Just started using sleep mode at night and showing a lot of wake-ups!

[writer1gal]

I just started using my fitbit- and have been monitoring sleep for the past 3 nights. According to the data I've been waking up any where between 21-22 times and 31 times per night according to the device. This doesn't make sense. I haven't been sleeping very well and have been getting up to use the bathroom 1-2 times per night and then falling asleep pretty quickly...however I've been waking up really tired.

When do I start thinking that I might have a problem with sleep apnea? My husband usually falls right to sleep within 1-2 minutes- it takes me up to 20 minutes to fall asleep and I haven't had any real signs of sleep apnea. Not obese...don't snore, but lately have been waking up and still tired.

[Odyssey13]

@writer1gal  Everyone is different. Read this thread - click

FitBit can help you better understand your sleep patterns, but if you feel you have sleep apnea, you really should get medical advice.

Being tired when you wake up can be due to a number of things, including having a baby to care for, being pregnant, worries, or other things. It's hard to know just why you're tired unless you talk with your doctor. Aenemia can cause you to be tired. Certain medications can make you tired. Too many variables.

[MarieA]

Sleep apnea can be diagnosed in the home.  I was sent to a sleep medicine specialist, and was sent home with a breathing machine.  I slept with it on for a few nights, then took it back.  That's when I was diagnosed.  Thanks to my Fitbit, I am now being treated.  There is very little to lose by taking the test; and a great deal to be gained.  If you don't have sleep apnea, your doctor can help you find a solution for your problem.

I have friends that are not overweight, and don't have thick necks, but still have sleep apnea.  Quit guessing, and put your doctor to work.  He/she needs the "practice."

Good Luck with whatever you decide.

Marie from Rosevill, CA

[Jabrat]

I have found that eating late at night does not help your sleep - could be GERD or reflux too - just a thought - after losing 50 pounds with Fitbit my GERD has diminished - keep on moving !

[BarbM75]

There is probably something bothering you or have a ectic life right now. We had to put our dog down and I could not sleep and what helped me an hour before bed I would take 10mg of melatonin and it would help me get to sleep and get a good sleep. Also no caffine after 6 o'clock....

[bemore]

There is a difference between insomnia and apnea.  First sympton of being tired during day is apnea, and you do not get a deep sleep if you have apnea, so you are showing waking 20+ times during night  Almost all health insurance plans cover a sleep study for apnea. 

Insomnia is when you have trouble falling asleep every time you wake, and you are not tired during the day from it.  Not uncommon to take 1 to 1.5 hours to fall asleep, you just do not need the usual sleep requirements.