Do you sleep sitting up?

[Bertha Venation]

If so, why? If you sleep better that way, how did you discover that you sleep better that way? Tell me all you care to.

[Moondog]

1. I have.

Learned to do that in the military. I don't sleep better that way, but it is far better than not sleeping at all, particularly if you haven't had any sleep for a day or longer.

[Blue Diadem]

2. I know someone who did that, but only because he couldn't breathe

laying in bed. He actually slept in a recliner. Now he's on a CPAP machine and I'm told for the first time in years, he and his wife are once again sharing a bed.

[BOSSHOG]

8. That was the case with

the Elephant Man in the Movie who slept sitting up. When the Elephant Man could no longer tolerate life on earth he committed suicide, by lying down.

[Blue Diadem]

12. I'm glad this guy finally got the sleep study. He'd fall asleep sitting

at our grandkid's soccer games and that would be within minutes of getting there and sitting down. His wife wouldn't let him drive their RV anymore on their trips because he would fall asleep at unexpected times.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. My dear Bertha!

I never have...

I came close, though, when I had pneumonia, many years ago.

:hi:

[Tobin S.]

4. I've done it before

There were times when I was riding in a semi that I fell asleep sitting up in the passenger seat. Usually that happens when I have to ride with someone and the truck is not equipped with a sleeper berth. I don't get that tired now days, though. I'm in better shape and I've learned to like coffee.

I would actually sleep pretty good that way sometimes, but not as good as in my bed at home.

[TxRider]

5. Nope, cannot do it.

Can't sleep in a car sitting up, can't sleep on a plane.

[GoCubsGo]

24. Same here.

Conversely, once I'm horizontal, it's often difficult to stay awake.

[Soylent Brice]

6. and my eyes open.

oh wait... i'm just at work.

[qb]

7. I had to quite often before I had surgery for acid reflux.

It wasn't very restful.

[jonnyblitz]

10. oh man i have an over acidy stomach and heartburn that drives

me insane so i can't imagine what you went through if it was so bad you needed surgery. :(

[qb]

11. Insane is when one proton pump inhibitor stops working and I have to wait for the freaking HMO

to approve another one. The surgery saved me.
:hi:

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

9. I cannot sleep sitting up

I cannot sleep in airplanes, buses, cars, or any other situation that requires being upright.
I did once fall asleep on the toilet once in college and I will never live that one down but since then...nope. I envy people who can sleep on a dime. Life seems easier for those folks.

[WolverineDG]

14. I think it's a learned behavior

most of my older relatives (male & female) spent time in the military (WWII & Korea), so they had to learn to catch sleep when they could...not sure how they passed that trick on to us, unless it was making it clear that if you needed to go to sleep, it was acceptable to do so (unless you were in church or driving). :)

dg

[WolverineDG]

13. My family has a well-known & used talent

of being able to fall asleep in just about any position...sitting, standing, etc. Get us all on board a plane awaiting departure & in five minutes, we'll all be :boring: .

dg

[busybl]

15. when my asthma is bad I do

[Gormy Cuss]

16. Yes.

It's because we have really comfy recliners in the living room. :D

I actually do seem to sleep quite well in the recliner because of the support, but even at my age I have little trouble falling to sleep just about anywhere, even on the ground, without waking up all stiff and achy.

[hippywife]

17. No.

I used to use a couple of pillows now I use one of those neck bone pillows. Much more comfy.

[Arkansas Granny]

28. I have one of those and they are really great. I have also found it to

be great while traveling. I have arthritis in my neck and it gets really stiff when I ride in a car for any length of time. This holds my head steady in a comfortable upright position and I don't get a stiff neck.

[texanwitch]

18. I have to sleep on a tall pillow.

If I don't I have sinus problems.

I can't sleep flat anymore.

[madamesilverspurs]

19. Pretty much.

Actually an adjustable bed with the head end almost all the way up. Sometimes in the recliner. Haven't been able to sleep flat since my lung surgery two+ years ago. Makes finding travel accomodations real interesting!

[Mollis]

20. In class, yes.

lol

[elleng]

21. I can.

"Learned" on train in Europe.

[Roon]

22. I once had BPV so bad I had to sleep sitting up for the worst of it

laying flat and just moving my head a little would send me into vertigo.

[Spacemom]

23. I never used to sleep sitting up

until after the birth of my first child. Then I was so sleep deprived that I would fall asleep any time I sat down. I don't do it so much anymore now that my kids are older. :D

My husband sleeps sitting up all the time. He snores a lot and I think it helps with that.

[david13]

25. No, that would be crazy.

[Patiod]

26. Thank God I can - sleep on planes, on trains and in automobiles!

I even fell asleep on the El once, which is pretty rattle-trap.

Also I make a point to do so if I eat late and am worried about GERD

[Bertha Venation]

27. I ask because I've been sleeping in my chair for a few weeks.

Mrs. V. works at home so I am the only one who gets up at 0-dark-thirty. She usually has to help me wake up. She actually sets an alarm to wake her so she can wake me. I don't know why I wake up groggy. My sleep is not restful. I thought that the morning sleepiness would go away when I started using CPAP, but no.

When she went to Tennessee a few weeks ago, I started sleeping in my chair at first because I don't like sleeping without her. But I found it a lot easier to get up in the morning, so I stayed out there. When she got back, I went back into our bed - and went right back to that horrible grogginess.

So although she's back, I've been sleeping in my recliner. It's MUCH easier to get up in the morning, and I am not groggy. I want to sleep with her, but I need better rest.

I don't get it. Anyone have any ideas?