Once I hit my 40's I had the same issue. Fall asleep fast, sleep hard for a good couple of hours, wide awake at 2am and couldn't possibly fall asleep until after 4am. This of course ruined my wakeup time and greatly interferes with workout times. I did notice all of the women that I worked with (over 40) was experiencing the same exact thing and it was occurring in different cities (so not local climate or allergens). It is also happening to the men. A lot of the men in my family have worse sleeping problems than I do. So I don't think it's just the female hormones being out of whack that cause it. There is a thread in the other main forum on ST where the men are talking about it here.
With that said, I do have a little restless leg syndrome and magnesium helped a ton. My coach who also is a nurse told me to take it. I do take 3mg of melatonin on the bad nights where I can't fall asleep. I do believe a lot of it is how to get our minds to stop thinking about so many things when the lights are out. One guy on the other forum shared this and I think it is helpful and interesting... "How to trick your brain into falling asleep."
With that said, I do have a little restless leg syndrome and magnesium helped a ton. My coach who also is a nurse told me to take it. I do take 3mg of melatonin on the bad nights where I can't fall asleep. I do believe a lot of it is how to get our minds to stop thinking about so many things when the lights are out. One guy on the other forum shared this and I think it is helpful and interesting... "How to trick your brain into falling asleep."
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Trigirl357: Jul 6, 19 6:36