Disturbed Sleep

I've had a similar issue, and what eventually solved it for me was bladder re-training. I wrote a full post about it  :Bladder re-training 

Hope this helps.

G

I had 6 months of HT starting in November last year and 20 days of RT in March. Prior to starting HT I had an enlarged prostate and was visiting the bathroom about once every other night.

During RT I was going about 5 times a night, but over the last month (about 4 months after the end of HT) I can't remember the last time I got up in the night. Still having disturbed sleep, but feels like it's getting better.

Never give up hope.

Hi Amplitude,

Before my RT & HT treatment I was getting up 3 or 4 times a night for a pee which was the main reason I went to the doctors in the first place. 

It's now nearly 2 years ago that my RT treatment finished & not far off that for the HT.  There are still some nights when I am up 3 or 4 times whereas on others it's only once or twice.  Not having anything to drink post 7pm doesn't seem to make a difference & neither does drinking decaffeinated tea or coffee.  It's not helped by the fact that I try & drink an additional  2 litres of water a day to help prevent kidney stones, so that may have some bearing (I do love my tea so from a quality of life point of view would absolutely loathe having to cut it out ).  Most of the visits are normally within the first few hours of going to bed & then from about 3 I can sleep for 3 or 4 hours when it's time to get up.  I'm lucky in that I drop back off to sleep very quickly again & after so many years of being like this I am quite used to it so doesn't cause me much of a problem.

Having said all this I have just read L1m's description on bladder retraining so will give this a go - nothing to lose & lots to gain.

Best Wishes

Brian

Thanks all. L1m I read your article and will definitely give that a go. I have done an ‘old bottle’ measurement and it’s coming on for a litre overnight, so reducing to one or two visits seems feasible in time. Agent99 you have given me some hope of things returning more back-to-normal. Buzzers , yes it’s the first few hours which affect me too, after about 03:30 I sleep through to a decent waking-up time. Those days of having a pint or three in the evening and then sleeping right though are just a distant memory now!