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Question: I am experiencing insomnia like problem. I dont get sleep until around 3 am. I only get sleep at night when I am tired but most of the time I am not tired and I feel fresh at nigh which result in waking up until 2-3 am .
Is there something I should take care of , I usually take dinner around 10pm and I mostly follow vegetarian diet except fish sometimes.
Is there something I should take care of , I usually take dinner around 10pm and I mostly follow vegetarian diet except fish sometimes.
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing to us.
Normally an adult person requires total 6-8 hours of sleep per day.
Though you sleep late but if your total duration of sleep is normal and in daytime if you are active without any problem, no need to worry.
Possibility of Night owl person may be there. Just read following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl_(person).
To get good sleep follow sleep hygiene. You can learn the same from following link.
sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene
Drinking a cup of warm milk before going to bed helps in 30-40% of patients and they do not need medicines as per my clinical experience.
Let me know following details
- Since when are you facing such problem?
- What was sleep timing before?
- How many hours a day do you sleep?
- What is your work timing and is your altered sleep timing affecting your life?
I will be happy to help further after your response.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
provide more details
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
Thanks for writing to us.
Normally an adult person requires total 6-8 hours of sleep per day.
Though you sleep late but if your total duration of sleep is normal and in daytime if you are active without any problem, no need to worry.
Possibility of Night owl person may be there. Just read following link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_owl_(person).
To get good sleep follow sleep hygiene. You can learn the same from following link.
sleepfoundation.org/ask-the-expert/sleep-hygiene
Drinking a cup of warm milk before going to bed helps in 30-40% of patients and they do not need medicines as per my clinical experience.
Let me know following details
- Since when are you facing such problem?
- What was sleep timing before?
- How many hours a day do you sleep?
- What is your work timing and is your altered sleep timing affecting your life?
I will be happy to help further after your response.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thanks for your helpful answer
Its been almost 6 month since instarted working out at night
But i stopped working out at night to improve my sleep but not very useful
When i get sleep i take almost 6-8 hrs to wake up
My usual time to go to bed is 11.30pm .
I dont have any anxiety issues but i mostly work on my laptop all the time untill midnight.
Since i sleep late i have tonwake up eary to leave to office in morning so i could take only 5hr of sleep.
Its been almost 6 month since instarted working out at night
But i stopped working out at night to improve my sleep but not very useful
When i get sleep i take almost 6-8 hrs to wake up
My usual time to go to bed is 11.30pm .
I dont have any anxiety issues but i mostly work on my laptop all the time untill midnight.
Since i sleep late i have tonwake up eary to leave to office in morning so i could take only 5hr of sleep.
Brief Answer:
follow sleep hygiene and if needed zolpidem can be useful
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for information.
Your problem is just difficulty in initiation of sleep.
You can improve with sleep hygiene.
- take milk as I mentioned before.
- Take your dinner 2 hours before you go to sleep.
- Do not take heavy dinner.
- Walking for 15 minutes before half an hour to sleep may help.
- Avoid thrilling serials, movies or reading before sleeping.
- Avoid working before sleeping.
- Avoid XXXXXXX phone and interesting novels/reading before sleep.
- Use your bed for sleep only not for work
- take bath with warm water before sleep.
Even after above measures and other sleep hygiene your problem remains the same. You can consult doctor for taking medicine. Zolpidem is the drug of choice in such case which helps in initiation of sleep. You can stop drug gradually under doctor's guidance.
If still any query there, I will be happy to answer. If not, you can close the discussion and if feasible give your feedback and rating so I can improve my service. In future you can contact me directly on this site if you wish with this link:
XXXX
by clicking on 'Ask me a question' on same page.
take care.
follow sleep hygiene and if needed zolpidem can be useful
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for information.
Your problem is just difficulty in initiation of sleep.
You can improve with sleep hygiene.
- take milk as I mentioned before.
- Take your dinner 2 hours before you go to sleep.
- Do not take heavy dinner.
- Walking for 15 minutes before half an hour to sleep may help.
- Avoid thrilling serials, movies or reading before sleeping.
- Avoid working before sleeping.
- Avoid XXXXXXX phone and interesting novels/reading before sleep.
- Use your bed for sleep only not for work
- take bath with warm water before sleep.
Even after above measures and other sleep hygiene your problem remains the same. You can consult doctor for taking medicine. Zolpidem is the drug of choice in such case which helps in initiation of sleep. You can stop drug gradually under doctor's guidance.
If still any query there, I will be happy to answer. If not, you can close the discussion and if feasible give your feedback and rating so I can improve my service. In future you can contact me directly on this site if you wish with this link:
XXXX
by clicking on 'Ask me a question' on same page.
take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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