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Originally Posted by Ralphy
Do you know that awesome feeling when you get into bed, fall right asleep, stay asleep all night and wake up feeling refreshed and ready to take on the day?
Yeah, Me Neither!
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I wake up about 4 times per night to go to the bathroom. That's been going on for about the last 10 years. I never get into that desirable DEEP REM sleep. So after about 9 hours of imperfect sleep, I wake up feeling NOT refreshed and my brain will be fuzzy for several hours in the morning. I have resisted taking ANY sleeping pills. I stop drinking any liquids after supper and after 6 PM. I had to give up drinking coffee (which I loved) and I now have 1 cup of caffeinated tea in the morning. I can imagine that my poor sleeping habits will SUBTRACT several years from my life. The only thing that seems to help is when I exercise vigorously for a long period, mow the lawn, or work hard in the yard.