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Can't sleep!

songbird — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:33:37 GMT

The only time I can't sleep is when it's too hot. I kick off the cover and toss around. Then I get cold because of the air condtioning. It took me over an hour to fall asleep last night. Then this morning a big storm work me up at 3:00AM! Grr...I just got out of bed with a flash light, as we lost power and almost fell over the cat. My summers are like this all the time. The rest of year, no problem sleeping.

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Miss Pepsi — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:57:01 GMT

Hope you eventually got to sleep and I hope your power came back

Hubby and I are not sleeping great either. Nothing to do with the heat as our house is always the same temp (Thank you Central air). Other things going on been teleworking since March 16 and am so grateful I am able to do that. Lately every day is the same as the day before. Need to snap out of a funk I am in.

Hoping the fireworks eventually die down or people would at the very least stop them by around 11. When they continue on until after midnight it is just plain rude.

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Karie2022 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:02:27 GMT

Same here....I'm either too warm, or the ac is blowing on me....but I never feel right in the hot weather anyway, I'm just not a hot weather person...🥵

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AngelPuppy1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:20:09 GMT

I hear ya!!! When it's in the upper 90's, it's like you can't get comfy at night. Hot, cold, hot, cold. No really good sleep to be had.

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software — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:48:21 GMT

My bedroom ceiling fan helps but it dries out my throat.

I guess I sleep with my mouth open

I can't sleep without the fan.

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itsmagic — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 12:51:37 GMT

I don’t sleep well in the hot summer months even with air conditioning either. I sleep so much better when nights are cool and the air conditioning is off (and a window with fresh air is open if it’s not winter).

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Krimpette — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:47:41 GMT

I have central A/C, but I also have (unfortunately) cathedral ceilings in my bedroom. To augment the a/c (it's a 3-story town house), I sleep with fans on, in addition to the A/C: ceiling fan, Dyson tall floor fan, Dyson smaller floor fan and a 10 inch oscillating fan! I need to sleep cool! Oh, and I also have a floor fan in the hall to help keep the upstairs cool.

Re: Can't sleep!

Kachina624 — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:47:17 GMT

@software wrote:
My bedroom ceiling fan helps but it dries out my throat.
I guess I sleep with my mouth open
I can't sleep without the fan.

@software Sometimes, even with AC, there is a lack of air movement. There is no ceiling fan in my room so I just switch on my Dyson fan, and I'm off into Dreamland. I take a bottle of water to bed with me at night to help with dry throat.

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QueenDanceALot — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:52:46 GMT

I couldn't sleep for anything last night and I usually sleep like a rock.

Tossed and turned for HOURS and ended up getting no more than an hour of sleep before I had to get up to be at work at 6 a.m.

I am a wee bit tired right now.

I feel a nap coming on.

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alicedee — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:59:59 GMT

The only air conditioning in my upstairs apartment is a wall unit that only reaches the dining area, kitchen and living room. Even with fans positioned, it doesn't reach the bedroom.

So I put a little fan in an open becroom window at night. It helps, but it's usually close to morning before I can fall deeply asleep...so I sleep in late. I just roll with it...it's not like I have to get up early for anything.

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ECBG — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:06:25 GMT

@songbird @Karie2022 I'm not one for cold air conditionioning either ladies!

I know exactly the merry go round you're speaking of!

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Whosits — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 21:03:24 GMT

I had to go off my hormone replacement therapy and so am now having horrible hot flashes. While I used to sleep ok, now it's sheet on, sheet off all through the night. I am heat intolerant and so these flashes make me feel inhuman.

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on the bay — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:17:51 GMT

@songbird -

It's awful to have that kind of night isn't it?!

I like to sleep with it really cold cause I get hot. I have a lightweight faux down comforter which I love- I got it from QVC years ago.

My daughter came the other day and said "it's 2 degrees in here!"

lol, yes it probably does feel like that.

I like going to my other daughter's house because hers is almost as cold as mine.

In the morning it is too cold and I put on a sweatshirt right away.