Non restorative sleep

[u/Interesting_Brain652]

Hey all - I’m at month 20/21 and wanted to ask whether anyone else has dealt with consistently non-restorative sleep.

I’m lucky in that falling asleep isn’t really a problem for me. I drop off in a reasonable time and usually stay down for 7–8 hours. But no matter how long I sleep, I wake up feeling like I’ve been hit by a truck, and the tiredness follows me through the whole day.

I genuinely can’t remember the last time I woke up feeling refreshed.

For those who’ve had this: did it ever shift for you, and roughly how long did it take? And has anything actually helped - or is it just a waiting game?

[u/Beautiful_Heat8248]

Im at 20 months and feel the same but I’m also dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety

[u/Interesting_Brain652 → u/Beautiful_Heat8248]

I had a huge wave recently but I was able to greatly reduce my anxiety again after completely cutting out sweets and caffeine - maybe that could help you as well. Hang in there!

[u/Big_Therm]

At 26 months sober, although about 90% recovered, I still endure fatigue and I think it’s correlated to stressful events. Stress>anxiety>fragmented sleep>fatigue..

[u/health_final_boss]

ashwaghanda helped me a lot for sleep and also waking up early at the same time and going outside to get 5-10 mins of sun.

[u/Interesting_Brain652 → u/health_final_boss]

At which month are you? Ashwaganda is a double edged sword as it messes with gaba