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Lying awake at 3am

Some people can't get to sleep. More can't stay asleep. Either way, most have been quietly putting up with it for years.

Free. A doctor reviews it within 24 hours. You only pay if you go ahead.

Sound familiar?

Most people have quietly adjusted around it.

  • You fall asleep fine, then wake between 2 and 4am
  • Lying awake for ages before you drop off
  • Wired at night, flat in the morning
  • Light, broken sleep toward morning
  • One thing to get to sleep, another to wake up
  • You've tried the obvious fixes and nothing has held
What a doctor looks at

It's a symptom, not a diagnosis. These are some of the patterns behind it.

1

Your stress rhythm

The body's overnight stress-hormone curve can drift, so the morning rise arrives hours early. A 3am wake is often what that feels like.

2

Sleep structure

Hours matter less than how much deep and REM sleep sits inside them. Eight shallow hours can leave you as flat as five good ones.

3

Overnight blood sugar

A dip in blood glucose during the night can trigger a wake-up. Common, and often missed.

4

A system that won't switch off

If you run in high gear all day, you don't power down on cue at 10pm. The wind-down has to happen somewhere.

The next step

A detailed assessment, read by a doctor.

Your doctor needs the real picture, not a general sense of feeling run down. The assessment covers the following.

  • How long the pattern has been going, and how it shows up
  • What you've already tried
  • Your current health and medications
  • Routine, shifts and stress load

No cost to submit or have it reviewed. Completing it doesn't guarantee any particular treatment. A doctor decides what's appropriate for you.

Before you pay anything, you receive
  • A doctor-reviewed summary of your situation
  • What your doctor recommends, and why
  • Nutrition, sleep and routine guidance
  • Safety checks against your health and medications
  • A follow-up plan
  • Clear, itemised pricing

Reviewed by a second, independent doctor before anything goes ahead.

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