How much sleep ya’ll getting these days?

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vulgarvinyasa2@reddit

Fall asleep by 1, up by 8 at the latest depending on the kids.

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randomgirl201034@reddit

If you're a woman, perimenopause is a sleep killer. I'm 47 and just started HRT and omg it's a game changer. Full night of sleep every night. The best!

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Same, all of a sudden I wasn't able to sleep through the night, THEN I wasn't able to fall asleep at night, and when I did finally fall asleep, I would wake up anywhere between 12-2 pm and was so exhausted during the day. So I changed a few things:

started taking these supplements daily - Prenatal Iron 27mg (i have a history of anemia), D3 5,000 iu (perfect for winter blues), Fenugreek and L-Theanine.
force changed my sleeping patterns - shut down blue screen(s) at 9:30, take Melatonin, in bed by 10:30.

Took almost 6 months for this routine to stick. Especially since I'm a light sleeper and my cat is up with zoomies at 4 am. Now I fall asleep without Melatonin between 10-11 and wake up naturally by sunrise. So I changed my disruptive routine from sleeping 4-5 hrs a night to 7-8 hrs (aiming for 9!) My goal was to train my body so well that I didn't need alarms

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IvenaDarcy@reddit

How do you feel with this new schedule? Much better I assume? Asking because sometimes I wonder if I’m nocturnal by nature and will never be a morning person.

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IvenaDarcy@reddit

What dosage are you on and pill? Patch? Gel?

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Adventurous_Pin_344@reddit

I need to get my hormone levels checked.

I had a wicked bout of insomnia last night. I just looked at my Fitbit app and I had a good 1.5 hour stretch when I was wide awake last night.

I have MS, and it feels like sleep disruptions hit me harder. I feel like absolute death today.

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stronghikerwannabe@reddit

HRT are the best!

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Sweet_Deeznuts@reddit

This, except I’m leaning hard into the insomnia on some nights because I have an 8 year old on the spectrum that will wake up anywhere from 1-3am and stay awake all day until bedtime again

He’s actually the reason that we found out iron deficiency/anemia is linked to insomnia/sleep trouble. It got so bad at one point he was waking up super early 5 nights out of the week and only sleeping through for 2, now that he’s been on extra iron, it’s the reverse. He has ARFID, so it can be tricky to keep his levels consistent on some days

Last night/this morning was a 2am wakeup. Husband took first shift, I’ve been up since 4am 😬

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MidnightCoffeeQueen@reddit

Hey there, i am also a fellow parent of an autistic kid(age 10) with ARFID who is a ridiculous light sleeper. Just wanted to offer a hug.

We found that the weighted blanket really does work. Like 5 or 6 years ago, i couldnt afford one when they were really expensive and just resigned myself to have a bed invader every night from somewhere between 1 and 4 am who likes to burrow against me and I roast at night. Plus any therapy they did with weighted lap blankets did nothing for him, so i figured it wouldnt work.

We finally got one a month ago and he actually sleeps through the night in his own bed and has only bed invaded twice due to nightmares. So only 2 nights in this last month did I get shit sleep because he could stay asleep. That is a major win. We did the weighted blanket that is 10% of his weight. It was 35ish dollars on amazon. Worth every damn penny. I am hoping this could work for y'all too. My son is both sensory seeking and sensory adverse, so the weighted blanket worked well for him.

As for food and ARFID, dinner time became a psychological battle every night for probably 6 or 7 years, but I can say that making that your hill to die on is worth it. I know its asking a lot because you are already pouring from an empty energy cup. If you want to know the steps we took to manage that, let me know.

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Expensive_Air965@reddit

I was just told by my DR that my body pain is because I am dangerously low on vitamin D I also have ARFID. I am so sorry you are dealing with this. My son is 29 now but has ADHD and Autism with a healthy dose of executive dysfunction depression and anxiety so I hear you mama. I was a nanny for kids with developmental difficulties and I also worked in a school that did the same. If you need any support or just need to scream feel free to DM.

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DasKittySmoosh@reddit

I’m dying waiting to get into the dr next month. I swear I finally realized I’m definitely 5 years into peri in the past 6 months so I’m in dire need of- I’m hoping it helps sort some stuff out, specifically sleep.

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PurpleCatBlues@reddit

I'm 44 and started getting night sweats, which sucks big time! What symptoms did you have before your doctor prescribed HRT? I might look into it.

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randomgirl201034@reddit

Terrible PMS physical symptoms and general fatigue were the key ones for me.

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exitcode137@reddit

This is what I kept hearing! I finally tried it starting about 1 month ago and … no difference, lol. Except I started bleeding. Womp womp.

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Muddy_Wafer@reddit

It can take a while to really work. Several months to a year. And you may need to play with dosages and different forms to see what works for you. It’s very different for each person.

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OmegaRainicorn@reddit

Hello my peri-twin! I had the same outcome with my HRT. That’s why I’m in reddit right now at 4 am.

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Imnotonthelist@reddit

Keep going with it! Some people experience immediate relief and others have to adjust their doses. Don’t give up 💕

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SwampDweller01@reddit

Are you taking progesterone at night? That’s what helps me sleep.

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GivesYouGrief@reddit

Peri

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IvenaDarcy@reddit

I need to get on better sleep schedule asap. Lately it’s been up until 3-4am and sleep until noon. I have an evening job so it’s fine but the best I felt seems to be when I was in bed by midnight and up around 9am.

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pina_koala@reddit

Normal. I've always been a night owl so/but I knock off any time between 11p-2a and get up 8-9 like clockwork.

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badwolf42@reddit

7 hrs typically. I can’t really go longer than that. I was getting 5-6 for years and this is much better.

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Eazy12345678@reddit

8 hours plus. its important

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blove135@reddit

Magnesium supplements was a game changer for me. Not sure if I was deficient or what but they work well for me.

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Puzzleheaded_Bag9063@reddit (OP)

Curious, those that are getting 8 hours a night, what do you do for a living? What about those of you getting 4 or 5? Is there a correlation?

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meldiane81@reddit

Bed at 10-11 and wake up at 8:30. On the weekends, I get 10-12 hours due to the meds I take. I love it.

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professorpumpkins@reddit

I have a 4yo who is awake and ready to rumble at 6am. I try to get into bed by 9pm and sometimes my book destroys all good intentions and I don’t get a solid amount of sleep. Anyway, 6.5-7 hours? I’m now trained to get up at 6am but I’m sure perimenopause also has a hand in that.

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CarpetAlternative191@reddit

Not as much as I should

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SlimJim0877@reddit

Usually 6-7 hours on weeknights, 8-10 hours on weekends. I am a night owl but I start work at 7:30 am, so I don't sleep as much as I would like to during the week.

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likesexonlycheaper@reddit

Go to bed around 11. Usually don't fall asleep until 1230. Wake up at 8-9. So pretty good on sleep most nights. Unless I have anxiety, then it's like 4 hours.

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Electronic_Rope4178@reddit

I get between 5 and 6 hours a day usually, 3 or 4 on a bad day.

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salvaged413@reddit

Either I’m awake til 2, or I sleep from 11-1, up til 5, and get one more hour hopefully. So 4-5 on average. Perimenopause is a bitch.

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westgazer@reddit

Usually in bed by 10 and up at 4:30/5AM, whatever time the alarm cat jumps on top of me to make sure I’m up.

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rm78noir@reddit

3 to 4 hours. Usually wake up every hour or hour and a half. Something starts to hurt and I need to adjust.

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Material-Strength-92@reddit

I can only sleep 5-6 hours these days. I wake up at 3am and don’t fall back to sleep. Pass out from exhaustion between 9-10.

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Kiethblacklion@reddit

I normally go to bed anytime between 11pm and 1am, then get up at 6am to take my son to elementary school (doors open at 7am) and then I go home and get ready for work. On weekends, 2am-3am is the average bedtime and I am still up by 7am. My body is just used to it. Even as a kid I would stay up until 11pm watching tv with my mom.

The only time I go to bed before 10pm is if I am sick.

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Segazorgs@reddit

7 hours usually

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bibbityboo2@reddit

I'm in perimenopause, and one of the 'perks' is insomnia.

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JamesMattDillon@reddit

7-7.5 hours

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WilliamtheBard@reddit

I slept just shy of 10 hours last night and still feel exhausted. Mainly down to my job being a back breaker and the schedule being inconsistent day to day. I hate it.

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brandiLeeCO@reddit

Weird I did almost exactly like you. Couldn’t sleep fell asleep finally at 1:30 alarm was going off at 5:30. I was so tired. My sleeping pills are having less effect because I’ve been having to rely on them more often. Going to start waning myself off of them so they can work when I need to sleep.

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StonedWheatThicc@reddit

Y’all are getting sleep? 😭

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ZombeeSwarm@reddit

My average is about 4.5 hrs a night. I am going to try to find a sleep study this year though. I just cant seem to sleep.

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Dramatic-Vegetable13@reddit

Work days I got to bed around midnight and wake up at 6. Weekends upt il about 2 am wake up around 8:30 am

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JCarpe05@reddit

Not much. It’s all interrupted. I have a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep so it’s kind of like it’s free styling.

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braywarshawsky@reddit

I hear ya. I've got one of those Garmin watches my spouse bought me for my birthday last year. It shows my sleep score and body battery. Basically tells me everything I need to know about how shitty my sleep quality is.

Marijuana helps...

Also... no coffee, or caffinated beverages for me after 11 am or I'm totally fucked.

In my twenties? I could slam Red Bull and Vodkas like anyone else, have a coffee after the bars... and still fall asleep in like 5 minutes, sleep all evening, and get up late on the weekends, or during the weekdays operate on 4 hours of sleep for a full shift.

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Ginger630@reddit

Not much. Yay perimenopause.

I’m a natural night owl, but I do try to get to bed before 12. I wake up a lot at night. Any noise my kids make in their sleep wakes me up.

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lightofmen5@reddit

magnesium glysinate my friend

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goater10@reddit

Im in bed by 11pm and up at 6am, so it can be mixed between 6 to 7 hrs

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mangoman39@reddit

Same, but on weekends I sleep til 7. I can't let myself sleep in too much because I'll have trouble getting back to my normal sleep schedule

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kamize@reddit

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As dumb as this meme is, you know we would have loved this in the 80s :)

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balding_git@reddit

1 2 3 4 5, 6 7..8 9 10, 11 12

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CactusJ@reddit

In bed around 10-1030/asleep at 11. Up at 6

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GustavSnapper@reddit

6-7 here too. I get like one 8 hour sleep a month and one 10-12 hour sleep every month and a bit.

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Ok_Percentage5157@reddit

During the week, same here. I was always up late when my kids were little, doing chores, having some Xbox time, something like that. Now they're grown, I switched tone wning workouts soy body expends some energy enough to let me be asleep by 11.

On the weekends though, it can vary. Now that my wife and I are able to have adult time out by ourselves, it's not uncommon to be up until 1 or 2 am.

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grrrbruno@reddit

When I work, these are by times as well.

On a side note, having practically stopped drinking alcohol improved my sleep immensely. I didn't realize it was such a sleep killer until I did Dry January a few years ago, and it took a few more years to almost stop completely

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Ambitious_Jelly8783@reddit

This.

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Thelmara@reddit

5 hours or so. Usually from 1am to 6am, but I went to bed early last night and woke up at 5am for no reason this morning.

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FrenchFine@reddit

6-8 nightly. I never set an alarm and it’s wonderful.

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BeneficialType6789@reddit

8-9 hours when I have my 8 year old with me. Sunday they were at their dad’s for the holiday and I slept 13 hours with one pee break. It was glorious.

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stronghikerwannabe@reddit

I wake up to train and/or run at 4-4h30 (I have a 6yo and train for a 50 miler so I do lots of runs while he sleeps) I am in bed at 8 pm, read a bit and boom zzz

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burnitdwn@reddit

On weekdays, usually im in bed by 2am and try to get to sleep by 3am. Then wake at like 9 for work.

On the weekends if i stay up late and watch the sunrise before I go to bed, then i sometimes still wake up at like 9 without the alarm clock.

I'm working remotely during my cancer treatment and recovery, so i dont have to commute in the morning currently. But, in July when I return to the office, I'll have to wake by like 7 or so. I've always had delayed sleep phases since early childhood, so getting to sleep early is always difficult to impossible. However, I can often get by with just 2-3 hours of sleep.

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General-Reserve9349@reddit

Freaking weakling with the sun

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paintedwoodpile@reddit

In bed at Midnight or 1 am. I get up about 7:30 am. I try to sleep in or take a nap on my days off if I can.

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newgreyarea@reddit

In bed by 9. Up at 4. Nap around 3 after the gym/shower. Hang with kids/friends. Repeat.

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DarksunDaFirst@reddit

Sleep?

Oh that thing where my body wants to take a break but my brain wants to have a 3-hour dialogue.

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No-Championship-8677@reddit

7-8 hours! I take a few OTC things to sleep and practice the best sleep hygiene I can, thankfully things are good these days. Im 44F for reference

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alittlegnat@reddit

10p - 5a (to run and feed my cats)

Sometimes if I don’t go for a run at 5a I’ll go back to sleep until 9a

Sometimes I’ll take a nap w my husband after my run until 9a (he doesn’t get up early and we sleep separately)

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Omgkimwtf@reddit

According to my CPAP, I get around 5-6 hours most nights.

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AppropriateCattle69@reddit

I’m tapering off my antidepressant, and am getting maybe 3 hours per night. Then an hour or so in the afternoons sometimes. Last night I fell asleep at 10, woke up at 2:30 and am currently watching sunrise. It’s fucking miserable.

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eufooted@reddit

Why taper off? Moving to something else? When I transitioned from one, I was getting these like. brain zaps ⚡️
I noticed quick eye movements can trigger it too. Very much not fun.

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T1sofun@reddit

The zaps are such a bitch.

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AppropriateCattle69@reddit

Fucking awful. I was sleeping pretty well last night and then got zapped awake. Never did fall back asleep.

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T1sofun@reddit

I feel for you. I’ll never take an SSRI again because of the horrible withdrawals. The zaps will pass eventually! Hydrate like a mofo to get that shit gone faster.

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srj864@reddit

That’s interesting you had zaps on a SSRI. My patients generally only complain of brain “zaps” from withdrawal or missed doses of SNRIs like Effexor and Cymbalta.

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T1sofun@reddit

I also had the Effexor zaps, which were maybe even worse because they were accompanied by insomnia and restlessness. I guess I’m just apt to zap(t).

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srj864@reddit

I am framing this and putting it in my office. It’s a masterpiece.

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srj864@reddit

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eufooted@reddit

For me it was Venlafaxine (Effexor) which did it. Bupropion did the same.

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ineffable_my_dear@reddit

Yeah, Pristiq really fucked my shit up.

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AppropriateCattle69@reddit

Appreciate it!

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Kahnza@reddit

Those brain zaps are withdrawal symptoms. I had them for a year when I quit Prozac like 15 years ago. It was hell. Never again will I take any SSRI/SNRI drugs.

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AppropriateCattle69@reddit

Because I’ve been on it for nearly a decade and my life is in a much better place right now, and I want to see if I’m ok without it. I’m also tired of being numb. Yes, I don’t have panic attacks, which is good. But I also don’t feel anything at all really. (I also realize that part of the reason things are “good” now may very well be from the medicine. And if I start to feel like shit again after tapering off, I’ll go back on).

I’m on Effexor, which has an insanely short half-life and if I miss even a single dose I feel it hard the next day. Brain zaps, incredible fatigue, and buckets of sweat. The obvious answer is “well, don’t miss a dose then”, but I’m not thrilled with the concept of being that physically addicted to something that even a single missed dose will send me into withdrawal.

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rexy8577@reddit

It took me 6 months to taper off. Heads up you're gonna be overly emotional for a bit since everything is waking back up. But I did this too for similar reasons and feel so much better unmedicated.

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iputmytrustinyou@reddit

Effexor is a brutal medication to taper off. You will get through this. ❤️

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brainvheart143@reddit

I went through the same with Cymbalta. I had to quit tapering bc I was dizzy when I lay down from all the zaps. What worked was once I was on the smallest dose i would open the capsule and take out more little balls each day. That did it and I was able to taper a little less each day and ease the withdrawals.

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JackBlackBowserSlaps@reddit

Just finished my taper, wasn’t crazy bad, but I went super slow. Dropped 10mg over 2 months during the spring/summer, then waited until the next year to drop another 10mg over 2 months… 4 years later I have just finished dropping the last 10mg. Sleep was defi messed up over this last drop. Still unsure if I am gonna fully drop the sleeping pill that accompanied the SSRI, or keep the last bit on.

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Starkravingbrie@reddit

I’m up at 6 at the latest. Doesn’t matter when I go to sleep. My body has decided I wake up then. I am thankful the insomnia has calmed down. Years of a few hours of sleep a night was hard.

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Beanz4ever@reddit

Usually asleep around 10 and up just before 6. My kids are young and rise with the sun.

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Rude_Masterpiece_239@reddit

In bed by 9p and usually sleeping before 1015p. Wake-up between 445a and 615a. On average I’m getting 7+.

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Da_Fish@reddit

I was having issues with sleep so I started taking a 5mg weed gummy with a a 10mg melatonin and it does the job but now I find unless I am exhausted I can't get to sleep without the help

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thoughtchauffeur@reddit

Who gets 12 hours of sleep and has a job? Sounds like you just want to go back to being a loser waking up at 2pm

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lcapictures@reddit

I go to sleep at about 11-11:30-ish which is too late for me, but my kids are all night owls and the night time routine takes forever!

My alarm is at 7:15am. This makes it just shy of 8 hours for me which is not enough. I need at minimum 10 hours! I’m super sleep deprived, which I know sounds ridiculous but I need so much sleep. It’s an issue, actually!! 😆

Looking forward to my kids getting older and not having a huge elaborate bedtime routine, so I can go to bed much earlier, and get at least 1 extra hour of sleep per night.

Should mention I’m on HRT for perimenopause, but I haven’t noticed any difference with sleep and HRT. Sleep wasn’t one of the issues that I started taking HRT for, I was not/ am not dealing with insomnia or night sweats.

(The HRT has helped my crippling anxiety- that was the biggest issue I was dealing with! And I definitely feel better in that department!)

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No-Difference-1351@reddit

Around 6hrs.

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codebygloom@reddit

I still don't get into bed until between 1 and 3 am. If I try and get into bed before midnight my body won't let me fall asleep, and I take a prescription to help me sleep on top of magnesium and melatonin every night. Thankfully I don't have any specific start time for work since I've worked remotely way before it became so normal since Covid but I still make sure I get up between 7 and 9.

My goal is always to get in bed early so I can start getting up by 6. I've only ever managed to do this as an adult a handful of times.

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ryhoyarbie@reddit

Sunday through Thursday I’m in bed by 11:30-11:45 and get up around 6:30. A few times per night I might wake up to go to the bathroom, but that’s a given. Go back in bed and go right back to sleep.

Weekends Friday and Saturday, I’m in bed about 12 and wake up around 7:30 or so.

Can’t sleep for 10 hours like I did when I was a teenager. I’m not like that anymore.

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Specialist_Issue_214@reddit

Six to eight on average. It's weird though some nights I'm just not tired and end up going to bed pretty late.

I usually feel fine the next day so I try not to get all worked up over it if it's 1:00AM and I'm 0% sleepy.

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Joseph_Kickass@reddit

In bed by 10pm most nights and asleep by 11pm. Up between 6-7am. Sometimes take a nap during my lunch break (I work from home). I don't know how I did it in my 20s. Many times I would be up/out/working until 1am and then get up at 5 for work and do the same thing again the next night/day.

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weberm70@reddit

Average 9pm-3am, usually an extra 45min to hour nap during the day.

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DoveOnTheInternet@reddit

I supposedly get 7-8 hours -- it's just never all at once. I've been waking up 3-4 times a night for years now. Comes in waves, no one can figure out why.

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BahamianNomad@reddit

Ideally asleep before 9 because I'll be awake by 430/5 regardless (not counting the pee break between 1-3 🤣

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Surlyllama23@reddit

I'm in bed by 10.30-11, and get up at 6.45-7. I'm more mindful of my sleep, and getting a full 7-8 hours has been a game changer.

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AdDense7020@reddit

I have anxiety and my dr prescribed 0.2 mg Clonidine at night right before bed. It’s made a huge difference! I was waking up at 3 AM every day before that.

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mramseyISU@reddit

I usually go to bed around 10ish, watch the local news and fall asleep somewhere between the sports segment and the monologue of whatever late night show is on. My alarm goes off around 6 but my wifes goes off at 5 so I'm usually up a little after 5. Weekends I sleep in to like 6:30 but my bladder tells me when it's time to get up.

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T1sofun@reddit

Little tip for those of use who always have trouble staying asleep: try creatine.

Since I started taking it daily, I have less brain fog, possibly because I can sleep uninterrupted for 7-8 hours. I get more deep sleep (up to 12% from ~4%, according to my Polar watch).

Creatine apparently has the opposite effect on some people, but it’s been life changingly good for me. YMMV

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naturessilence@reddit

Yeah huge game changer for me. I just add it to my protein powder.

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Infamous_Tie5605@reddit

if my sleep watch is accurate, its usually between 7.5 hrs/night give or take.

i nap twice a week on my remote work day lunch hours for ~30-50 mins.

sleep ins on weekends are maybe 7am

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sleepy_unicorn40@reddit

I usually fall asleep around 10:30 with help from my meds and a melatonin drink. I'm awake by 5:30am for work or 7am on days off.

Without help, I dont fall asleep until roughly 2am. And I'm not going through that again.

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TiaHatesSocials@reddit

I sleep around 4-5 hrs the last several years. I used to sleep 5.5 before. I worry since I hear that is bad for u but I just can’t sleep any longer

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Pretty_waves904@reddit

Around 8 but I never feel rested.

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FrizzotheClown@reddit

Sleep?

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DontYuckMyYum@reddit

I haven't been able to sleep much since the start of the year. I'll get in bed around 10pm fall asleep around 11 or 12 then wake up at 3, be up till 5 or 6 then nod off until my alarm goes off at 8am.

I literally couldn't go to sleep last night, I think I passed out around 6ish, but woke up around 730. the plan right now is to try and fall asleep and wake up around noon.

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lnc_5103@reddit

I wake up between 5:30 and 6 am no matter how late I am up the night before. It sucks and I hate it.

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funatical@reddit

In bed by 9:30, asleep around 10, up at 6. I take sleeping pills. Thank god.

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Lazy-Associate-4508@reddit

I have to be up for work at 5am, so I get to sleep by 9pm and get 8 full hours. I usually don't even wake up to pee or change positions, mainly because my job is very physical and it tuckers me out. I have to say, it's glorious.

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christopherDdouglas@reddit

I can only sleep 6-7 hours at a time. That doesn't mean I don't require 8 hours, which is why if I'm able to take a nap during the day, I do.

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GenericDave65@reddit

I have no problem falling asleep at any time but no matter what time I do it’s for 4-5 hours. So if I crash at 9 then I will definitely be awake by 1-2.

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damselbee@reddit

I went through a phase like this, then I left a job I had. Shortly after my sleep improved and I realized it was the lingering stress from that job that caused it.

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BlueBomber13@reddit

Saaaaame! I usually get between 5-6 hours of sleep

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Ziggity_Zac@reddit

Same here. I keep a strict 9:30 bed time. I'm usually out by 9:45. My alarm is set for 4 am but I am usually up well before the alarm. I think I am the only person I know that is excited if my alarm wakes me up. (It means I got more sleep than usual).

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SnarkyHealthNut@reddit

Ha! I am the same! I have my Hatch sunrise clock set so it doesn’t even show the time until 5am. On the rare occasions I stay asleep till after 5…. The absolute shock and joy I feel that I made it- amazing.

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oh_wll_whtvr_nvrmnd@reddit

6 good hours. Sucks because sleep used to be so easy for me

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DasKittySmoosh@reddit

I average 5-6 hours a night. I sleep the worst when I should be able to sleep in a bit. Sleeping in is 6:30, and I never sleep past 7am unless I’m really sick, and even then I am usually up with the sun

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AlienDelarge@reddit

That depends on what the kids allow. I'm nominally in bed from about 9 to 4:30. Sadly a certain 2 year old is still struggling pretty hard with sleep and in addition to having a hard time getting to bed he has a couple screaming wakeups every night.

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small___potatoes@reddit

Lights out at 10:00, up at 5:40 on weekdays.

Lights out at 11:00, up at 7:00 on weekends.

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WaterFrogSnail@reddit

7 to 9 hours of sleep, and that isn't optional for me anymore, unless I want to be non-functional. In my late 20s and all of my 30s, before I got sick, when I was caregiving, overworking, and going to school, I got 3-4 hours of sleep a night.

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LopensCouisin@reddit

In bed by 10:30pm and up around 6am no matter what. My husband keeps waking up earlier and earlier though.

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TravelingMatt34@reddit

Average 6-7 hours these days usually do go bed at 10 and wake at 5-6 no matter what I do. I take trazodone to help me fall asleep every night because I’m just naturally an anxious sleeper. Even with that if I get 8 or more it’s a real treat.

I had major insomnia issues before I got sober a couple years ago. Cutting the booze out it helps, it really screws with sleep.

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crazycatlady331@reddit

What is this sleep that you speak of?

In all seriousness, I can count the number of times I've slept through the night in the last 6 years (since lockdowns) without Nyquill on one hand.

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LOTRugoingtothemall@reddit

8.5 - 9.5 hours. Still so tired

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Dyolf_Knip@reddit

Started taking gapapentin for restless leg syndrome and stopped gaming until the wee hours. I barely ever even need an alarm clock anymore. And yet it's pretty consistently only 6-7 hours?

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Clean_Usual434@reddit

Around 7hrs on a good night, but I also wake up frequently, so it’s not the most restful sleep more of the time.

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59apache01@reddit

I shoot for 6-8 hours, but it seems like I seldom get it.

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VDJ76Tugboat@reddit

Either I don’t sleep, or I sleep way too much. Chronic pain is a MF.

Note - Don’t be like me; don’t injure your back. Especially not for some company who doesn’t give a shit.

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Man_in_a_chair@reddit

Thanks to zzzquil, much more.

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RipErRiley@reddit

I have about 5mg of THC or take a magnesium pill and get 7-8 hours. Otherwise I tend to wake up too often and end up getting 5-6 hrs.

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ineffable_my_dear@reddit

12ish.

I have ME/CFS but also insomnia so I gotta be drugggged in order to fall/stay asleep. I’m also N24, where I used to have delayed phase sleep disorder, so now my bedtime shifts back incrementally every day. I woke up at 1am today and probably won’t go back to sleep until tomorrow evening.

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Horizontal_Bob@reddit

6 hours typically. More on the weekends

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YEMolly@reddit

Why are all your people waking up at 4 and 5am?! 😱 I have to be at work at 8:30am & am usually getting out of bed around 7:30am.

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Ineedavodka2019@reddit

In bed by 9. Wake up between 1-2. Fall back asleep around 3-4. Get up at 6 if I’m working otherwise I sleep in.

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Cubelock@reddit

7-8 hours, but it used to be worse a while back.

My sleep got so much better when I started taking Magnesium supplements. I can sleep like a teenager again.

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Puzzleheaded_Bag9063@reddit (OP)

I use magnesium sometimes, it helps. Melatonin too. They both make me groggy tho

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PIG20@reddit

I have been taking magnesium for a long time now but either I need to up the dosage or maybe add Melatonin to the mix at this point? The Magnesium alone doesn't feel like it's doing much for me on its own any longer.

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zoddie3@reddit

I just had a friend buy some for me at Costco. I'm praying to the sleep gods that they help me sleep. I'm so tired.

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YEMolly@reddit

I average about 6 hours, which is more than I use to sleep. I’ve struggled with insomnia my whole life & I slowly seem to be sleeping more as I age.

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Rubik842@reddit

Read about Biphasic sleep. It's a quite natural. One big sleep is not. try it for a while it may work for you.

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TrentWolfred@reddit

Dude, I was just about to roll over and fall back asleep, but then your comment sent me down a sort of rabbit hole: first Wikipedia, then PubMed, then a couple of health influencer’s channels. Now, it’s three hours later, the sun’s starting to come up, and I’m jerking off to illustrations of Victorian women, fantasizing about their interrupted sleep.

Am I doing it right?

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Rubik842@reddit

Victorian women, it's all about those ankles am I right

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rebelangel@reddit

In college, I would regularly stay up till 2am watching Adult Swim. Now, it’s a struggle to make it to midnight. I go to bed around 9pm on weeknights, but I’ll stay up a little later on weekends to game or watch SNL on Saturdays.

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muthermcreedeux@reddit

Asleep between 10:30 and 11:30, up at 7. I get up to pee 3 or 4 times a night most nights, so I probably get closer to 6-7 hours of sleep. The best part is I usually only have to actually pee 1 or 2 times but my brain will not let me go back to sleep until I try. So dumb. Super over it.

I can't go on HRT because of high risk of breast cancer, but I'm on the pill to skip my period, and that's sort of helping.

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zoddie3@reddit

I developed a body clock and I hate it.

Sleep used to be my super power. I just added 8 hours to whenever I fell asleep. Fall asleep at 11:30? Wake up at 7:30am. Crash at 2:45am? Wake up at 10:45am.

Now I'm awake at 6:50am. Couldn't fall asleep and then tossed and turned all night? AWAKE AT 6:50. It sucks and I hate it. My brain also will just keep me awake in the middle of the night if I wake up and my brain turns on.

I'm getting Magnesium Glycinate this week and I really hope it helps.

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katiw46@reddit

If I get 5-6 hours, I'm happy. The past week or so, I've been waking up after 3.5 hours and not able to get back to sleep and I'm miserable.

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Rthepirate@reddit

About 4 hours. But it's my own doing

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EliteJoz@reddit

4 or 5 hours. Been that way for over a decade.

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TheWearySnout@reddit

Not much, we have a 6 month old in the house!

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Possumjones@reddit

9pm is my sleep time so 830 getting ready and getting in bed. Up at 3, working at 4. About 6 hrs, but typically once or twice a week I’ll be in bed by 7 ish, just cause I’m tired or a long day etc…

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JackBlackBowserSlaps@reddit

I need sleep, can’t function without it. I schedule in 8 each night, can usually get 7-8. I take trazodone for sleep tho.

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Wak3upHicks@reddit

8pm to 4 am. But I work 6 to 6 and walk 40k steps a day so I earned that exhaustion that enables the ease at falling asleep

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Seraphtacosnak@reddit

Same except my wife works at home at 6am and I leave around that time to work at 7.

We sometimes watch anime since my youngest likes to use my shower at night usually right when we get to bed.

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NYTatt2Chick@reddit

If I’m lucky I get 4.5-5 hours. On a really good night I’ll get 6, but that’s rare. I’m in bed no later than 10pm, but it takes me forever to fall asleep and wake up a lot throughout the night. I do need back surgery, so moving in my sleep hurts and wakes me up. It’s not fun. I’m also up around 5:30-6 every day.

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NYTatt2Chick@reddit

Exhibit A. Last night wasn’t that bad. I only woke up like 5 times lol

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lost_horizons@reddit

Usually asleep by 11 ish, and wake at 6 or 6:30. So 7 hours is my average. I fall asleep easily and sleep well with little midnight waking, usually, but should be getting to bed a bit earlier as I’m often tired and will try to catch a power nap when possible

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bb79@reddit

In bed with a book by 8, asleep at 9. Wake at 6, do the gym. So 9 hours, sometimes 10 on weekends.

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KdawgEdog@reddit

Normally in bed around 10 and up at 6am, almost every day of the week.

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Jealous-Shop-8866@reddit

Lucky if i get 6 hours. Havent had more than 8 hours in 20 years.

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nateb335@reddit

Varies by day. Sometimes its a nice 6 hrs, others it's a little over an hour. Then some rare times it's 10+ hrs.

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rthander13@reddit

My wife and I are DINKWADS. We go to the bedroom at 9pm every night, and I’m often asleep by 10. I wake up between 6-6:30, depending on the dog. I get 8 hours of sleep every night.

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Gromann7@reddit

This one hit me hard this last year. In bed between 10-11p consistently, waking up between 3-4am, also consistently. I rejoice when I make it to my 6am alarm, but that rarely happens nowadays.

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JasonZep@reddit

Iron and tyrosine at night have helped me sleep longer (promotes dopamine).

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Ynot2_day@reddit

I’m usually getting 7-8 hours (I’m 46f and have not had any sleep issues so far ). I take magnesium glycinate before bed which helps!

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walter_grimsley@reddit

Going through dire parental issues (see other thread) so sleep has been interrupted with phone calls from the nursing home whenever things go sideways.

Like most I need more sleep now due to stress and mental exhaustion. Im in bed no later than 10-11, up around 6 or so for work.

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FRNLD@reddit

6 to 7 hours most work days.

That's been my normal for my entire working career.

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mike___mc@reddit

Ive gotten great sleep ever since I stoped drinking.

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AfternoonNo6827@reddit

Not enough, that’s for damn sure. I try to be in bed by 10 to be up at 5:30. I don’t sleep through the night. It’s basically a series of naps.

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throwaweigh1245@reddit

I’m pretty similar. I found I can get pretty great sleep again if I cut out all alcohol and foods/ liquids basically 3-4 hours before bed. During the week I’ll get that sometimes but not always

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hadesscion@reddit

Generally 4-6 hours.

Some nights I don't sleep at all due to pain and/or my brain not wanting to turn off.

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ArtsyRabb1t@reddit

When I have no alarms to deal with I sleep 10 hours autoimmune stuff wipes you out. That and getting up with high school age kids at 6.

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DinnerSilver@reddit

4 or 6 hours, depending on the day.

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drrj@reddit

Well I have severe fibromyalgia and am on several meds so I either sleep a ton or not at all. It’s a lot of fun. Depends a lot on how much pain I’m in.

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Constant_Cultural@reddit

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SirG33k@reddit

Anywhere from 4 to 6 hours on a good night. Combination of meds and apparently lack of REM and deep sleep are really doing a number on me.

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TulsaOUfan@reddit

Newborns need 20-24 hours of sleep. We need less and less as we age.

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nneighbour@reddit

I go to bed at 10 and I’m up at 7. It sometimes takes me a while to get to sleep, but I prioritize a regular sleep schedule above most other things.

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TheBrownCouchOfJoy@reddit

2026 average is currently 5:31, but this week is 4:43 and last night was 3:28

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Remy0507@reddit

Doesn't matter, it's never enough, lol.

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FemaleMishap@reddit

Sleep? What's that?

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MeatPopsicle10@reddit

I have young kids who go to bed at 9:30, wake in the night, and get-up at 6:20.

So from 10pm-6am with several wake-ups.

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neuro_space_explorer@reddit

I just woke up from a work nightmare, smoking a cigarette as the sun rises. On average about 4-6 hours these days. More time to golf I guess. Ugh

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jamescockroft@reddit

In bed by 10, 10:30, up around 4 (if I sleep until the alarm goes), and often 2 or 2:30 due to insomnia. I work from home and so a 4:30am start means 8 hours happens by noon thirty. I’m salaried and so usually work till 2pm, then catch a nap.

I more count sleep cycles than hours. One sleep cycle for me is around 80 minutes. I catch between 4 and 6 sleep cycles at night and then 1 in the afternoon most days.

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donttrustthecorn@reddit

Did ya whack it?

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Puzzleheaded_Bag9063@reddit (OP)

That’s normally my go to but last night I actually got a little nooky from wifey

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Ziggity_Zac@reddit

Hell yeah, man. Cheers to that!

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nipslippinjizzsippin@reddit

You know that point right before just not enough. Im there

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Mind-of-Jaxon@reddit

Between 5-6 hours is my norm.

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CarRamrod72@reddit

3-7 depending on kids and work schedule. Never 8.

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Killjoykarl10@reddit

Work the night shift so 4-5 hrs mon-Fri then useless on weekends lol.

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anOvenofWitches@reddit

CBD-dominant gummy after dinner.

I don’t always get the quantity I’d like, but my sleep quality has never been better

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PopularSet4776@reddit

Try to get 6 to 7 hours.

My biggest issue is that it is very hard for me to sleep in on my days off during the summer. Even with a blindfold on, my sleep seems to be controlled by the sun and I find it difficult to sleep much last an hour after sunrise.

So even on the weekends during the summer I am getting up at like 6 am. During the winter though when the sun doesn't come up til 8 I sleep til then.

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meeeee01@reddit

I am usually asleep by 10ish and wake up around 5 on work days so around 7 hours. I usually sleep on on days off.

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CicaCariad@reddit

I do night shifts so my sleep pattern is sometimes rather chaotic. I would say between 6-9 hours of sleep

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texan01@reddit

Tonight? Not a fucking wink, but usually 6-8 hours.

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Vlad_REAM@reddit

I wonder is this question would be split between genders. My sleep changed a lot with peri menopause. But reading some of the responses maybe it's more age related?

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Striking-Win-3239@reddit

I’m usually asleep by 9 or 10, awake by 4:30 or 5. I find my medical marijuana gummies help my insomnia.

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melydi85@reddit

I go to bed anywhere between 830-10pm and wake up at 430-5(without an alarm, my body just knows it’s morning) I have never been a night owl, I never have been able to stay up past 11-12. but never been an early bird until last few years. But I have never been one to sleep past 9(was horrid in high school when I’d be bored out of my mind while all my friends would snooze until early afternoon). And I sleep solid through the night, always have, thank god because when I go without sleep, I’m the equivalent to hangry people with no food.

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cloudydays2021@reddit

I’m in bed by 10 on weekdays and up at around 6am, so usually 7.5 hours of sleep.

Weekends - totally depends on my plans. If I’m out at a concert, I might not hit the bed til 1-2am and I’ll sleep til 10-11am. If I’m not doing much, I will just let myself fall asleep when my body says to and wake naturally without an alarm. Usually 8-10 hours of sleep on weekends.

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_buffy_summers@reddit

I'm not getting enough sleep, or not sleeping at the right times. My husband is in the hospital, in a nearby city. So I spend a lot of time commuting back and forth every day. I've been exhausted, so going to bed around nine o'clock and waking up every couple of hours, until I give up on sleep around three.

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Silentbrouhaha@reddit

I’m narcoleptic, so I take stuff that knocks me out. I have to get up for a second dose, but ideally, that second dose should keep me asleep. Nope. Maybe 2 hours later? I’m awake

In full, I sleep probably 4-5 hours a night.

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Notchersfireroad@reddit

I can only do 4 hour stints at a time. Luckily I'm able to fit two of those in most days so I get close to 8 hours.

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Tygie19@reddit

About 7 hours roughly

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SuckaFree502@reddit

5 hrs, 6 if I'm lucky

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Puzzleheaded_Bag9063@reddit (OP)

Same. 6 hours and I feel like I can conquer the world

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Striking-Access-236@reddit

To bed between 23:00-00:30, getting up at 06:30 weekdays, 07:00 weekends.

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PIG20@reddit

I always fall asleep on the couch before midnight and then wake up around 2AM. Then, I turn off the TV and lights and hit the bed. Where I then can usually fall back asleep until my alarm goes off around 5:15AM. Usually hit snooze once or twice.

Long gone are the days of being able to sleep past 8AM on a weekend though. My mental alarm just won't let me sleep into the later morning or early afternoon like I did when I was younger.

If I somehow sleep more than 8 hours, I feel like ass the next day. Juat a very worn our feeling.

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iwasnotarobot@reddit

4-5 hours.

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nefarious_angel_666@reddit

It's 4:30 rn

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mightysockelf@reddit

These days, between 5 to 7 hours on average. I work mostly afternoon and evening shifts, so I typically fall asleep sometime after 5 am and wake up around noon. The kicker is that I have a back injury that wakes me up every 2-3 hours and forces me to reposition or even sit/stand for a few minutes to work out the kinks. Good times.

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Wild_Manufacturer555@reddit

I typically fall asleep around 9:30/10 and I am up at 4:45

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ArickxEightOne@reddit

Bedtime is 8, alarm is 4 but I wake up about 345. usually up to pee about 130. I can't sleep more than about 7 hours but on off days I ALWAYS nap after lunch which can be 45m to an hour and a hald. It's a bad habit because I'm garbage at work after lunch when it's nap time at home.

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HuckleberryLogical63@reddit

During the week, 5-6 hours a night, 8-10 during the weekend/days off. I have to sacrifice some sleep for my hobbies, that's just the way it is.

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KnifeFightAcademy@reddit

Wait, Im not alone? 0_0

I'll go to bed around 1am and up at 5/6am. Is this more generational than I realised?

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aliceinadreamyland@reddit

That sounds about right.