Waking up through the night

I’ve enjoy good sleep forever. After a loo visit, if needed, I would go straight back to sleep.
Since taking avorstatin I’m awake half the night. Anyone else found this?

Woke last night at 4.30am, usually much earlier. Went to loo, resigned to not going back to sleep, but must have dropped off quickly. It was nearly 6 when I next awoke.

Often awake for a couple of hours in the night, that’s when all my worries and problems surface and race through my head.

Try to distract myself and think nice things, but not easy.

The fact that many people wake at roughly the same time seems to be something to do with the body's rhythm. I keep a boring book by the bed, which usually sends me off again. If you're really wide awake, get up and re-make your bed or some other mundane action.

I usually have an awake gap of two hours or so around 2o’clock.I am used to it now and rather like the silence. I read my kindle or just think, until I nod off again. I always wake at 6 and if I need to, have a little nap after lunch. I don’t stress about it.

I wake frequently during the night. I have done for a few years now. It's usually associated with a trip to the loo but I can be awake for an hour easily. At its worst, I get up for a cuppa and a biscuit. I try not to let it bother me because there's nothing I can do.

I get out for the loo at least twice during the night. However, I am so tired that I go straight back to sleep. I have been known to fall asleep on the loo and wake up as I hit the floor. 🤭

I had a period of waking like this or more frequently a while ago. These days, I’ve found listening to books on Bolinda from the library, helps me drop off again. It used to take a while but I hardly know I’ve been awake these days. The big exception is if DH or the guy in the flat upstairs are banging about.

Radio 4 has books as well. They can be set to turn off as well. I make it an hour to avoid the 45 minute sleep cycle.

Broken sleep is the story of my life.

I have the CALM app on my phone and listen to relaxing stories in hopes of drifting off most nights.

I also make a few nocturnal trips to the bathroom, I think my blood pressure tablets have something to do with it. I rarely sleep for more than four and a half hours at a time.

I listen to Jason Stephensons Get Back to Sleep on utube. Usually gets me back to sleep.

I have been doing this nearly every night for years. I also have to wake up several times to go to the loo.

You could try taking Hyocine tablets just before bed as a mild sedative (they are marketed as travel sickness pills). If you try them on a night when it would't matter if you were a bit groggy (not everyone finds this) the next day and you might find that it helps break the cycle.

Same here, although it’s usually my bladder that wakes me!
Thankfully. I don’t need a lot of sleep, so I’m happy with 4/5 hours overall.

Exactly the same here.

I’m the same!