weeks.

I am clearly not getting a full 8 hours tonight, since I am here on the Planet.

Now that we have one of these Sleep Number 360 degree “smart” beds, Dear Wife and I sleep soooooo much better!!! According to the bed’s app, we both get an average of about 8 to 9 hours or better each night.

These beds are amazing and Dear Wife and I heartily recommend them to anyone who is looking for an excellent’s night sleep.


~Theo~ :bouquet:

I hadn't heard of this! I'm going to talk this over, sounds pretty cool but also weird to think my bed could be monitoring my sleep. But my watch does now so...

I've been sleeping so much better with a medication that tames my nightmares. It's shifted me from sleeping 4-5 hours with frequent wake ups and anxiety to often 7-9 hours with minimal waking and often no anxiety.

It's pretty life changing.

Three, if that. Am dragin' a bit this morning, but I'll play catch up later today.

About twelve. I feel great!

7 hours.

Am testing the SnoreLab snoring app. Snored lightly for 16% of the time last night though I had an epic snore for 2 seconds! LOL

It’s pretty cool. Think I’ll keep it and use the free version.

Not many, for the last several nights. My CPAP broke. It sounds like a jet engine when it's on. I'm pretty sure it's the bearings in the motor.

It will be January before I can even go to the doctor's appointment to get an appointment in the sleep lab. I have to do this to get a new prescription. Nobody will use my old prescription (admittedly, 11 years old) to get me a new CPAP.

There are people who repair CPAPs. However, they all sound very doubtful on the phone: "Oh, it's in the motor? We probably can't fix that." "Oh, it's too old. We can't work on that."

I can barely sleep without the thing. I snore so deeply that I wake myself up choking. What do people do who run into this problem? Yes, CPAPs last a long time, typically about 10 years, but they do break. You can't buy one on eBay because it's medical equipment and that's illegal. I might be insane from lack of sleep if I have to wait until late January to get a new one. Maybe there's someone in another city who I can ship mine to to get worked on.

Is anyone else waiting up to catch a glimpse of Santa?

I still couldn't sleep so I watched _It's a Wonderful Life_. It's one of my Top 10 faves.

Hours of sleep
 

none so far.

Seven. Woke up a few times but was able to go back asleep.

Yet to be determined. At least one.

Five restless hours. Maybe I’ll catch another hour this morning.

None last night, none so far this morning. Computer gliche - working well for a change so not too bad. Going to just run with it as long as I can, make the best of it until exhaustion takes over, there are worse ways to suffer.

Ten good hours. But only because I got up early, had breakfast, and then went back to bed for five.

I slept in a split shift last night. Slept from 10-1:00 and then was up reading from 1-3 and then back to sleep until 6. I'm glad it wasn't a work night.

I do this far too often. I'm guilty of checking my email and the news in the middle of the night. I even fall asleep with my headphones on, tuned in to the overnight news. I've got to stop doing this.

Even so, I got about six solid hours last night.

Six hours after taking melatonin.

Hours of sleep
 

5 days now, NO night sleep. Afternoon nap for 2-3 hrs. Tired all the time.

Last night was 6 hours.

Last night I had 9.5 mostly good hours. But I woke up to a vivid dream that was turning into a nightmare, so that was a bummer and it left me out of sorts for part of the day. Now that I'm headed to bed again tonight, it's coming back to me :( Hopefully it won't resume. They usually don't.

Just a little short of eight.

been averaging 3 for about a week
Scout is waking me scared of the storms during the night,it's ok for her,after her walk at 1.30 AM she sleeps all day.
Oh well,she is heading to 11 now so a senior dog
I now understand the term
I'm dog tired

6 hours. Woke up midway and read the news for awhile then back to sleep.

Only about 7 hours. I went to bed early, but woke up in the middle of the night and watched TikTok for hours. I didn't go back to sleep until I got a TikTok reminder to do so. (Yes, they have reminders - I haven't figured out if it's random, or attached to a certain time, or after you've been logged in for a certain amount of time. The "PSA" comes on and reminds you that, although you're certainly enjoying TikTok, you should do yourself a favor and get some sleep.)

It's 2 a.m., and if I can't get back to sleep it's going to be 1-1/2 hours for the night. I finally decided to quit tossing and turning and get up for awhile and see if that helps. Right now I'm having a Pop Tart, and then I'm going to re-make up my bed, to see if that helps. I also took an extra half of a sleeping pill. (Perfectly allowed, my prescription says I can do so as needed.)