I used to think I had a sleep problem

[Chris S]

Apparently waking up for an hour or two every night is perfectly normal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

 

[fossyant]

Ah pants. That's still better than me at the moment and even two Tramadol aren't knocking me out.

 

[tyred]

I find work meetings a good time to catch up with missed sleep

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I grab a few minutes shut eye when I'm driving on the motorway. Cruise control is marvellous.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Interesting. I usually have a good sleep for around 4 to 5 hours then wake for about 2. If I go back to sleep again for a couple of hours, I sleep like a baby and feel most refreshed when I wake. Usually though I drop-off just before the alarm and then wake-up feeling really shitty ....

 

[aberal]

I usually always sleep for 3 hours, wake for 2.5, sleep for 8 mins, wake for 12 mins, then sleep for an hour and a quarter, then lie half awake for an hour. Although maybe that was just last night.

 

[Mo1959]

Not sure if it's a post menopausal thing, but I seem to survive on around 3 hours a night and very rarely actually feel really sleepy. Would love to get more.

 

[aberal]

Not sure if it's a post menopausal thing, but I seem to survive on around 3 hours a night and very rarely actually feel really sleepy. Would love to get more.

More what?

 

[Mo1959]

More what?

Sleep I suppose if you're body says it doesn't need it, that's that.

 

[postman]

I had a prostate problem for over eighteen months.Lost loads of sleep,getting out of bed three and four times a night.Our new Doctor sorted me out within four days with Tamsulosin tablets.Brilliant.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

You need to develop regular habits to stay healthy. For example, I have a crap at 7am every morning without fail, and I have done so for years.

Trouble is, I don't wake up till nine...

 

[gbb]

You need to develop regular habits to stay healthy. For example, I have a crap at 7am every morning without fail, and I have done so for years.

Trouble is, I don't wake up till nine...

Brilliant...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Not sure if it's a post menopausal thing, but I seem to survive on around 3 hours a night and very rarely actually feel really sleepy. Would love to get more.

No, it's not ... harumph!
Lucky you, Mo, I would love to be able to sleep less, there's no enough hours in the day for all the stuff that needs done.
Ideally, I would love 8 hours sleep at night plus a wee cheeky afternoon nap.
If, for time reasons, I only manage less than 7 hours for a few consecutive days, I get more crabbit than a crabbit thing

 

[Fubar]

Thought this was funny and appropriate here:

@JimSpenceSport: Funny how the generation who fought the war seldom spoke of it yet the generations who've only fought sleep can't shut their pusses about it.

 

[cd365]

Apparently waking up for an hour or two every night is perfectly normal.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

That article is 3.5 years old! You been asleep since it was written?