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Old Jan 18, 2010, 03:24 PM
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Depending on what you do when you are awake during the day, I'd do "more" of that? I read, study, work on the computer, shop (online and have several 24 hr. stores near me, grocery included), etc.

How long do you try to get back to sleep? I wake 2-4 times a night but, especially if I don't feel rested or it's not 5:30 or 6:00 a.m. yet, I stay in bed and doze/rest/toss and turn :-) It may take 2-3 hours but I get back to sleep for another 2-3 hours so I'll get 5-7 or 8 hours sleep. It is much better if I take a Pepcid Complete (helps my breathing) or an OTC sleep aid or children's allergy med that causes sleepiness. I do have sensitivities to my cats and bedding/carpet, mold, etc. and those and my asthma and thyroid probs combine to make nighttime a bit of a harder time for me than it use to be. So I occasionally treat one or another of those more aggressively before going to sleep.
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