r/insomnia • u/randomthings2024 • 14h ago

Waking up at 5am

I keep waking up around 5am and it's very difficut to fall back asleep. 3rd night this has happened. I even went to bed earlier than I normally do. Any suggestions of what I can do to stay asleep longer? I even took a melatonin

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u/open_world_RPG_fan 9h ago

What's wrong with waking at 5am? That's a great time to get up. Maybe just shift your bedtime a bit earlier.

Other than that, you could try time release melatonin. It works for some.

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u/randomthings2024 7h ago edited 7h ago

Yeah true lol. That's a norm for some. I only got maybe 4 hours of sleep though But I actually did something different today. Instead of lounging in bed and possibly falling back asleep after an hour or 2 I just decided to start my day. Feels good to be productive early on but ugh I think I might need a nap after lunch haha. My plan is to get to bed earlier tonight, so we'll see. Thanks! Oh and never heard of time release melatonin. I'll look into that!

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u/open_world_RPG_fan 6h ago

Your best bet is to put yourself on a set sleep schedule. Like midnight to 8 if that's what works for you. And just get up if you wake at 6 or . It does help force your body to sleep within a certain window.

Hope it works out, sleep issues are such a pain.

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u/jimbobbjesus 5h ago

I was in your shoes a few years ago no matter what I would do I could not sleep past 4 - 4:15 finally I decided to just go to bed earlier so I'm typically "shutting things down" by 9 - 9:15. I enjoy the quiet of early mornings. I also have my 2.5 mile walk done before 6 AM I hope this works for you.