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.
Alas I am closing in on making the decision to become a teetotaler for sleep reasons. Over my 40s (I'm turning 46 this year) and especially the last 2 years, I've noticed that even a single drink at night with dinner messes up my quality and quantity of sleep. The only nights I truly sleep well is when I don't drink anything ... and I start to sleep exceptionally well when I've gone a week or more without drinking alcohol. On top of that, my wife reports that the only nights I don't snore is when I don't drink and that my snoring is exponentially connected to my drinking -- one drink and she can manage to tolerate my snores, two drinks and it gets really annoying, three drinks and ... well, let's just say that I completely void the adage "happy wife = happy life."
I am not teetotal but since I got back in the pool i very seldom drink anymore(maybe one in the last month). My problems do typically start with a trip to the bathroom and then the brain starts up and next thing I know I am awake.
Alas I am closing in on making the decision to become a teetotaler for sleep reasons. Over my 40s (I'm turning 46 this year) and especially the last 2 years, I've noticed that even a single drink at night with dinner messes up my quality and quantity of sleep. The only nights I truly sleep well is when I don't drink anything ... and I start to sleep exceptionally well when I've gone a week or more without drinking alcohol. On top of that, my wife reports that the only nights I don't snore is when I don't drink and that my snoring is exponentially connected to my drinking -- one drink and she can manage to tolerate my snores, two drinks and it gets really annoying, three drinks and ... well, let's just say that I completely void the adage "happy wife = happy life."
I am not teetotal but since I got back in the pool i very seldom drink anymore(maybe one in the last month). My problems do typically start with a trip to the bathroom and then the brain starts up and next thing I know I am awake.
