As I have ramped up yardage I assumed I would sleep more. Unfortunately this has not been the case. I go to sleep very quickly and then between 1-3am(the last two nights it's been 2.15am) I wake up and then can't go back to sleep. I have tried using melatonin with no luck. I am very reluctant to use anything else due to its affect on my swimming. Has anyone else experienced anything similar and if so and thoughts on how to sleep? I am planning on heading to my doctor to see what they recommend.
Welcome to your mid-40s. Unless you are showing signs of overtraining (such as an elevated waking heart rate), the workouts probably are making you need more sleep but they probably are not to blame for your getting less.
Although biphasic sleep is inconvenient, it is really pretty normal. My husband just keeps a book and a little reading light by the bed, because being awake and worrying about it is much worse than being awake and taking advantage of it. He usually goes back to sleep in an hour or two, and although he is a busy professional who works out a lot his life is just flexible enough that he can manage to get enough total sleep on that method.
If you can't just roll with it, and you drink alcohol, you might try not drinking at all in the evenings. Alcohol disrupts my sleep even in quantities far smaller than would be unhealthful in any other way.
Welcome to your mid-40s. Unless you are showing signs of overtraining (such as an elevated waking heart rate), the workouts probably are making you need more sleep but they probably are not to blame for your getting less.
Although biphasic sleep is inconvenient, it is really pretty normal. My husband just keeps a book and a little reading light by the bed, because being awake and worrying about it is much worse than being awake and taking advantage of it. He usually goes back to sleep in an hour or two, and although he is a busy professional who works out a lot his life is just flexible enough that he can manage to get enough total sleep on that method.
If you can't just roll with it, and you drink alcohol, you might try not drinking at all in the evenings. Alcohol disrupts my sleep even in quantities far smaller than would be unhealthful in any other way.
