[makestuff]

A similar thing works for me. I don’t use my phone in the bed at night anymore and wait until I am tired before going to bed. After doing this for a few months I began to get tired around the same time every night (midnight for me). I wake up around 8:30am and I am rarely tired in the morning.

One thing I would like to improve on is staying asleep throughout the night which I think would allow me to wake up earlier. I have tried Benadryl which works well, melatonin works okay, but the thing that works the best for me is THC. However, I am trying to stop that because I have read that you do not get as good of sleep when you use THC before bed.

Another thing that helps is having it freezing cold in the bedroom.

[kbenson]

For me a CPAP machine makes a big difference, but it's not something I would have thought I needed except for my wife telling me I had breathing problems while asleep. Worth getting tested for if you suspect it in any way.

> I have tried Benadryl which works well

There have been some studies linking anticholinergics like Benadryl to dementia when taken later in life, so that might be worth looking into, if you haven't already, and you use it regularly.