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mopinko

(71,952 posts) Sun Mar 19, 2023, 08:11 AM Mar 2023

day 2 of tracking

like i said, it’s my sleep i most want to look at. it’s been a problem for quite a while.
it’s mostly my breathing issues that wake me up. usually wake up and pee once a night. but lately it’s been worse. 2-3 trips a night, waking way to early.

well, 2 nights of data and yeah, i’m getting rly shit sleep. i take a couple meds at night, some bendryl to keep sinuses dry and make me sleepy and some melatonin.
also sometimes take ibuprohen if i have any aches, and a muscle relaxant if i’m feeling twitchy.
w the full complement, i seem to sleep pretty well.
i wanted to start w the basics, and get some baseline. see what’s helping.

but damn. minutes of rem sleep and less than 2 hrs of deep sleep out of 7.
well, now i know.

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day 2 of tracking (Original Post) mopinko Mar 2023 OP

I had been getting up at night to go to the bathroom as you describe. I cut way Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #1

Scrivener7

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1. I had been getting up at night to go to the bathroom as you describe. I cut way

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Sun Mar 19, 2023, 08:16 AM

Mar 2023

down on sugar - didn't cut it out, just don't buy any. I still eat bread and have a drink when I feel like it (once a week or less.) But no cookies, cake or candy, and I watch for sugar on labels.

But the reduction in sugar cut waaaaaay down on the waking to pee. Once or none a night now. Also it has clearly cut down on my inflammation, so the aches and pains are gone.

Also, if you are feeling "twitchy" are you getting enough magnesium? The amount in a multivitamin should be fine.

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