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Anyone have sleep problems - especially older people like me?

Marianne72

I find it harder to sleep through the night as I get into my 70's. I wake almost every hour and need the toilet - whether or not I have a bedtime drink. Anyone else have this? Any remedies, apart from reading in bed?  Summer is ok as I can sit in the garden or pot up plants, but winter is horribly cold! I don't get up until 12pm - or later. True, I don't need to, being retired, but this is getting annoying!

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  • I've been having a really hard time this year, it started with staying up working past midnight but still needing to get up early, then the stress meant getting to sleep got harder and was even dreaming about work and solving issues in my sleep. It meant I was getting about 4 hours. 

    I did leave that job with burn out, but unfortunately I got so used to the lack of sleep is still not returned to being able to sleep any longer. Even when really tired and go to bed early, I'll wake after 3-4 hours. I just stay in bed though and don't stress, I might get more sleep, I might not, I don't need to do anything and least it's some sort of rest and inactivity. Really hard when you get up in the morning tired. 

    Sometimes I can't sleep at all, but that's mainly if we are going anywhere or on holiday and so not in my own bed. 

    But when my kids were young it wasn't so different. My second didn't sleep through till 3 and 1/2 years. (Especially as it could involve some tears/being screamed at when she wouldn't settle.) That time wasn't great.

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing
    Cinnabar_wing said:
    I just stay in bed though and don't stress

    Yes, best thing to do really. I don't have kids so never had that problem, which must be really hard. I find it hard enough to manage myself! Hats off to mums!!

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