Have you talked to a sleep doctor? I had similar problems and did an overnight sleep study. I had serious sleep apnea and was waking many times per hour without even knowing it. I started using a CPAP machine now which helped quite a lot.
You can start by getting a recording Pulse Oximeter, a small ring you wear at night that records your blood oxygen levels and pulse. That will show if you’ve got serious oxygen drops during sleep. I use the “O2 Ring” and like it a lot.
Have you tried vigorous exercise and a hot shower before bed? I’ve been doing fall cleanup and regularly hauling 300 to 500 pounds of waste to the dump (six trips so far!). All that raking, bagging, lifting into the truck, and emptying at the dump wears me out. I sleep real good after those sessions. You can see the results on my O2 Ring data.
I retired five or six years ago, so stress levels are WAY below what they were when I was working. That really helped. But retirement may not be in your cards for a while.
Good advice! One should always rule out the sleep apnea. In my husband’s case the intense snoring was a giveaway but in others it’s more subtle.
You are on the right track, congrats.
my dad is on one- He gets about 3-4 hours sleep then is wide awake till morning many times- The work does help for sure- but not as active in wintertime unless it snows-
The ring sounds interesting- I will definitely check that out- it coulb be that the cpap isn’t calibrated right and is not effective enough-
#11 Any recommendations?
Many here to choose from.
Pulse Oximeter
https://www.amazon.com/Athletic-Aviation-Pulse-Oximeters/b?ie=UTF8&node=8619065011