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wildflowers44 02/12/2015

Anyone else have this sort of trouble? I generally wake up between 3-4 and am wide awake and cannot get back to sleep. I have always been an early riser, but this is ridiculous. I am ready to crash by 3PM which is not good.

I have tried most everything. Even if I take a Klonopin before bed, I still do not sleep well. Besides these early morning awakenings, I sleep straight through the night and usually don't even get up to go to the restroom.

Anyone else have this problem or know of any solutions? What exactly causes this anyway? Thanks so much for any input.

Pollybizz 02/12/2015

Hope someone comes up with good suggestions. I've tried most meds (side effects worse than cure), tea, honey, NO coffee, food then no food after 8PM, cool room, warm room, etc etc. seems like 3-4 AM is the witching hour......

Somedays, not many, will doze back off but still awake for good by 5.

sptrout 02/12/2015

This is likely an "out of the box" comment, but I will throw it in anyway. In the past, I have had several Rx & OTC medications that would automatically wake me up at nearly the exact same time every night. It was really difficult to find the offending medications since there was never any obvious connection (take something at 7AM and it wakes you at 3AM kind of thing).

Anyway, if you are taking any medication, even what you may think is a harmless supplement, you may want to try stopping each of them separately for a couple nights to see if your 3AM alarm clock stays silent for a change.

I know this sounds weird, but it has happened to me several times.

gribittmep 02/12/2015

I have a built-in alarm clock. My alarm is set for 5:20am but I almost always wake up before it goes off at 5:15am. This happens during the week when I need to get up early for work but on the weekends I sleep through to 10-11am without waking up. I think our bodies are just regulated to wake up at a certain time.

wildflowers44 02/12/2015

Thanks for all the replies.

Pollybizz - I'm sorry you're dealing with these early morning awakenings as well. It must be frustrating to have tried so many things and still have no solution. I will definitely let you know if I find something that helps.

sptrout - Your comment isn't "out of the box" at all. You made a really good point. Supplements and medications affect us in so many ways, but I didn't think it could be connected to my sleep. Definitely something important to think about. Thank you.

gribittmep - I also agree that our bodies have their own internal clocks. I have always been an early riser, but this 3-4 am thing is just a tad too early for me.

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