I sleep at night but some days I wake early and need more sleep. How can I get over this hump and go back to sleep?

Early morning awakening (and inability to fall asleep again) is a very common symptom of depression.

Early morning wakening can also be a symptom of low blood sugar overnight. Other threads have suggested having a small amount of protein just before going to bed,eg: a hard boiled egg, yogurt etc

I did get back to sleep but it wasn't enough sleep. I guess I still needed a full nights sleep to get over the day before, which was a hairy day.

I think I'm hyper sensitive to situations and it takes me a few days to get over something. This morning I woke up just before 8 hyper aware. Will take me a few hours to get over that and calm down. Why can't I just feel normal when I wake up?

Wiix, did you ever try the Calms Forte' or Inositol for those wake ups. I haven't needed any for my 3-4AM wake ups recently, but when I do need them, they work for me. These are a staple on my nightstand. Of course, as I've mentioned these 2 are in my sleep combo.

And yes I've heard this blood sugar issue from other health groups I'm on. I usually don't eat anything before bed, maybe I oughta try that ... maybe an egg.

But after a few hours that egg is gone and I wake up. Every morning at 4. So I have some cereal with cream and some tea. I usually fall back to sleep after about 2 hours then wake again after a short time, about an hour or two. That totals about 6 hours of sleep. After I get up again, I have some breakfast and some coffee and stay awake, in misery for the next 3 to 4 hours. I fall back to sleep again around noon after a little lunch then awake again around 1:30. I usually feel ok by then so I stay up until suppertime. After supper I usually fall back to sleep pretty easily for a while. Then I stay awake until I fall asleep for the night, about 3 or 4 hours, then it starts all over again. I don't sleep a full 8 hours ever, it accumulates over a day. But I feel it's not enough.