No rest for the wicked? Do you sleep all night long, or wake up over & over again?

The Edit King · 01-15-07, 04:18 PM

I can't remember the last time I slept an entire 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, or 7, or (a heavenly) 8 hours.

Repeatedly waking up and opening my eyes every time I toss and or turn, readjusting my position in ye ol' most comfortable memory foam-feather sack, I presume, during normal sleeping hours has sadly become commonplace for me.

...and sleeping pills don't do squat. Well, they kinda do squat, at first anyway, but after a little while (like within an hour or so), I wake up feeling like I've taken a tiny nap, and then the ol' mind kicks in and starts a thinkin', and I'm up until I finally wind down again, and that can take a few minutes when I'm lucky, but can and has taken hours when I'm not.

I'm soooooo tired.

Sure wish I could get a good night's sleep before I die.

-Paul

TheNightFlier · 01-15-07, 04:33 PM

Sounds like somebody needs a Sleep Number bed

Make sure you don't have anything to eat before you go to sleep.

krkuhl · 01-15-07, 04:42 PM

sorry, i took all of your good sleep mojo. it is routine for me to slep an ungodly amount of hours in a row. many times, i have the next day off after being on call. i will get home around 1-2 pm and go straight to bed and not wake up until the next morning around 6-7 for work. sorry

Kittydreamer · 01-15-07, 04:56 PM

I get woken up several times throughout the night thanks to little boys, cats and someone's c-pap machine.

SPiRAL · 01-15-07, 04:57 PM

I'm with you Paul. I can't sleep an entire night with out waking up 3-4 times. Even with Melatonin, I still wake up.

atlantamoi · 01-15-07, 05:14 PM

I've just decided that 6 hours is going to be it and let it be. As long as I can function w/out headaches I'm okay. There was a time over 10 years ago that I'd sleep for 8 hours and feel like I only got 2. It was so bad that I went to an overnight sleep clinic at a hospital. They said I woke up 25 times during the night, but that that was normal!

scott1598 · 01-15-07, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The Edit King

I can't remember the last time I slept an entire 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, or 7, or (a heavenly) 8 hours.

Repeatedly waking up and opening my eyes every time I toss and or turn, readjusting my position in ye ol' most comfortable memory foam-feather sack, I presume, during normal sleeping hours has sadly become commonplace for me.

...and sleeping pills don't do squat. Well, they kinda do squat, at first anyway, but after a little while (like within an hour or so), I wake up feeling like I've taken a tiny nap, and then the ol' mind kicks in and starts a thinkin', and I'm up until I finally wind down again, and that can take a few minutes when I'm lucky, but can and has taken hours when I'm not.

I'm soooooo tired.

Sure wish I could get a good night's sleep before I die.

-Paul

try drugs! works for me.

i still wake up a few times bc i go to the bathroom a lot bc of a minor prostate malfunction, but luckily i can fall back asleep.

Abelkems · 01-15-07, 05:18 PM

I wake up several times during the night. The only time I can sleep without interruption, is if I self medicate, but I don't like to do that often.

Mrs. Danger · 01-15-07, 05:58 PM

So take naps during the day.

The only thing that wakes me up in the middle of the night is Nick.

dtcarson · 01-15-07, 06:11 PM

I wake up, usually at least once to pee, and once with the dog jingling. And my wife's alarm usually wakes me up before her, and once I wake up, it's very difficult for me to get back to sleep.

Lee Harvey Oswald · 01-15-07, 06:51 PM

I haven't slept for 10 days...

Cause that would be too long.

Recently I've been waking up quite a bit. I think it's stress related. I've been stressing out about $$$ recently and I'll wake up in the middle of the night thinking that I hid some money somewhere but I can't remember where.

twikoff · 01-15-07, 06:58 PM

sleep??

Im with you paul
i spend more time watching the clock that i do sleeping

Coral · 01-15-07, 07:10 PM

I used to have a horrible time sleeping. It would take me at least an hour to fall asleep, and I would rarely be sleeping more than 1.5 hours straight. I would wake up 4 -6 times throughout the night.

However in the last 1-2 years, about half the time I'd be able to sleep for 3-4 hours straight - which is a HUGE improvement for me. I'd say most of the time now I fall asleep in 30 minutes.

I wonder if age is the factor as I'm getting "up there" at 37.

How old are those who have a terrible time sleeping?

Emma311 · 01-15-07, 07:24 PM

I'm 23 & have had trouble sleeping for the last decade. I can't get to sleep & when I do it's in 1-2 hour increments all night. I swear I only get a good night's sleep when I get very drunk & pass out for 5 or 6 hours or if I do an ungodly amount of physical activity & then pass out. I've taken the tylenol pms & sometimes they help me get to sleep but then I still wake back up pretty quickly.

Minor Threat · 01-15-07, 07:59 PM

I haven't slept more than 2 hours at a time for 16 years.....

*and I'm damn tired of it.....

cultshock · 01-15-07, 09:15 PM

I wake up a lot (and look at the clock too). Overall, I'm a very light sleeper. But I'm usually not tired during the day, so I guess I'm ok. For me, quantity is more important than quality. As long as I get 8 hours, even if I wake up a lot, I'm good.

EdTheRipper · 01-15-07, 09:44 PM

I usually sleep through the night without waking up. A typical night I get 6-7 hours in.

DVD Josh · 01-15-07, 09:59 PM

I've started to wear earplugs when I sleep. They have helped. What doesn't help is that we cannot regulate the temperature in this shitty apartment. We go to sleep freezing and wake up sweating.

monkey42 · 01-15-07, 10:03 PM

Until about 5 months ago, I used to be able to sleep all night (7 hours). Now wake up several times. Sometimes it's to pee, sometimes it's the cats making noise. Drugs help a little.

mndtrp · 01-16-07, 04:34 AM

I've found I sleep better with a tab of Melatonin, a white noise machine, and a cold bedroom. Most of the time, I'll still wake up, roll over, and then go back to sleep.

I blame most of this on the fact that the girlfriend takes up most of the bed, and I'm nice enough to not elbow her in the face. When it's just me in there, which is pretty damn rarely, I can sleep all night and only wake up once.

The Bus · 01-16-07, 07:24 AM

Paul:

I'm sorry to hear this. Do you take any caffeine during the day? Do you exercise? How comfortable/clean is your bed? Do you do anything in there besides sleep (and the other thing)? For example, do you watch TV, eat, read? Is the room nice and cool? Is it quiet?

I usually sleep through each night. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night but its for 5 minutes at a time, at most.

iggystar · 01-16-07, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SPiRAL

I'm with you Paul. I can't sleep an entire night with out waking up 3-4 times. Even with Melatonin, I still wake up.

Me too. Melatonin helps a little, but even when I've taken any pill (sleeping, cold medicine when I'm sick) I still wake up.

dadaluholla · 01-16-07, 07:38 AM

I go to sleep about 12:30 AM and wake up at 6:45 AM. I would say 98% of the time I sleep straight through the night. Sometimes the dogs wake me up.

Sabrett · 01-16-07, 07:44 AM

I go to sleep at about 1:30am, and wake up at 6:45am....I sleep straight through most of the time, unless I have something on my mind. The funny thing is, if I have a day off and I sleep in late, I feel like total shit.

bodomnet · 01-16-07, 08:33 AM

I've had insomnia for years.
But it seems to go for periods of time.. but at the moment im awake every hour because of this damn cold.
It feels like im swallowing knives ever time I drink!

01-15-07, 04:18 PM	#1
The Edit King DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: I'm Still Alive in Los Angeles Posts: 27,625	No rest for the wicked? Do you sleep all night long, or wake up over & over again? I can't remember the last time I slept an entire 2, or 3, or 4, or 5, or 6, or 7, or (a heavenly) 8 hours. Repeatedly waking up and opening my eyes every time I toss and or turn, readjusting my position in ye ol' most comfortable memory foam-feather sack, I presume, during normal sleeping hours has sadly become commonplace for me. ...and sleeping pills don't do squat. Well, they kinda do squat, at first anyway, but after a little while (like within an hour or so), I wake up feeling like I've taken a tiny nap, and then the ol' mind kicks in and starts a thinkin', and I'm up until I finally wind down again, and that can take a few minutes when I'm lucky, but can and has taken hours when I'm not. I'm soooooo tired. Sure wish I could get a good night's sleep before I die. -Paul Last edited by The Edit King; 01-15-07 at 04:34 PM.

01-15-07, 04:33 PM	#2
TheNightFlier DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 5,682	Sounds like somebody needs a Sleep Number bed Make sure you don't have anything to eat before you go to sleep. __________________ Ain't so funny meow is it? My DVD Collection XBL-Ohcrapifell

01-15-07, 04:42 PM	#3
krkuhl DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: houston, tx Posts: 4,823	sorry, i took all of your good sleep mojo. it is routine for me to slep an ungodly amount of hours in a row. many times, i have the next day off after being on call. i will get home around 1-2 pm and go straight to bed and not wake up until the next morning around 6-7 for work. sorry __________________ I got a sweater for Christmas. i really wanted a screamer or a moaner.

01-15-07, 06:11 PM	#10
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,081	I wake up, usually at least once to pee, and once with the dog jingling. And my wife's alarm usually wakes me up before her, and once I wake up, it's very difficult for me to get back to sleep. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

01-15-07, 07:24 PM	#14
Emma311 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Posts: 643	I'm 23 & have had trouble sleeping for the last decade. I can't get to sleep & when I do it's in 1-2 hour increments all night. I swear I only get a good night's sleep when I get very drunk & pass out for 5 or 6 hours or if I do an ungodly amount of physical activity & then pass out. I've taken the tylenol pms & sometimes they help me get to sleep but then I still wake back up pretty quickly. __________________ http://missemmamm.com (my blog) Challenges: 2012 TV on DVD Challenge, 2011 Animation Challenge, 2011 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge, 2010 Horror Challenge, 2009 Holiday Challenge

01-15-07, 04:57 PM	#5
SPiRAL DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2003 Location: Los Angeles , California Posts: 3,463	I'm with you Paul. I can't sleep an entire night with out waking up 3-4 times. Even with Melatonin, I still wake up.

01-15-07, 05:14 PM	#6
atlantamoi DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Atlanta Posts: 7,874	I've just decided that 6 hours is going to be it and let it be. As long as I can function w/out headaches I'm okay. There was a time over 10 years ago that I'd sleep for 8 hours and feel like I only got 2. It was so bad that I went to an overnight sleep clinic at a hospital. They said I woke up 25 times during the night, but that that was normal!

01-15-07, 05:18 PM	#8
Abelkems DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NW GA Posts: 2,784	I wake up several times during the night. The only time I can sleep without interruption, is if I self medicate, but I don't like to do that often.

01-15-07, 05:58 PM	#9
Mrs. Danger Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: With Nick Danger Posts: 15,192	So take naps during the day. The only thing that wakes me up in the middle of the night is Nick.

01-15-07, 06:51 PM	#11
Lee Harvey Oswald DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Nowheresville Posts: 1,976	I haven't slept for 10 days... Cause that would be too long. Recently I've been waking up quite a bit. I think it's stress related. I've been stressing out about $$$ recently and I'll wake up in the middle of the night thinking that I hid some money somewhere but I can't remember where.

01-15-07, 06:58 PM	#12
twikoff DVD Talk God Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Right Behind You!!! Posts: 79,337	sleep?? Im with you paul i spend more time watching the clock that i do sleeping

01-15-07, 07:10 PM	#13
Coral DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 5,575	I used to have a horrible time sleeping. It would take me at least an hour to fall asleep, and I would rarely be sleeping more than 1.5 hours straight. I would wake up 4 -6 times throughout the night. However in the last 1-2 years, about half the time I'd be able to sleep for 3-4 hours straight - which is a HUGE improvement for me. I'd say most of the time now I fall asleep in 30 minutes. I wonder if age is the factor as I'm getting "up there" at 37. How old are those who have a terrible time sleeping?

01-15-07, 07:59 PM	#15
Minor Threat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: - Flex your head - Posts: 13,580	I haven't slept more than 2 hours at a time for 16 years..... and I'm damn tired of it..... __________________ "I think they go by username, so you're probably not a very high priority at the moment." - dork* "Kansas chokes every year. I don't see why this year will be any different. Go Davidson." - Michael Corvin - Kansas University 2008 National Champions!!!!! Last edited by Minor Threat; 01-15-07 at 08:10 PM.

01-15-07, 09:15 PM	#16
cultshock DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ~here there be serpents~ Posts: 7,146	I wake up a lot (and look at the clock too). Overall, I'm a very light sleeper. But I'm usually not tired during the day, so I guess I'm ok. For me, quantity is more important than quality. As long as I get 8 hours, even if I wake up a lot, I'm good. __________________ "Cultshock... may your corpse be turned into a side show act for the curious and twisted." -Gandhi (banned DVDTalk member, not the Mahatma). I'm not sure, but I think he was hitting on me.

01-15-07, 09:44 PM	#17
EdTheRipper DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 11,022	I usually sleep through the night without waking up. A typical night I get 6-7 hours in.

01-15-07, 09:59 PM	#18
DVD Josh DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: In My Own Little World Posts: 19,355	I've started to wear earplugs when I sleep. They have helped. What doesn't help is that we cannot regulate the temperature in this shitty apartment. We go to sleep freezing and wake up sweating. __________________ *DVDTALK GOLD TRADER* http://www.invelos.com/dvdcollection.aspx/cwrujosh

01-15-07, 10:03 PM	#19
monkey42 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 430	Until about 5 months ago, I used to be able to sleep all night (7 hours). Now wake up several times. Sometimes it's to pee, sometimes it's the cats making noise. Drugs help a little.

01-16-07, 04:34 AM	#20
mndtrp DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 2004 Location: a mile high, give or take a few feet Posts: 10,799	I've found I sleep better with a tab of Melatonin, a white noise machine, and a cold bedroom. Most of the time, I'll still wake up, roll over, and then go back to sleep. I blame most of this on the fact that the girlfriend takes up most of the bed, and I'm nice enough to not elbow her in the face. When it's just me in there, which is pretty damn rarely, I can sleep all night and only wake up once.

01-16-07, 07:24 AM	#21
The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,620	Paul: I'm sorry to hear this. Do you take any caffeine during the day? Do you exercise? How comfortable/clean is your bed? Do you do anything in there besides sleep (and the other thing)? For example, do you watch TV, eat, read? Is the room nice and cool? Is it quiet? I usually sleep through each night. Sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night but its for 5 minutes at a time, at most. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

01-16-07, 07:38 AM	#23
dadaluholla DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wilmington, OH Posts: 5,449	I go to sleep about 12:30 AM and wake up at 6:45 AM. I would say 98% of the time I sleep straight through the night. Sometimes the dogs wake me up.

01-16-07, 07:44 AM	#24
Sabrett DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brooklyn, New Yawk Posts: 1,640	I go to sleep at about 1:30am, and wake up at 6:45am....I sleep straight through most of the time, unless I have something on my mind. The funny thing is, if I have a day off and I sleep in late, I feel like total shit. __________________ Sabrina's DVD Collection

01-16-07, 08:33 AM	#25
bodomnet Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 499	I've had insomnia for years. But it seems to go for periods of time.. but at the moment im awake every hour because of this damn cold. It feels like im swallowing knives ever time I drink!