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Does anyone wake up daily at 3am?

Posted by livelivetothefullest @livelivetothefullest, Sep 29, 2024

I have problems falling sleep. I haven’t able to have good night sleep as fatas I can remember. Went I finally fell sleep I have broken sleep pattern, and I wake up every night at 3am, I do not know why and I cannot fall sleep again, sometimes I go back to sleep at 6am. I do not feel refreshed in the morning. I have black circle under my eyes from the lack of sleep. Also feel irritated, sad, and brain fog/forgetful from lack of sleep. This is terrible. Any one have similar issues. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Jul 28, 2025

Sounds exactly what my problem is! It's very disheartening and is keeping the "quality" out of "Life"
Any suggestions on medications would be greatly appreciated, just don't mention CBT! I'm about to turn to CBD! I am 76 years old and cannot sleep. Haven't even yawned in years.

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lizjlb | @lizjlb | Jul 28, 2025
In reply to @cindisue "lizjlb, maybe, maybe not. A lack of sleep can cause all kinds of health issues and/or..." + (show)
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lizjlb, maybe, maybe not. A lack of sleep can cause all kinds of health issues and/or mental issues. That is 100%For Sure!

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that’s true. I would probably take it for sleep but not good for copd. slows breathing too much so they say. .

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barbaradh | @barbaradh | Aug 5, 2025
In reply to @kndaustin71 "Sounds exactly what my problem is! It's very disheartening and is keeping the "quality" out of..." + (show)
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Sounds exactly what my problem is! It's very disheartening and is keeping the "quality" out of "Life"
Any suggestions on medications would be greatly appreciated, just don't mention CBT! I'm about to turn to CBD! I am 76 years old and cannot sleep. Haven't even yawned in years.

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CBD tincture helps me sleep. At my dosage, there is no “high” from it. The caveat is it builds up in the liver, so every couple of months it stops working. I need a 3 month detox before I can restart.

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pjbcorsi1955 | @pjbcorsi1955 | Aug 6, 2025

I would suggest having your cortisol tested.

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seapen | @seapen | Aug 7, 2025
In reply to @chuckvrshek "Thanks for asking and I’ll share my experience. My recording oximeter is no longer made and..." + (show)
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Thanks for asking and I’ll share my experience. My recording oximeter is no longer made and was not certified for medical use. But it worked well. Currently both Amazon and eBay have many “overnight sleep recording oximeters” for sale. The tech has greatly improved and are typically priced from $89 to $199 for the good ones. Insurance can pay for these if prescribed by your doctor. Some advertise you can pay for it from your medical saving account. Just enter the quoted name I typed above and both sites will bring up a huge display of good recording oximeters for sale.
Now as to a cpap machine, my pulmonologist prescribed one for me 10 years ago. It does help a whole lot as I used to have “events”, low oxy, 4-5 times per hour. (I have central sleep apnea not obstructive sleep apnea, which may be your situation.) With the machine, I still have a few events per hour but only 1-2 minor events that don’t wake me. But typically after 5 hours, I awake with an adrenaline pumping heart pounding event like I’m exercising. Then I have to get up and go to the bathroom as the kidneys really go to work with the adrenaline. Deep breathing for several minutes as I go back to sleep seems to help a lot and I do sleep deep for another 2-3 hours. If you are finally prescribed a cpap machine, the truly best ones are the ResMed series. I have a ResMed 11, and it’s been the absolute best of the 4 I’ve had. Do not, Do not purchase any Philips cpap machines as their recalls and legal situations have been significant. I hope my notes here will help you. Pressing your doctor with all the events that happen to you is critical to getting your doctor to take action! The overnight sleep recording oximeter should provide legitimate proof of low oxy levels. Best of luck and do press on!! ///

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Thank you for the information. I now have the ResMed CPAP for mild sleep apnea. I do not wake up at 3am any more.

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kdalda75 | @kndaustin71 | Aug 7, 2025

@pjbcorsi1955 - cortisol is WNL.....All labs are WNL. I am taking Dupixent which does list insomnia as a side effect but it it so helpful with COPD, CB phenotype that I need additional assistance with my sleep issue.

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BoneHead | @stsopoci | Nov 12, 2025

I have periodic times of trouble sleeping and then suddenly I’m sleeping all week. I’ve tried various drinks and meds to help when this is happening but it seems to happen without any reason. Example of last night. I finished worrying and working on playing taps for our Co-op that I’ve been worried for 2 weeks. I figured that I would have 7-8 hours of good sleep. Nope! 4 hours and I up at 2am trying to get back to sleep. Can’t.

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bigj | @bigj | Nov 12, 2025
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I have periodic times of trouble sleeping and then suddenly I’m sleeping all week. I’ve tried various drinks and meds to help when this is happening but it seems to happen without any reason. Example of last night. I finished worrying and working on playing taps for our Co-op that I’ve been worried for 2 weeks. I figured that I would have 7-8 hours of good sleep. Nope! 4 hours and I up at 2am trying to get back to sleep. Can’t.

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Yeah Welcome to the club
As I got older less sleep up more times

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mmwagner46 | @mmwagner46 | Nov 12, 2025
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I have periodic times of trouble sleeping and then suddenly I’m sleeping all week. I’ve tried various drinks and meds to help when this is happening but it seems to happen without any reason. Example of last night. I finished worrying and working on playing taps for our Co-op that I’ve been worried for 2 weeks. I figured that I would have 7-8 hours of good sleep. Nope! 4 hours and I up at 2am trying to get back to sleep. Can’t.

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Are you taking Trazodone?

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mbixler | @mbixler | Nov 12, 2025
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I have periodic times of trouble sleeping and then suddenly I’m sleeping all week. I’ve tried various drinks and meds to help when this is happening but it seems to happen without any reason. Example of last night. I finished worrying and working on playing taps for our Co-op that I’ve been worried for 2 weeks. I figured that I would have 7-8 hours of good sleep. Nope! 4 hours and I up at 2am trying to get back to sleep. Can’t.

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I’m a chronic insomniac since age 12, and this happens almost every night. My doctors have me taking a boatload of meds to knock me out at bedtime, and they work, but nothing seems to be able to keep me asleep. I’m now 70 and am seriously sleep deprived, and am forced to nap during the day - fall asleep sitting up. I wish I had some sort of solution for you, but sadly I don’t. I pray that they can find a solution for you. God bless and best wishes.

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