I wish I had the answers, but I do empathise with having sleep problems.

I'm pretty sure that if I went to bed at a decent hour, I'd also wake up mid-sleep. I have done often in the past, and it's lead me to go to sleep very late to avoid it. I wouldn't advise this strategy by the way as it's a hard habit to get out of! There's an added pressure though, when you know you have to be up at a certain time in the morning, and the anxiety of it can feed the cycle. Do you struggle to get to sleep initially? What time do you usually go to bed?

Hi Jenny,

Thanks so much for your reply. I have no problems falling asleep usually. I typically fall asleep within five minutes of laying down because I am so exhausted. I usually go to bed between 9 and 10pm

Being a college student and needing to study and all makes it difficult. Can you take a nap sometime in the day to catch up? Rest when you can
I have noticed depression can cause loss of sleep

Thanks, freeagain.
It definitely makes it hard to focus...in fact, between my anxiety and depression and not sleeping, I cannot focus at all. And then I get scared I'm going to fail.

Unfortunately, I am gone on campus all day for classes, so I cannot nap. Wish I could, but I've never been one to nap easily during the day anyways, no matter how tired I get.

Thanks so much for your caring reply.

I would do this a lot. No matter how tired I was I would wake up at ungodly hours of the night and then not be able to fall asleep. When I was precribed lexapro I was told it would help, but it made it worse. I then had trouble with falling asleep and staying asleep.

I didn't know what to do. Then I got sick and was taking nyquil and viola I was knocked out and stayed out. Once my cold went away and I no longer needed nyquil I got that zquil stuff and only took it on really rough nights. It helped me for a while and eventually I didn't need it anymore.

Can't say that it lasted though. I still have trouble sleeping. If you're mind is racing or you're worried before you go to bed try meditating to relax yourself, maybe that would help.

Sorry I don't have better advice!

They do say that the zzzquil is good and not habit forming. What if you took like half of a a Klonopin when you woke up during the night? Maybe that would help or perhaps go to sleep an hour later. Maybe when you woke up at 3 you could just do some deep breathing exercises and that could relax you enough to go back to sleep. Their is an app by Andrew Johnson that helps with relaxation. That could be something you could look into. Hope this helps! Have you talked to your doctor?

My doctor told me to take Tylenol PM (over the counter) I take one before bed about 10 or 11PM and most times I sleep until 6 or 7AM. When I first started I took 2 for a few days. Good Luck...

I've been waking up in the early morning hours drenched from night sweats. I'm taking Ambien for sleep which has really helped me at night but I do find if I take it too early I wake up more frequently in the early morning. Maybe talk to your doc about a non-addictive sleep aid. Other things I've tried in the past are playing relaxing music or meditations. Sometimes it helps reduce the chatter that comes with anxiety and allows me to fall back to sleep. Making sure you're not drinking caffeine after 2 p.m. is obviously helpful. Sorry I'm not more helpful. I get how frustrating it is to have to function all day without a good nights sleep. Good luck.