4 AM Mania?

[Joealt]

Does Waking Up at 4 AM everymorning suck or what? Today I woke up at 2:30. What joy.

This isn't really a question, it's a phenomenon. I should look for a job as a rooster.

[LizaJane]

have you ever tried super snooze melatonin?

[Joealt in reply to LizaJane]

No. With my luck I'll stay awake all nite!

[DeParkiePoet in reply to Joealt]

melatonin helps me as mch as clonapin which gradually became less effective. I still wake up at 2 to 6 am usually, but it's worth a try, Joe. i try to nap/meditate in the afternoon, that helps for the rest of the day but I wonder if it sabotages my night time lack of sleep...lol

[LizaJane]

try it, its appears your awake already. cant hurt..

[jillannf6]

hi jpe

i too tend to wake at 4am or earlier or occasionally 5 am like this morning

i am "tired all the time" but still have a smile

love jill

[Dennis in reply to jillannf6]

I too wake at 2 am to take meds and find it difficult to return sleep. If I do it is just in time to take the 6 am meds and then 10 meds. I get very little sleep day or night. I am exhausted now. Almost ready to not read every post and omit by title those I think might not interest me at this point and substitude the reading for a nap. Dennis

[Hamish in reply to jillannf6]

me too

[jillannf6 in reply to jillannf6]

hi joe

ps no meds ot take apart from paracetamol )does not work)

and it si the PSP which makes me so restless

plus the visits to the loo or commode!!

love jill

[lmacquinn]

I'd be happy with waking up at 4, I don't usually doze off till after that!

[DAUGHTERofPD]

My Dad starts his daily doses of Parkinson's meds every day at 4am. He has been doing that for a few years now. Sometimes, he's able to go back to sleep and other times, not.

[Hidden]

I am also awake early hours 2onwards I tend to put my radio on and drift in and out of sleep and get up at 6ish

[Court]

Hey, just had a thought could you be the person to set up a site for Night Owls. Feel very guilty about trying to offload this as I made the original suggestion, But my computer knowledge is so limited and I am away from home most weekends in the Summer.

I would love to see this get off the ground as I think so many people would benefit from something along these lines.

From a very guilty

Sue

[Joealt in reply to Court]

I'll check it out next time I'm awake.

[Court in reply to Joealt]

Thanks. Think its a good idea, but haven't a clue how to go about setting it up.

Also, I have started taking an extra tablet in the night and this is helping a little, though cannot lie in bed when awake, so still getting up early.

[Hidden]

HI Joelt,

its a bummer, i wake up after a few hrs sleep and i mean 2 hrs, just take today , i have been awake and up since 5am GMT on friday its now Sat Am 01.43 and i am no way tierd yet, i have been in a car for over 12 hrs due to bad weather , started my way back home from working in Norwich England at 12am gmt hit some bad weather and got home to GlasgowScotland At 1am gmt , having a beer to chill out , but iam wide awake so i know i wont go to bed till late sat night ,

I am just stay awake and dont feel tierd any more my shaking is getting bad both legs now joining in on this dance i call PD, dont know to laugh or cry so ill just have an outher beer

take care mate

Al

[Joealt in reply to Hidden]

I woke up at 4:01 three days in a row and wondered if my brain was running fast or slow.

[LizaJane in reply to Joealt]

try that SUPER SNOOZE melatonoin. since your up anyways it cant hurt. it will relax you and keep you asleep, for me anyways. or a glass of red wine!

[mccshe]

Always awake at 4:30 sometimes earlier. and that's after having been up till 12 or 1 am, sometimes later. Seems I have learned to function on very little sleep. I am fortunate to be working part time with a very understanding employer, for now!!

[jillfd]

I occasionally pull "all nighters" where I never get to bed or to sleep. And then there are a multitude of nights of 2-3 hours sleep. Its not that I'm not tired I just can't sleep for long stretches. Eight hours of sleep seems like an impossible dream. Melatonin does work and seems to have little side effects for me. A little fuzzy waking up the next morning . Just have to remember to take it......

As for the night owl blog- how about we call it "night owl" with the date and then we use it just for that night or maybe one blog a week.?

Can the moderator comment on a better idea maybe?. This subject has come up a number or times and it would be a great support for those of us who are alone and have hours to go before sunrise.

Jill

[Joealt]

Alot of people I've talked to, with or without PD, have told me that they wake up at odd times, like 5:05 AM, every day. I heard somewhere that people are more "alert" because The World Events have us all spooked. Maybe so.

[Koko]

yes I am awake most hours of the night.It seems that is when my creative juices start flowing. I paint. Never painted before in my life.NOw I paint in the wee hours of the morning.Strange.....but I enjoy it..

[texasbred59]

I'm up at 4 like an alarm clock every morning - and don't even try to go back to sleep anymore. So, I have the house to myself for a few hours - love it. I get some sewing done, reading, or turn on an old movie. I'm getting to really like my early mornings. Plus there is no need for alarm clocks.