Hey guys, sorry, yet again, for going quiet for a while. I always read the daily digest and try to keep up with all the posts.
I wonder if anyone has any experience with the sleep tracker apps? I recently started using one and realised just how poor my sleep actually is. My deep sleep never amounts to more than 11% of my night and I wake very hour at least once, usually more.
I already take Nortriptyline to help with sleep but it seems clear my current pattern is not good. Last night my actual amount of sleep was 4 hours 10 minutes and I woke up 14 times (totalling 38 mins) with only 7% deep sleep.
I will be keeping track until my GP appointment in a few weeks but if anyone can put my mind at ease that I'm overreacting or that it's not as bad as it looks etc, or have any ideas how I can try to improve my sleep, I'd love to hear from you. 🙂
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it is 3.50 am cannot sleep and have not slept for 3 days now
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I've heard of them before, but do they do one just for sleep? Or is it just the fit bit?
Actually I downloaded this one onto my iPod. There's plenty around it would seem. This is connected to a fitness tracker thing but the app is just for sleep monitoring.
Mostly they are movement based so measures activity level, which changes depending on what sleep you are getting. It's not a fail proof idea as other factors can affect the result (like a cat moving around on the bed perhaps) but it gives a general idea of what sort of sleep you are getting and whether it's fine or whether it ought to be explored further through your physician etc.
Because my deep sleep (that includes REM sleep) seems to be shockingly low, I'm hoping someone here might have an idea or two about improving sleep quality.
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Got you. I would ask my GP for a referral to your local sleep clinic. Most Fibromites have sleep problems. I have sleep apnoea. I was meant to go to the sleep clinic for a CPAP machine, but found that amitriptylene knocks me for six. I could well be snoring, waking up etc but I'm not conscious of it. I do feel better for it though so something must be working. I don't wake up with limbs doing solo acrobatics during the night any more lol. The sleep clinic attach you to a machine to monitor your sleep at home! Not in a hospital environment. Could be worth giving it a go for yourself 🐸
Thanks for your reply. Sadly amitriptyline reacted badly in me so went on Nortriptyline instead and it has made a big improvement over the last three - ish years, but not enough. Some days it's very hard just to open my eyes.
I try not to complain as my daughter suffers insomnia quite badly and she can't take medication (makes her throw up). It's not unusual for her to go to college on under two hours of sleep. Do my problem seems much less than her own.🤐 But I will discuss it with my GP when I see her in a fortnight.
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What is name of app?
Sleep better.
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Thank you!!