Restlessness?

[iamlionheart]

Hey, guys. I just wanted to see what everyone's restlessness through the night tends to be. It looks like I'm restless anywhere from 10-30x in the night. Not sure what to compare it to.

[kelfran]

Mine is generally somewhere in around 12-16 times of restlessness. 30 sounds high to me - are you in normal mode or sensitive mode?

[iamlionheart]

I'm in normal. I've just seen people with 1-5x restlessness so I was a bit worried. I wear it the same as I always do during the day.

[kelfran]

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@iamlionheart wrote:

I'm in normal. I've just seen people with 1-5x restlessness so I was a bit worried. I wear it the same as I always do during the day.

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I envy those people. They must be the ones who are always so perky in the morning.  LOL.

[iamlionheart]

I know, right? Is this why we're not morning people? Lol.

[chfui]

I'm in the 10-20 range in normal and only slightly more in sensitive.  Definitely feel tired all the time though, but I've felt like that for a decade so this is only showing me that perhaps I'm not crazy 🙂

[iamlionheart]

Okay, maybe we're just bad sleepers. Lol.

[DScott]

I just bought mine yesterday, but my restlessness last night was 15x.  Although I was trying to get 8 hrs sleep, I actually was only asleep 3 hrs 43 min.  Restless 242 minutes!

[SunsetRunner]

Hi i seem to average 5 hours deep sleep a night. but I am restless on average 11-13 times. Thats  not to say I am awake its just movement. Everyone is different. Although I am apparently in bed between 7-8 hours, deep sleep for the 5 hours I am usually more alert in the morning than I am in the evening. Have you checked your mattress, sounds odd but if you have the wrong one that can cause sleeping problems. 

Also, not so much and old wives tale, but a warm shower or bath before bedtime, dont watch TV in bed, better still not in the room at all. no computer, it needs to be peaceful and calming this can help. Hope you get it sorted. I have mine on sensitive. when it was on normal the first night i had 7 hours 53 mins of deep sleep and not restlessnes, didnt think that was right so changed it over. 

[iamlionheart]

With the weather clearing up, I'm going outside more and seeing if that will help.

[SunsetRunner]

Fresh air is brilliant for aiding In a good nights sleep, nice warm shower/bath some lavender, you'll be having sweet dreams in no time. 😄

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[iamlionheart]

Ah, I have a big window that I sealed for the winter. Spring should call for a better time.

[kelfran]

I'm a night-showerer who doesn't believe in technology in my bedroom (save the alarm clock). I sleep in a slightly cold room that I air during the day and at night if the temperature is above ~58*F/15*C. If those tricks actually work and my sleep seems disturbed now, then I can't imagine what it could be!

[iamlionheart]

For me, it's just the notion of being tired enough to fall asleep and having enough time to sleep. But such is life.

[oddcod]

Mine fluctuates between anything from 5-20x restless. I find that when I've been out on a hike or a long walk I sleep so much better than after a gym session. Everyone is different but I find the outdoors really works for me!

[iamlionheart]

Okay, maybe my 10-20x isn't so crazy then. I'll definitely have to look at it more when I've been running or hiking outside. I've also seen more stresfful days definitely more restlessness (that's a given I think).

[kelfran]

I couldn't agree more @iamlionheart - stressful days = sleepless nights for me too.

[chfui]

I'm at 14-24x and don't seem to have a noticeable difference with
melatonin, exercise, showers, earplugs, various pillows/mattress changes,
etc. Though haven't had the fitbit long enough to test the mattress changes
I have been dealing with general tiredness for a long time. I think the
fitbit count of restlessness is pretty accurate based on what I remember
while sleeping of tossing and turning, and a sleep study I had in 2005
where I rose up through the slepe levels to the 'awake' 17 times though
they were not long enough to be counted as officially laying there awake,
more just that I woke up and turned over. Same study I was at 67% level 2
which if I recall was a bit high. Deep sleep and REM I was 'under' by
10-20% depending on who you believe for normal. Of course the study was
bizarrely short from my point of view, maybe 7 hours? I think they
basically just wanted to check for restless legs and apnea. Conclusion
was mild fragmentation and suggested I sleep on my side (which I already
do) so not very helpful. I am 'asleep' all night and not just laying
around awake but I barely hit 50% so I assume I am just in very light sleep
tossing and turning the rest of the time. Recently sent message to my
current dr about all this in case they have any reasonable suggestions
(though trying to fit all this into their 1000char limit at kaiser was a
challenge) I don't generally have a big problem with being tired all the
time as most of the time I can mostly power through, but it does make my
default behavior trend toward not doing things which is annoying, and the
older I get the harder it is to motivate past it. Nice to have some data
to be able to see if changes I make actually do anything though.

[iamlionheart]

I've always wanted to undergo a sleep study. How'd you go about that?

[hunnybunny]

so after all this study ...........what good is the info I dont see how the fitbit can be any help!!!!!!