Frequently Waking up in the Middle of the Night?

Why do you often wake up around the same time every night? Sleep expert Dr. Raj Dasgupta shares some lifestyle habits that could be playing a part in your lack of sleep.

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[lgamble]

This is so not funny. It’s miserable to wake up and not be able to fall back to sleep.

[shaliniboodoo]

i wake up in the middle of night @ 2.40 every night n cant go back to sleep till 4 it sucks😵

[noobiepro]

Bruh why am I waking up in the middle of the night it’s so stupid

[LoveMyAnime]

i wake up at least 4 times a night and hate it cause in the morning I feel tired and have terrible fatigue

[eb]

While I agree with the things he said I think he missed the main cause. Several other doctors have mentioned hormones and circadian cycle being off. Specifically high cortisol levels at 2-3am that taper down by about 8am. So the person gets sleepy when it is time to wake up. They recomend moderate excercise, sunlight during the day, vit. D3 and B1 and magnesium supplements.

[carolbenson]

Gosh. I have the same problem!! So frustrating..I'm 71 and never had this problem before. Get up at 2 and cant get back to sleep for 3 hours!.

[CaptPicard]

I wake up for about an hour every night around 2am. I eventually go back to sleep. I usually am not tired during the day though so I'm not sure if it's a problem

[amberformholtz]

So for the past 3 weeks I've woken up three times during the night and had wild dreams, I think it would be normal and healthy if this wasn't so abnormal for me any suggestions?

[thevaultbrotherhood]

My grandma wash the dishes at 3:00 am in the morning.

[BigGhanaChannel]

Well can y’all give us advice on how to train ourselves to not wake up 2-3 times a night

[wellhellomf]

Love how they laugh at this I’m fucking going crazy

[ayuniariano]

Dr Raj is so cute...always happy n smiling in the vid 😆😃😃

[libanmohammed]

He listed reasons for me waking up i wake for no reason at all i dont have work and its summer can pls help me i hate this i sleep for 2 hours and wake up.

[lilmurp]

I am 19 male, I wake up to pee multiple times a night. It is easier to pee when I stand up for some reason. my bladder is very sensetive. How do i fix?

[Lo.se]

i get totally sht faced and still wake up at 3am on the dot, but im still tired. ive heard the aliens want to talk to me or its my watch lol, this video convinces me about as much.

[Coolkaylee]

He didn't really say why some of us wake up every couple hours

[DG_]

I don’t go to bed till about 2 am and I wake up at 7:30 for work😆

[luojihencha]

I had same problem recently because my neighbor doesnot sleep at night and makes some banging noise every hour

[youngkevinsmith]

So it's normal to wake up. If u do try go bak to sleep. If after 15mins u can't get up and or do something not stimulating

[davidss]

I have never slept a full night in my life since childhood. I will fall back asleep quickly, but I am awake enough to know what time it is