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Please help with sleep problems

Sleep Health | Last Active: Oct 24, 2022 | Replies (160)

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@lacy2

@jk HI. I live in Northern Ontario, Canada. Yes minus celsius... we still use Fahrenheit and Celsius, as we still weigh in ounces and pounds, but also in kilograms.... many years ago government switched to decimal system (kilograms etc.) but challenged in Court and people were allowed to also sell items by the lb, pound. Very confusing especially since recipes often are in ounces, or kilograms, or cups !!
Yes even our dog didnt want to stay outside yesterday!
A few months ago Dr. at clinic, after agreeing to continue to give me Clonazepam for sleep, said that studies show that for Seniors, like me, six hours sleep is enough. I didn't say anything but thought, right, maybe on paper that could be true, we could "exist" on six hours, but what the heck are we who are older and ill (I have several physical issues and mental)....what are we going to do the remaining 18 hours in a day?? Go to bed at midnight and get up at 6am? and especially now asked to stay home re Covid and no visitors.... watch tv all day? I can no longer knit cos of neuropathy; standing for a long time to prepare a meal and we cannot eat many food items now with bowel issues; etc. etc. My Mum always used to say (before sleep aids were needed) that a person cannot "make themselves sleep"... some people just need more sleep than others, right? If I could sleep e.g. 11pm til 7 and have a one or two hour nap in afternoon, I would be happy..... how much sleep is needed depends on the person doesnt it? I wake up 2 or 3 times during night even with pill and put my ipad on youtube with or without headphones. I havent slept right through the night for many years......not many people I know, including my adult children, do either..... J.S.

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JS, so true on the sleep! Most nights I get exactly 8 hours and a nap is a must in the afternoon because of Lyme Disease! If I don't get those hours I pay in many ways!
I am so lucky because I am able to go out and get out of the house if I want! Plus I still run my business, so there is always something to do! My business has changed so much! About 90% of it is all done on the computer!
Hope you warm up soon!
Sundance(RB)

@lacy2 Now I know why I wouldn't want to live in Canada! The cold in NH is about as cold as I can tolerate.

I agree about sleep, we are all different. I used to find that I regularly needed seven and a half hours a night. I am sleeping more these days and I am sure part of that is an escape mechanism, I am so tired of isolating. At least I can exercise and cook. I don't watch much TV, I generally watch an hour a night as something to do with my husband because he watches TV a lot, news and sports, and I am on the computer, exercising, and cooking.

I wake about every hour and a half for bathroom calls. Often I get back to sleep quickly but sometimes it's impossible. If it's morning I end up getting up and needing a nap later.

Six hours of sleep may be enough at night time but I think on top of that many seniors need a nap during the day. Just think of pictures you have seen, they often show seniors nodding off in an easy chair. So, in other words, six hours at night is sufficient if supplemented by a nap during the day.
JK