← Return to Urine Retention (nocturia): Why am I producing so much urine at night?

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@sbwitte

Hello @terwifwoods, I tried to reply to your other posting, but I'm not sure if I succeeded or not.

I have sleep apnea since 2014 and I'm also using catheters for the past month. I have not drawn a connection between apnea and urine output. I'll keep this question in mind and post updates. But I have a question for you: How on earth do you sleep while using self catheters? I find that I only get 1 or 1 1/2 hours of sleep, then I'm in agony until the next self cath. How do you do it?

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Hello @sbwitte. I self cath 3-4 times per day. At night, I get 3-6 hours of sleep before I wake up. Sometimes I have a strong urge to urinate and sometimes it’s weak. I take melatonin after self cathing in the middle of the night. Initially I could not fall back asleep. I now concentrate on deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation to fall back asleep, which works more often than not. I usually awake around 6am and have to self cath a large amount again. I’ll self cath after lunch and before bed, which are usually smaller amounts. I started using the Calm app which has meditation on it that may help you relax and get back asleep. Hope this helps.