Problems staying asleep.?

Question

My mom has been having problems sleeping lately and she's looking for some answers to it before seeing a doctor.

Okay, she says that once she sleeps for about 3 or 4 hours, she'll suddenly just wake up. There's no reason for it, no noise, nothing that would wake her up. She just jerks awake and we've got no clue why.

We were thinking maybe it was Sleep Apnea, but she's not having any problems breathing and she doesn't snore. Any clue why this would be happening? 'Cuz it's really getting on her nerves. ^^

Answer 1

Hello

here are some recommendations:

# Stick to a sleep schedule. Go to bed and wake up the same time each day. As creatures of habit, people have a hard time adjusting to altered sleep patterns. Sleeping later on weekends won’t fully make up for the lack of sleep during the week and will make it harder to wake up early on Monday morning.

# Exercise is great but not too late in the day. Try to exercise at least 30 minutes on most days but not later than 5 or 6 hours before your bedtime.

# Avoid caffeine and nicotine. Coffee, colas, certain teas, and chocolate contain the stimulant caffeine, and its effects can take as long as 8 hours to wear off fully. Therefore, a cup of coffee in the late afternoon can make it hard for you to fall asleep at night. Nicotine is also a stimulant, often causing smokers to sleep only very lightly. In addition, smokers often wake up too early in the morning because of nicotine withdrawal.

# Avoid alcoholic drinks before bed. You may think having an alcoholic “nightcap” will help you sleep, but alcohol robs you of deep sleep and REM sleep, keeping you in the lighter stages of sleep. You also tend to wake up in the middle of the night when the effects of the alcohol have worn off.

Take a hot bath before bed. The drop in body temperature after getting out of the bath may help you feel sleepy, and the bath can help you relax and slow down so you’re more ready to sleep.

Answer 2

Hi
First of all I am 61 and I have a form of sleep apnea which did disturb my sleep but not to the point each time of actually fully awakening me all the way!

I did not snore, I did not have the kind that is caused by blockage of the airways mine was caused because the signal from my brain automatic system would sometimes (20 or so time in a night) not tell my lungs to breath! Now this was when I was in a deep state of sleep and I would not know what was going on! My Brain would sence the lack of Oxygen and awaken somewhat and send a signal to my lungs which would gasp in air and I would continue to sleep! This sometimes actually wakes the person up!

Best thing is to go to a Sleep Lab where She can spend the night being monitored for everything! They will diagnose things like twitching legs and all sorts of other things that disturb sleep.

They are covered by Insurance She should go! Sleep apnea can be fatal! She should see a specialist.

I was hard headed and did not go! Until I nearly died when I was sedated in an operaton! And guess who went to a sleep lab!

Good Luck and Sweet Dreams

APS

Answer 3

How long have you ever been working the night shift? If it has no longer been that long, provide your physique greater time to regulate. that's a considerable exchange in pastime cycle and it would desire to take quite a few weeks to regulate. some issues which you would be able to attempt to help interior the recommend time, Block as plenty easy from the room as available so as that as quickly as you lay down for the day it looks like night. additionally in the process the day there are frequently greater noises exterior that may shop you unsleeping. attempt getting some ear plugs to decrease the noise. in case you do in comparison to earplugs positioned on some comfortable relaxing music. ultimately, make advantageous that the mattress you're slumbering in is unquestionably gentle. if the mattress is purely too enterprise or too comfortable and you're no longer gentle, which could make it confusing to stay asleep regardless of which shift you're working.

Answer 4

I have same problem--especially when I've been drinking alccohol, or have really munched out on the sweets. I think it may have something to do with a drop in blood sugar.
To really rule out apnea, you could stay awake while she sleeps & listen/watch for her to stop breathing--aside from a sleep study, of course.

Answer 5

mabe she either has too much time on her hands, or, stressin' on some issue that she may have. 1 cup of chamomile tea before bed works for me.
goodluck!

Answer 6

LOWER THE CAFFIENE LEVEL, LOWER THE STRESS LEVEL, HAVE A RELAXATION TIME BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP, AND IF THAT DOES NOT WORK CONSULT YOUR MD

Answer 7

i would keep caffiene intake lower toward the end of the night that might be why.

Answer 8

just go to the doctor