sleep study

[SadieKate]

Yes, I wake up several times during the night -- and as I get older I stay awake.

My snoring is simple sinus issues. The more water I drink the less I snore (as long as it's not right before going to bed).

The more exercise I get, the better I sleep.

[maillotpois]

You should take your resting heart rate when you first wake up. I'm not sure whether your HR while sleeping would correspond - I expect it cycles up and down some.

I wake up several times during the night as well. I never thought much of it.

[Veronica]

I usually wake up once to use the bathroom and get a drink. And I spend a little time with the kittens. If I have a hard time getting back to sleep I put myself into corpse pose from yoga and try to think only about relaxing. If my kitten Tucker is on the bed, I'll get him to purr as the sound helps me to relax.

My restless sleep generally comes from thinking about stuff that I just shouldn't be worried about at 2 AM.

V.

[DDH]

Thanks, it is nice to know that the doctor isn't crazy, althought I hate I don't relish the idea of my body changing and knowing this is just the way it's going to be now. I use to sleep so sound, and all the way through the night. I miss that. I guess I still get ample sleep or I wouldn't be able to function so I will just have to accept this is the way it is.


Thanks for the HR info. I did come home and read that this morning. It shoudl be taken in the morning before I move out of bed, and then do it several morning and average them.

So I wasn't right, but neither was she. LOL

[Grog]

I ain't a doctor, but I think what is generally understood as "resting heart rate" is your heart rate when you (naturally) wake up (not when you're awoken by an alarm buzzing in your head).

I've slept with my HRM once for fun and recorded a high of 193 during my sleep, I thought that was pretty cool. A doctor-friend told me that we do go through may cycles at night, and highs and lows are to be expected. When we sleep we're more active than we look like...

[maillotpois]

I know I'm pretty active in my sleep. Sometimes I wake up exhausted from all the dreams I've had. It's like I'm watching a series of action movies all night long!

[SadieKate]

Try having nightmares during which you or friends die. Yeah, I'm a classic case study of how exercise is good for your health.

[beccaB]

I feel like I have a lot of problems with sleep. I'm 46 and I asked my doctor about it and his response was that's all part of the aging process.It felt like he was blowing me off. Most of my problems occur during the school year when I have to get up at 5:30 am. During the summer I can sleep later because I'm not working and don't have much of a schedule. I seem to sleep better then.
I do know that my brain won't shut off and I stay awake worrying about stuff. I'm world class at that.
I can't take any sleep medicine because I drive a very large vehicle for a living and don't want to affect my safety or others.
Sometimes I wonder about how I can function as well as I do with as such little sleep. .

[DDH]

Well, I will tell you what she told me. She said that you have to stop drinking caffene 6 hours before you go to bed, and set up settle time, or something like that. You know like listen to music, take a bath, light candles, stuff like that.

She told me doing dishes right before you go to bed, or laundry, or all those activities are stimulating and will make you lay in bed with your eyes open.

I think she has a point, but that is such a hard routine to get into, when your use to going around doing things before you go to bed.