Anyone Have Any Tips On How

[emmie]

to get a full nights sleep
I have been waking up to 5 times a night for over a month or more.

i have no problem going to sleep, its just after two hours im awake, feeling as though i was suffocating. Any physical reasons for this.

anyone else care to share their sleepless tales. and how they may have conquered them. I have spoken with doctor but she seems to
think it might be nasal drip, causing me to cough, though i don't know if that is right.
bad dreams, needing the loo all come into play as well.

[237SJ]

Have you tried sleeping sitting up?

[woofgang]

are you actually suffocating? are you struggling to breathe?

[emmie]

no can't say as i have. Wondered if i had some underlying medical reason that can cause this waking up at all hours. I can fall asleep ok, no problem, its staying asleep that i can seem to do

[emmie]

yes woof,

[dannyk13]

I had a problem sleeping due to a trapped nerve in my neck.Doctor prescribed Amytriptyline.

[emmie]

that's at least what it feels like, often have thrown off covers of duvet and wake with a start each time.

[emmie]

she wanted me to take that danny but been trying to cut down on meds.

[emmie]

can't seem to do, sorry typo all over the place

[diddlydo]

I regard it as normal to wake up several times in the night (and not always cos I need the loo). I'm lucky if I get a total of 6 hours sleep per night in fits and starts - it doesn't bother me unduly.

[emmie]

well it bothers me. I am not getting 6 hours sleep.

[ubasses]

Do you suffer from the nasal drip during the day?

[emmie]

ubasses, yes sometimes. Nose is irritated a lot of the time, but its worse at night.

[anneasquith]

A gp suggested medication and you won’t take it. You cannot be that desperate, else you would try anything if it is so bad .

[emmie]

I wouldn't post anything on here if it was a good thing. No i don't want to take that particular med, i have had it in the long distant past and it didn't help me at all

[anneasquith]

‘ the long distant past ‘ . Is not now .

[Mamyalynne]

Well, this has been discussed repeated over recent times and nothing seems to have helped you.

Hopefully once things are more open your GP can refer you to a sleep clinic.

Re the nasal issue, try some olbas oil on a tissue inside your pillowcase.

[dannyk13]

Emmie, for what were you prescibed it in the past?

[emmie]

could be mamy, but that could take an age.

[emmie]

depression. and it didn't help,

[emmie]

does anyone else have a sleep issue.