3.Medication
Drugs for heart disease, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s, and thyroid problems — all more common as you age — might interrupt your sleep. And age can make the effects of some medications more likely to keep you up, such as the stimulant pseudoephedrine in over-the-counter decongestants. Your doctor may be able to adjust or change your medication if it seems to affect your sleep.
4.Waking Up to Pee
If it happens more than once a night, your doctor might call it nocturia. It tends to happen more as you get older. This may be due to illness, like diabetes, heart failure, or to infection, inflammation, and other age-related bladder problems. It may help to avoid caffeine and alcohol later in the day. Your doctor may prescribe water pills (diuretics) to help you pee earlier in the day, or other drugs that lessen the need to go.
