Paphos Life

Can anyone recommend a good sleep therapist in the Paphos area.
My personal problem is that as soon as my head hits the pillow around 10.30 i,m out like a light.( so far so good ) but i wake up around 2am to 3,30am and can never go back to sleep.
Its been suggested that at my old age you dont need as much sleep,but 3 or at most 4 hours only a night?
Any suggestions or advice please.

I can´t recommend anyone. However, what´s working for me is listening to some audiobooks / podcasts at low volume. It usually helps me falling asleep again.

There are numerous computer programmaing tutorials online that if watched will send you to sleep in no time.

Try counting sheep - Or lizards

Drink more, down at the pub of course

Three old men were talking, the first one said i wake up at seven stand over the toilet and try to pee but nothing comes out
The second says I wake up at seven sit on the toilet for ages nothing comes out
The third says at seven I piss like a horse and shit like a cow, so what are you moaning about say the other two?
I don't wake up till eight

Chaddy wrote: ↑Sun Sep 22, 2024 9:35 am Can anyone recommend a good sleep therapist in the Paphos area.
My personal problem is that as soon as my head hits the pillow around 10.30 i,m out like a light.( so far so good ) but i wake up around 2am to 3,30am and can never go back to sleep.
Its been suggested that at my old age you dont need as much sleep,but 3 or at most 4 hours only a night?
Any suggestions or advice please.

This is a common problem as we age. Try podcasts, as jeba said. Radio 4 has some good ones. I also use history podcasts such as Age of Napoleon. The easiest app I have found for podcasts is called Pocket Casts.

I also have something ready to read (in a dim light) if this happens. Need to divert your mind. If all else fails, a friend of mine takes a very mild sleeping pill every night. She says it is so mild, her GP cannot believe it helps her so he has a suspicion of placebo effect but said:if it works for you, carry on.

I usually read a book on my kindle, usually takes an hour or so, but I do go back to sleep, and no heavy books to juggle with.

Melatonin tablets might help in the short term. I use them occasionally and they do work.

Jimgym wrote: ↑Tue Sep 24, 2024 1:38 pm Melatonin tablets might help in the short term. I use them occasionally and they do work.

Only recently I read a warning issued by the German BfR (Federal Insititute for Risk Assessment), that Melatonin shouldn't be taken without a physicians advice as even doses below 1 mg/day may have undesirable effects, such as e.g. affecting blood glucose levels and interacting with drugs prescribed for control of blood pressure or coagulation disorders.
Link to the announcement ( in German): https://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/343/melatoni ... n-2024.pdf