I wonder what caused it. I am sorry because it sucks, I know.
You sound like you just deal with it, as if we had a choice!!
For a while i’ll sleep normal then 3 months later back to a few hours here and there.
Wake up with tremors and incredible headache. Docs say something wrong going on during sleep wake cycle. Had NO IDEA how complex waking up was!!! :)
It makes work tough sometimes but i get enough.
Melatonin does NOTHING.
Did something happen to you at the time it started?
I don’t think I produce melatonin anymore, at least it doesn’t feel like it.
The problem started when I was, maybe, 65. That was ten years ago. I attribute it to aging, as I have seen several studies on “Why Grampa Can’t Sleep,” and speculation that it is an evolutionary behavior to have old folks keep watch while the yutes slept. Yeah, it sounds like a ‘just so’ story to me, too.
Your case sounds horrible. My sympathies go out to you.