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Does anyone wake up daily at 3am?
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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Hi,
In chinese medicine, certain organs begin to wake up at 0200- 0300. I do more acupuncture than western medicine as there ar emore cures, with less side effects. Before my head injury, this would happen to me and acupuncture was the answer. It's also related to circadian rhythms.
Now, mind. It's not a one and done deal. (SAve that for the bad boy friend) You may have to go several times for your long lasting solution.
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1 ReactionThat’s good to know. I wish I had more in my budget for acupuncture. Last week I slept a full 8 with no awakening! Thrilled! It happens so seldom.
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1 ReactionWhether it’s trying to fall asleep or fall back to sleep I am learning-at age 84- to stop trying so hard. Actually to just let go. Don’t judge. Just accept.
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1 ReactionI’m trying. Want to get up and do something productive but too exhausted. “Sleep Hygiene” is a joke and only adds to frustration. Reading in bed makes me sleepy. Occasional Rx pill can break the insomnia cycle for a while.
I've always had trouble sleeping while my husband sleeps ALL night. I wake at 3 am and so often just lay there and suffer
I do take natural sleep helps and once in awhile I actually sleep ALL night
I’m waking up at 2:00 or 3:00 am with my heart pounding, and slightly elevated every night. I use the bathroom and go back to bed. Heart still pounding. I try to sleep on my right side with the pounding, but I have stress dreams and wake up five or more times with my heart pounding. I went to a cardiologist and my heart is fine. But, this is definitely not good for my heart. My doctor says it’s Hyperarousal that then releases cortisol and adrenaline. Anyone else struggle with this? I don’t think it is sleep apnea.
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2 ReactionsI had similar symptoms.
Turned out to be ... sleep apnea.
"About the worst case I've ever seen," said the specialist.
Please get a sleep study done.
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2 ReactionsYou would constantly wake up with heart pounding and bad dreams?
I couldn’t sleep in the sleep study, but I do have a CPAP. I haven’t been able to use it.
You have possibly an adrenergic response, perhaps to dreams, but more likely it is due to obstructive, central, or to the dreaded combination called 'complex, sleep apnea. I say more likely because you experience it more often than you would from a troubling dream.
I developed atrial fibrillation near the end of a daily run seven years ago. No idea why, after decades of being fit and running well. Long story short, after many tests, the last one suggested by my cardiologist was an over night sleep lab, called a polysomnography. The result, which blew me away, was 'severe sleep apnea.' When I next saw the cardiologist, he looked up from the report and quipped, 'Well, I guess we know why you developed atrial fibrillation.'
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