How do you wake up in the am

[iliel]

For all of you who have sleep probs or just can't seem to get up, how do you do it?

I've suffered from insomnia for as long as I can remember and can now fall asleep around midnight, but it's not a sound sleep. That dosn't happen until 4 or 5 and then I can't get up in the am.

There are times when I'm going to have to be in class or somewhere at 6am and I just can't seem to find a good trick to waking myself up. If you let me, I'll hit the snooze for an hour even though I know it's not good for me!

Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not a coffee drinker and sleeping pills make me feel worse! I do exercise and I've been to sleep clinics...I end up with them saying I'm just a night person, well, that's not gonna work for school!

BTW-when I'm a nurse, it's nothing but nights for me!

[live4today, RN]

Originally posted by iliel

For all of you who have sleep probs or just can't seem to get up, how do you do it?

One EYE at a time! :rotfl:

Couldn't resist that reply! :kiss

I feel ya! I go to bed between 10 and 11, may not fall asleep right away, when I do I'm awake between 3 and 4 wondering why I can't sleep. I lay there or get up and do something, fall asleep back in bed or on the sofa, and before you know I've fallen alseep again but have a hard time waking up the second time around. That's a terrible feeling, especially when I have to get up and go to work tired or not. :zzzzz

[AmyLiz]

I had the same problem until I started exercising in the morning. The first week was hard, but once I got past that "hump", I found that I woke up (and slept) much better. I've been doing "Walk Away the Pounds" videos...which are basically walking in place with a few other things thrown in. Nothing too hard, but it gets your blood moving.

[Agnus]

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[LANurse]

One thing that helps me, is putting my alarm clock across the room, not within arms reach. I have to get up and walk over to it to hit the snooze bar. This wakes me up more, and I tend not to oversleep.

[legsmalone, RN]

I fixed it by working nights!

[wildcard]

I have the same problem... ever since high school I have had to be out the door at 7am but 5 years later I still wake up at 5 till or 5 after 7. I figure it's just not going to change.

I'm definately a night owl too :-)

One thing I do is just act like i wasn't late...

not that that helps anything lol.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

I work 12 hour shifts 3 days (well nights) a week. Exhaustion helps me get to sleep. I have to set the alarm in my kitchen so i don't hit the snooze wrong (shutting it off) and crawl back in bed.

Hardest part i have is getting out of bed in the winter time after baking under the electric blanket all day.

[babs_rn]

I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night, but also because I tend to sleep through an alarm clock. I get the loudest, most obnoxious alarm clocks I can find.

[CseMgr1, ASN, RN]

Originally posted by babs_rn

I have three alarm clocks all around my bed...all set to go off around 5 minutes of each other. I did that partly because I needed a battery-operated one in case of a power failure during the night, but also because I tend to sleep through an alarm clock. I get the loudest, most obnoxious alarm clocks I can find.

Where's the fire???:rotfl:

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Most obnoxious clock i have found so far was an old style bell alarm (13 bucks, Wal-Mart). It runs on a C battery. Bought it as a backup for power outtages.

[SnowieRN]

I trick myself since I know in the morning I wont be paying attention.. first.. set your alarm clock +20mins. So when you set it to wake up at 5am, it will really be 4:40am. Next, always set it way before time to get up, that way you wake up, hit snooze, and then it seems like you got sleep in Works for me anyways..