Just wondering if anyone else has this? I had a 5 month period of insomnia with PCS, but since I recovered from this I wake up from sleeping at 6am daily no matter what I do the day before. I sleep very well throughout the night. I am 2 years since my injury and all scans were clear.

What time do you go to bed? Sounds like your sleep is OK now. Did you gradually start waking at 6am or did it happen quickly?

Normally in bed between 930 to 1030pm, but if I can stay awake until 12pm (which is rare) I still wake up at 6am. It has been a constant feature since Insomnia.

I wake up at the same time regardless of the time I go to sleep.

What time does your central heating turn on, maybe something is waking you. Before my injury I could visualise the time I wanted to wake and somehow it would work, I imagine a seeing the time on a clock, and repeat in my mind the time. Now it doesn't work, don't think I've woken at the same time twice since the injury lol.

Used to sleep like a log/sleep in. Since injury have woken early whether this be in heat or cold, it is just another symptom of mild brain injury.

I'm sorry to track backwards in the discussion but...

mouse, may I ask about your 5 months with insomnia?

Did this go away gradually or did you find relief from anything in particular?

So many of us have sleep problems and as we all know, sleep is essential for recovery. In fact it's really important to help us function whether we have had a head injury or not. I of course realize everyone is different and sleep patterns do change for so many reasons.

Lara,

During these five months I would wake up at 1 or 2am and remain awake throughout the night. The breakthrough for me was Cymbalta, it cured this instantly.

I am only on 30mg of Cymbalta, which I take in the morning. I might switch this round to night now as I still wake at 5 or 6am at the minute.

5 a.m. For me also on good days.

Bud

Wonder when this 'phase' of PCS actually ends, I'll be coming up to a year soon and sleep is still crappy. It's not the waking up early it's not being able to get to sleep again that is the PITA. Even if I'm really tired I rarely get more than 4 or 5 hours before mysteriously waking up, sometimes I wake after only a hour or two and end up drifting off into some kind of half sleep. Last month I thought things were getting better but I was wrong. Maybe one day someone will get the funding to study this, I know lower levels of melatonin in PCS sufferers has been suggested.