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Good Night Sleep Help
Hello everyone! I'm happy to be on the forum and hoping my first post will be a good one. First the problem, then a little about me, to reflect.
Issue: I haven't gotten a "good night's rest" in years. I can fall asleep easily and quickly. However, I wake up every night, multiple times. At night I wake up less (than average), I still don't wake up feeling refreshed. I also don't stretch when I wake up. It feels as if my battery has been running on fumes for years, my eyes have had dark rings underneath them since I was a child and my parents always found that strange (though I remember sleeping well as a child).
About me (Sort of a health nut): I'm 22, Male, single, no smoke/drinking/drugs, 170lbs, 6' tall, exercise regularly (4-5 times/week), drink plenty of water, eat healthy (I'm usually on a protein diet as of recent), I'm in college (first of my family) though school has never been very challenging. I'm usually perky, optimistic, driven. I sleep mostly on my side, barely snore, no family history of sleep issues.
Stresses: Rough childhood - father died when I was 14, parents divorced young, parents were substance abusers. Love life is less than enjoyable but stay optimistic. I've sought counseling for these issues; not that I have much of a problem with these things, personally they've always pushed me to be a better person.
Long story short: I feel healthy, live healthy, stop to smell the roses. I just don't sleep very well. I would like to remember the feeling of getting a good night's sleep.
Issue: I haven't gotten a "good night's rest" in years. I can fall asleep easily and quickly. However, I wake up every night, multiple times. At night I wake up less (than average), I still don't wake up feeling refreshed. I also don't stretch when I wake up. It feels as if my battery has been running on fumes for years, my eyes have had dark rings underneath them since I was a child and my parents always found that strange (though I remember sleeping well as a child).
About me (Sort of a health nut): I'm 22, Male, single, no smoke/drinking/drugs, 170lbs, 6' tall, exercise regularly (4-5 times/week), drink plenty of water, eat healthy (I'm usually on a protein diet as of recent), I'm in college (first of my family) though school has never been very challenging. I'm usually perky, optimistic, driven. I sleep mostly on my side, barely snore, no family history of sleep issues.
Stresses: Rough childhood - father died when I was 14, parents divorced young, parents were substance abusers. Love life is less than enjoyable but stay optimistic. I've sought counseling for these issues; not that I have much of a problem with these things, personally they've always pushed me to be a better person.
Long story short: I feel healthy, live healthy, stop to smell the roses. I just don't sleep very well. I would like to remember the feeling of getting a good night's sleep.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi, welcome to the forum, you seem to have insomnia but a milder form. In young to middle aged individuals, sleep maintainance problems tend to be associated with stress, anxiety, or circadian rhythm sleep disorders.
They may also be associated with sleep disorders (eg, sleep apnea, periodic limb movements), medical conditions that cause pain, psychiatric diseases (eg, anxiety, depression), or the use or withdrawal of alcohol, nicotine, or other substances.
The investigations which will help to diagnose the type and cause for insomnia are Polysomnography, Multiple sleep latency test and Actigraphy .
The therapy for this condition includes retaining of normal circadian rhythm by non-pharmacological therapy which includes; Photo therapy, maintenance of sleep hygiene. You need to go for morning exercises and work out which will make you fresh and active all day and tiredness at the end of day will help you to induce sleep naturally.
Pharmacological therapy includes short course of appropriate sedatives and Hypnotics against prescription. Non-benzodiazepines are effective in delayed onset sleep disorder and help to initiate the sleep.
I suggest you to consult physician. Take car and regards.
They may also be associated with sleep disorders (eg, sleep apnea, periodic limb movements), medical conditions that cause pain, psychiatric diseases (eg, anxiety, depression), or the use or withdrawal of alcohol, nicotine, or other substances.
The investigations which will help to diagnose the type and cause for insomnia are Polysomnography, Multiple sleep latency test and Actigraphy .
The therapy for this condition includes retaining of normal circadian rhythm by non-pharmacological therapy which includes; Photo therapy, maintenance of sleep hygiene. You need to go for morning exercises and work out which will make you fresh and active all day and tiredness at the end of day will help you to induce sleep naturally.
Pharmacological therapy includes short course of appropriate sedatives and Hypnotics against prescription. Non-benzodiazepines are effective in delayed onset sleep disorder and help to initiate the sleep.
I suggest you to consult physician. Take car and regards.
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