I don't mean to be nosy, but I've now read quite a few references to Ambien CR and insomnia. Is it a big problem among posters? How do you combat insomina or sleep deprivation during meets and training and life? I'm not a big sleeper myself in terms of # hours, but I seem to know a lot of folks suffering from insomnia. Some are resigned to their fate; others are unhappy. What gives?
I am on and off with being able to sleep. I can fall asleep pretty easily but have trouble staying asleep and then also can't sleep in. No matter when I go to bed, be it 10 pm or 3 am, I can't sleep in past 7, maybe 7:30. There's been times where I've just given up at 4:30, got showered and gone to work. This made freshman year of college absolute hell. It also made the early years of our marriage tough since my husband can sleep in late no problem and likes to type on his laptop at night (I need a dark quiet room... did I mention that freshman year really sucked?)
Seems like the best thing for me is to not stress about losing the sleep and try to go to bed and get up at the same time each day. Oh and to not read in bed. In terms of swim meets, I don't think I've ever gotten a good night's sleep before one. Always keyed up.
I am on and off with being able to sleep. I can fall asleep pretty easily but have trouble staying asleep and then also can't sleep in. No matter when I go to bed, be it 10 pm or 3 am, I can't sleep in past 7, maybe 7:30. There's been times where I've just given up at 4:30, got showered and gone to work. This made freshman year of college absolute hell. It also made the early years of our marriage tough since my husband can sleep in late no problem and likes to type on his laptop at night (I need a dark quiet room... did I mention that freshman year really sucked?)
Seems like the best thing for me is to not stress about losing the sleep and try to go to bed and get up at the same time each day. Oh and to not read in bed. In terms of swim meets, I don't think I've ever gotten a good night's sleep before one. Always keyed up.
