What is Restless and how is it determined?

[Andhanni]

Okay so I have read through the boards and looked at numerous posts.  But I cannot find a specific post explaining what Restless truly is according to Fitbit or how they determine it.  If anyone has a specific explaination of what Fitbit see's it as and how it is determined please share or share links for me to review.

Thanks,

Andhanni.

[JamieS_Wisco]

Fitbit determines restless sleep as when you are moving but may or may not conscious of the movement

https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/Sleep-tracking-FAQs

Please see the article above for more explanation.  Hope it helps.  Happy stepping, and sleeping too 🙂

[shipo]

I routinely roll from my left side, to my back, to my right side, and then reverse the process; I probably do the circuit at least eight or ten times on a night.  Each time I change position my Fitbit logs the movement as "Restless".

[Lissco]

I looked that up too. I have felt for a long time that I have sleep issues. I snore horribly and wake up feeling tired, and am tired through the day. I bought a Fitbit blaze four days ago and having been tracking my sleep. I wake up 2-3 times a night and am restless on an average 19.5 times. And This is after taking Xanax to help me sleep! (Ambien and the like have terrible side effects for me). I feel that for me "restless" is more than turning over because my covers are all twisted when I wake up. I plan to take my findings to my doctor to see what can be done to help me sleep better.

[shipo]

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@Lissco wrote:
I looked that up too. I have felt for a long time that I have sleep issues. I snore horribly and wake up feeling tired, and am tired through the day. I bought a Fitbit blaze four days ago and having been tracking my sleep. I wake up 2-3 times a night and am restless on an average 19.5 times. And This is after taking Xanax to help me sleep! (Ambien and the like have terrible side effects for me). I feel that for me "restless" is more than turning over because my covers are all twisted when I wake up. I plan to take my findings to my doctor to see what can be done to help me sleep better.

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The snoring alone would suggest a trip to an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor, and probably a night in a sleep clinic.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[CallieM]

@Andhanni thanks for your post. On our Blog, we have a post explaining some of the details of restless sleep. Here's the link - hope this helps you!

@JamieS_Wisco thanks so much for posting that help article!

[hollieollie]

Hi. I'm new to all of this and I'm not sure if I'm interpreting my sleep data correctly. I'm the most concerned about the restless sleep. Does this mean I was restless for 18 minutes 11 times (198 minutes), or 11 times totalling 18 minutes? Thanks for any feedback.

[shipo]

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@hollieollie wrote:

Hi. I'm new to all of this and I'm not sure if I'm interpreting my sleep data correctly. I'm the most concerned about the restless sleep. Does this mean I was restless for 18 minutes 11 times (198 minutes), or 11 times totalling 18 minutes? Thanks for any feedback.

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Looks pretty normal to me, and if anything, less restless than the vast majority of folks.  I'd say you have nothing to worry about.  🙂

[dchaney]

@Lissco About 9 years ago I had the same issue. I was always tired at work, and never wanted to get out of bed. I snored when I slept and kept my wife up. I went to the Dr and had a sleep study done and was diagnosed with sleep apnia, I now have a CPAP machine (for the last 9 years) and I sleep mush sounder and wake up more refreshed... now I just have to stop staying up till 11 or 12 and getting up at 5:30 🙂

I would really suggest a trip to a specialist or tell your Dr of your issues and get tested. 

[dchaney]

@hollieollie This means that you were restless 11 times for a total restlessness count of 18Min

[Mukluk4]

If you share a bed with someone, they will be able to tell if you are restless or not.  Take what they tell you (or say what you do at night) to your doctor and have a good discussion.  They may be able to identify a solution that avoids a costly sleep study or even a trip to a specialist.