Comments on: What to do about my Husbands Sleep Problem?

By: sandy l

sandy l — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

sleep disorder clinic is a good place to start for sure .
another place you may need to go to is neurology and have him tested there some times this can be related to seizures.
there is still one more thing to try and that is just a regular OTC sleeping pill for a few nights this may alter his sleep state and remove this problem all together.
there are all manner of odd sorts of alarm clocks out there too ones that shake the bed or shake the person all on there own this way you would not be there to get the angry man waking up instead let the special alarm clocks/ vibrators/ contraptions.
i would first try the sleeping pill as long as he is not on any other med if so just check with the pharmacy about the sleeping pill .

By: kloackster

kloackster — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

let him wake up on his own during the week, he is an adult, if he gets into trouble at work for being late then it’s his fault

By: jane c

jane c — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

My husband is the same!!! his brother used to tie string to his leg and the other end to the bedroom door and slam it as children to try and wake him!!

I find the less sleep he has, the easier it is to wake him!! we tend to have about 6 hours a night!

he is getting better though!!!

good luck

By: reikiprincess2003

reikiprincess2003 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

I think your husband suffers from some form of a sleep disorder. He cannot wake himself up and it must be very frustrating for you to have to act as his alarm clock. I also would express your frustration to him in a nice way, (not when he first wakes up, LOL) and tell him that it is really unfair to you that you have to act like his mother, or alarm clock and that you refuse to do this any longer. I would place the alarm clock on the other side of the bedroom and tell him he will have to get up, turn it off and he should stay up instead of going back to bed and falling asleep.

Good luck!

By: deegarry

deegarry — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

He has deep emotions he keeps inside to pretend he is the nice sweet person he really isn’t and when he’s asleep his real emotions come out that are truthful because he keeps them inside too long and he can only express them when he’s asleep.

Good luck!

By: tellme

tellme — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

Sounds like myself! I set three alarms and I still don’t always wake up. I have had this same problem since I was a young girl.

The things I have found to help are:

1. Go to bed early
2. Drinking intensifies this problem, so lay back on the booz
3. Learn how to wake my own self up so that I am not mean to others. (hence…my 3 alarm clocks–and one of them has 4 different settings)

Bottom line is, you are not his mother. It is about time that he learned how to wake himself up. I am to the point now where I don’t even like to have anyone attempt to wake me..I don’t trust that they will be able to do the job.

Good LUCK!

By: Tim Br

Tim Br — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

put a wind-up alarm clock inside a frying pan, he’ll wake up

By: |)00d

|)00d — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

do what mom does. pull the covers away and then throw him off the bed. and leave the room quickly so u won`t hear him bitchin`

By: tammy c

tammy c — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

I would never suggest leaving your husband over this.I would agree with you and ask your Dr. about him going to a sleep study.It sounds to me like he is a real sound sleeper and a sleep talker. Good luck

By: Katie Girl

Katie Girl — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:45:06 +0000

He has some kind of sleep problem, not sure what, have him go to a sleep clinic. I wouldn’t think he would mean what he says in his sleep anyway, I’m sure it’s part of the dream state. My friends husband talks in his sleep too but he isn’t that hard to wake up. Must be nice to sleep so soundly I wake up in the middle of the night practically every night.