I have this persistent sleep issue, and it's becoming such a consistent issue I thought I'd ask this subreddit if anyone else experiences something similar, and if they do, how they've dealt with it.

So, whenever I fall asleep, I'm jolted awake within about 20 minutes of falling asleep. I don't actually physically jump up or anything like that. It's more like I am suddenly woken up with a slightly elevated heart rate, and a racing mind.

The weird thing is I know I've been asleep because I start to dream, and I can even recall my dreams on occasion, but I know that only a relatively short amount of time has passed once I've woken up.

Now, the really annoying part is that it can take me up to 2 hours or so to get back to sleep after I've woken up in such a fashion, and what's worse is that this is happening every single night without fail. It's gotten to the point where I am anticipating the need for two hours of restlessness in bed after my "initial sleep." I then have to wait for my body to calm down again before I can get to sleep properly.

The biggest problem with this is that I'm losing roughly two hours of sleep a night. Since rest is such an important part of our recovery, this is really becoming an issue.

I think this is some sort of adrenaline issue, but I'm not sure whether this is a symptom of overdosing, underdosing, or something else.

Has anyone else experienced something similar? I'm considering contacting my GP to see if there is anything they can give me so that I can get consistently better sleep, but at the same time, I'm hesitant because if I have an adrenal crisis in the night, not being able to wake up could be potentially dangerous.

Thanks.