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Fatigue every afternoon - How can I get more energy?

Aging Well | Last Active: Sep 8, 2023 | Replies (141)

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@hawkssr

I’m sure age does cause some sleep problems but I have never been a morning person even as a kid. I don’t think my insomnia started until my 50s (I’ll hit 77 in January) and now with Grover’s it has gotten much worse at nighttime so double whammy for me trying to fall asleep. I do take Zolpidem but break it in half. I have succumbed to a nap a couple times but when I do I’m usually down for two hours and I don’t like losing two daytime hours and then, like you, makes it harder at bedtime. I have a friend that can do a 15 to 30 minute nap and wakes up wide eyed and bushy tailed - I hate her 😂😂

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@hawkssr
Your friend's short cat nap works for me too. I drove a commercial vehicle in my mid 60's and had to keep a log book. We could only drive so many hrs/day. I would get so drousy I could barely keep my eyes open. Eventually, I pulled over, set a kitchen windup timer for 10 minutes.
I probably only slept a few of those minutes or not at all, but I was refreshed and could drive for hours.