How long does it take you to fall asleep? (back pain, doctor, sleeping)

[animalcrazy]

Oh there are nights when I'm up until the sun comes up and there are nights when I can't keep my eyes open at 8pm. I usually sleep only 5 or 6 hours a night with an occasional nap for an hour at 8pm. If you ask me to go to bed at 3am which is usually when I fall asleep, it could take a minute to hours to fall asleep. I'm just a finicky sleeper. My cardiologist is not amused.

[Coldjensens]

typically 30 - 90 minutes. I take Advil sleep every night though. Otherwise I think about 7 to 8 hours.

[gentlearts]

Almost immediately. Sometimes I sleep through, but most nights I wake up at about 3:30 and toss and turn for a couple of hours. Our dog burrows under the covers, then comes out and shakes his ears, then burrows again, so that’s part of the problem.

[southernnaturelover]

Originally Posted by gentlearts

Almost immediately. Sometimes I sleep through, but most nights I wake up at about 3:30 and toss and turn for a couple of hours. Our dog burrows under the covers, then comes out and shakes his ears, then burrows again, so that’s part of the problem.

I know how you feel.

[lubby]

depends but normally anwhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes.

[prospectheightsresident]

Not too long. I usually turn on the tv and set a sleep timer. I'd estimate 10-15 minutes as I never really remember what was playing on tv

[Grlzrl]

About 15 minutes. My issue has never been falling asleep. STAYING asleep is another matter entirely.

[biscuitmom]

An hour, give or take.
We have a very comfortable mattress so I'm content to lie there, let my mind wander, and trust the process.

Now if I could just figure out how to STAY asleep more than 4 hours, I'd be gold.

[brava4]

Some nights forever, I'm just awake all night.

[cebuan]

Normally, less than a minute after turning off the light and hunkering down, usually just a few seconds. . A lot of mornings I wake and don't even remember the interval.