Wide Awake at 3 AM? 

April Jackson

Published on: 03/10/2025

Waking between 2 - 4 AM, wide awake and restless, can be exhausting week after week. You may lie there feeling wired, anxious, or simply unable to fall back asleep. It can leave you dragging through your day, craving sugar, feeling foggy, or emotionally frayed. What’s worse, standard sleep tips, like blackout curtains or bedtime teas, might not help you here, because this pattern often signals physiological imbalance: in your liver’s metabolism, overnight blood sugar regulation, or stress hormone rhythms. Let’s dive in.