Weird sleeping

Must be our age, hormones etc as my friends and I all say the same thing and it happens a couple of times a week. I read, listen to “chill music” etc sometimes it works, sometimes I just give up and get up !

As we get older our melatonin levels change. This is the sleep-prompting hormone.
The first three or four hours sleep of the night are the most significant and your new pattern suggests a LOT of cortisol in your system.
Can you allow yourself a new relaxing bedtime routine: e.g. stop watching TV at least an hour before you go to sleep; have a warm bath, hot milky drink; phone switched off or left in another room; read a book for half an hour before your light goes out...

I have difficulty in getting to sleep, then once asleep have very vivid dreams, not nightmares, but when I waken I dont know if it has been real or not, its a weird feeling, and sometimes I dont think I have been asleep at all but looking at my clock I have of course.Getting older does have its problems!

I have the same problem. DH has no problem sleeping and I sometimes move into another bedroom to read. I seem to catnap through the night and then am often falling asleep in the early evening. I am suffering from a bad knee at present and that seems to wake me up - I then spend ages trying to get my leg into a comfortable position by which time I am wide awake. I agree we seem to change our sleep patterns as we get older. The primrose oil and B12 sound as though they are worth a try.

I sleep well for the first 3 hours then toss and turn for the rest of the night . I have limited my coffee in take to cups a day , increased my water in take . I also take primrose oil capsules and vitamin b12 . Now I am getting a more rested sleep . I hope things improve soon .

I used to sleep like a log but since retiring I guess I'm not so exhausted and my sleep pattern has changed. I go to bed late, about midnight, sleep 4 hours the I'm awake for 2 thinking about all sorts of problems real or imaginary. I guess it's the old anxiety, eventually I go back to sleep at 6 and wake around 8. I've had some health worries recently but I thought all this was in the past now. Then I start to think about the future, heard of so many sad stories about friends and neighbours, also worry about family etc. Perhaps will try herbal sleeping tablets as I don't really want more medication, being on some already for other conditions.

I got some herbal sleeping tablets (available without prescription) and took them for a few days. This broke the pattern that I’d developed which was very like yours.,

Sounds pretty normal to me i bunny hop through the night for instance last night I went to bed half ten straight to sleep awake 12 a few word games on the iPad back to sleep for another two or three hours then awake then back till 5.30
I don’t worry about it at all I just accept that my sleep patterns have changed over the years
Try and take it for what it is the more your worry the more it will seem a problem