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.
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Getting good sleep is essential for me for managing a chronic illness. I had to make a bunch of changes to my routine in order to help myself sleep well on a consistent basis. This is what I have figured out works for me. It is probably more regimented that most people need.
-I have a caffeine limit (about a travel mug of coffee or the equivalent) and curfew (10am on weekdays, 11am on weekends). :badday:
-I also try to go to bed at the same time every night (as much as possible) and get up at the same time on weekdays (weekends I allow myself an extra 90 minutes to sleep in).
-I also had to eliminate naps almost completely.
-I have two clocks in my bedroom - one is turned so that I can't see the numbers and the face of the other is covered. This was because when I couldn't sleep, I would stare at the clock and worry about it being 2am and my not being asleep.
In my case, two substantially sleepless nights trigger a red alert and I have medication to take the next night to try to knock me back on schedule.
I rarely drink (and when I do it's on days when I've completely thrown the whole sleep routine out the window) so I haven't noticed the alcohol effect other people have mentioned.
I know you travel a lot so the routine thing would probably be difficult.
Getting good sleep is essential for me for managing a chronic illness. I had to make a bunch of changes to my routine in order to help myself sleep well on a consistent basis. This is what I have figured out works for me. It is probably more regimented that most people need.
-I have a caffeine limit (about a travel mug of coffee or the equivalent) and curfew (10am on weekdays, 11am on weekends). :badday:
-I also try to go to bed at the same time every night (as much as possible) and get up at the same time on weekdays (weekends I allow myself an extra 90 minutes to sleep in).
-I also had to eliminate naps almost completely.
-I have two clocks in my bedroom - one is turned so that I can't see the numbers and the face of the other is covered. This was because when I couldn't sleep, I would stare at the clock and worry about it being 2am and my not being asleep.
In my case, two substantially sleepless nights trigger a red alert and I have medication to take the next night to try to knock me back on schedule.
I rarely drink (and when I do it's on days when I've completely thrown the whole sleep routine out the window) so I haven't noticed the alcohol effect other people have mentioned.
I know you travel a lot so the routine thing would probably be difficult.
