Hi everyone who is not sleeping. Just trying to reach out and find some friendly people or those who can use a simple hello how are you, to let some friends into their lives, and ease the loneliness.
How was your night and day? Good, bad or more of the same?
Yesterday I slept over 12 hours and today I slept just 6. Can’t seem to find a happy middle ground. I am aiming for 7-8 hours a night. So at least 6 hours is closer than 12+.
Looking forward to hearing from you all and hopefully you can find some peace of mind by connecting even a little.
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Sure, I’m 68 years young. I have had bouts with sleep since I was younger. Also, though I’m not sure how true it is, I’ve read that older people need less sleep. But 5 to 6 hours seems too short.
My grandfather would fall asleep in his chair for hours so I’m not sure how true that is 😆. 5 to 6 is too short I’m sure. My mother and my friends over 60 all seem to have erratic sleep. I’m all or nothing myself too. I try to eat nuts and take vitamin D and have warm milk etc. Have you googled?
Actually, I turned vegan and I lost over 50 lbs and got off cholesterol and blood pressure medications. So, the effects are pretty dramatic. My depression has gotten better but it’s still interfering with my sleep schedule. I take 50mg sertraline but may need an increase.
I mentioned this to my psychiatrist. After years of telling me she wanted me to sleep things got quite comical when she said I might have to set an alarm to get my meds in on time. We had a good laugh on that.
If I'm more than 3 hours behind on my morning meds it takes my body time to catch up.
I was considering asking for an increase in dosage but based on your post I think I’ll wait on that and try to take the meds on a consistent schedule. Thanks for the advice and insight.
You’re right Downinil about sleep deprivation. I just replied to someone else who inspired me about how it messes with depression and anxiety meds.
As for help from this site, you’re right again. My therapist said it was a great idea and even that she was proud of me. That alone helped ease my mind.
You’re so right. I also found that sleeping too much doesn’t help with depression either. When I sleep too long I wake up feeling tired and depressed and anxious.
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I remember my mother in her very late 70-80 saying that. All our bodies are different though. 
sleep deprived 
why can’t I sleep 
Any and all positive thoughts you can give
Hi fellow woman out there 
Just putting this out there
