How much sleep do you need?

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[@michaelthau1007]

Thank you Dr! Your video was so educational! I truly believe now 6 hours is not enough because I do wake up at 3 or 4 am and takes some time to get back to sleep. I think 7 straight hours would be so much better. Just wish I could not wake up. Thanks again God Bless you

[@michellechang2538]

Quality over quantity, as we aged naturally needed less hours f sleep as long as they feel energized & refreshing in the morning ! My grandmother age 97 she have been sleeping for 4-5 hours a day for last 30 years and she is very healthy and brain sharp !

[@Rob9mm]

Must be doing something right if she's 97!

[@theclapaolini4322]

I think if you have 7 hours a m day you wake up auto mainly wake up and FEEL RESTED.THAT FOR ME IS OK FOR MANY YEARS NO ALARM I HAVE SAME TIME to get in bed same time to wake up. Never alarm.

[@marjoriedechic5345]

hi Dr.I have peoblem having good sleep at nigth am 43 years old im not having good sllep for long time.i felt that i can only feel sleepy if i didnt take melatonin so i can feelsleepy till i fall a sleep,but i be awake at 1am. and i wont be able to sleep back again.dr.im sick for 3decades n 3 i have takayasu arteeithis.can this be the reason y i cant sleepi wanna know if you have medical conditions and taken mintainance medications.can u still get goid sleep, am i experiencing insomnia already. i need to have goid sleep because of my health if i have few sleep. in d morning i will have high blood preasure already.😥then i will start having chest pain heart pulpitations and difficulty in breathing.thats y i want tohave good sleep every nigth.so my bp wont rise up in d morning.do u think i can still combat my sleeping problem n regain my good sleep back to normal ecen with out taking melatonin or difenhydramine?i hope u can help me how to deal with my poor sleep problem thanks in advance and God bless u Dr. Steve😊

[@johnmonk3381]

If I spend 8 hours in bed, and I'm not anxious, then whatever sleep I am getting must be the sleep that my body needs. Shouldn't it be as simple as that? Other things are irrelevant and frivolous, because we are then talking about something that's totally beyond our own control anyways.

[@PutInsomniaToBed]

Hi John, what you said is true IF you don't have insomnia and you have a healthy, consistent pattern of sleep. But if in that 8 hours in bed you're sleeping less than 85% of the time, then it's not optimal sleep, and there's A LOT you can do to improve it if you want to.