Sleeping habits

afinalfantasy · #1 08-04-2008, 02:14 PM

Ugh, having these sleeping habits are pain. Some days I go to bed at 12 and wake up at a normal time, other days I go to bed at 5 am and wake up at 2 in the afternoon, like today. Anyone else have problems like this?

steve21 · #2 08-04-2008, 02:15 PM

Yup.

Some days I go to sleep 11-7, other days 12-8, other days 2-8, other days 3-noon.

**Jerose** · #3 08-04-2008, 02:30 PM

Heh yep, lots of weird sleeping habits with me too. This past weekend, for example: Friday I wake up at 6:30 for work, work until 5, then go home and hang out for a bit. Go out to a party until around 4 in the morning and then head home. I wake up at 9 AM and drive two hours out to move stuff to my new apartment up at school. Move in all day long, then get some drink on until around 4 AM again.

Wake up at 6:30 AM and drive two hours home only stop there quick before heading an hour out to a family reunion. I stay there until 3 in the afternoon and then head home. I sleep from 4 PM until midnightish, then hang out until 3 AM before going to sleep again and waking up at 6:30 for work. I'm here till 5 again.

It's no wonder my favorite drink is black coffee!

iamlowsound · #4 08-04-2008, 02:32 PM

A real job keeps me from having weird sleeping habits like that.

lowsound

tplyons · #5 08-04-2008, 02:32 PM

I used to be that way... then I got a job where I worked 10+ hours a day starting at 7am, sometimes 6 am. I'm out cold by 11:00 at the latest and wake up a half hour before work (2 minute commute)

fenderhutz · #6 08-04-2008, 02:37 PM

Melatonin is cheap, in the herbal section, and will MAKE you have a regular sleep pattern. Try it.

afinalfantasy · #7 08-04-2008, 02:37 PM

I feel hyper too after sleeping these weird sleep days. Urgh, it stinks.

tplyons · #8 08-04-2008, 02:52 PM

Try going to bed at a set time every day. Do not stray from this for at least a week. Lights out means lights out. TV off, computer off, etc. and just try to go to sleep. After a while, it will become second nature.

WickedPissah · #9 08-04-2008, 02:53 PM

I'm an insomniac and it kills me. I just stay up and listen to Daft Punk all night because there's no hope in trying to sleep

steve21 · #10 08-04-2008, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WickedPissah

I'm an insomniac and it kills me. I just stay up and listen to Daft Punk all night because there's no hope in trying to sleep

On the plus side, Daft Punk rules.

Croox · #11 08-04-2008, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by iamlowsound

A real job keeps me from having weird sleeping habits like that.

lowsound

+1
It depends on your lifestyle, i work 9a-6p so i got my sleeping pattern around that, a friend of mine works 3p-11p, so i rarely see him. get a full time job and get a pattern bassed around that.

steve21 · #12 08-04-2008, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Croox

+1
It depends on your lifestyle, i work 9a-6p so i got my sleeping pattern around that, a friend of mine works 3p-11p, so i rarely see him. get a full time job and get a pattern bassed around that.

Methinks the problem is OP (and I) are 18 and in summer.

Although I have a job that goes from leaving the house around 8:30 am to coming back around 8:30 pm.

So **** idk.

afinalfantasy · #13 08-04-2008, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tplyons

Try going to bed at a set time every day. Do not stray from this for at least a week. Lights out means lights out. TV off, computer off, etc. and just try to go to sleep. After a while, it will become second nature.

I'll try that man. The hyper feeling only occurs when I have the days where I go to bed at like 4. One lady I worked with before suggested all electronics off at least 2 hours before bed.

pedroims · #14 08-04-2008, 04:50 PM

Sunday - Thursday I go to bed at 9.30 pm and get out of the bed around 4 am, Friday and Saturday I usually go to be by 11.00 pm and wake up 4 am, however, I wake up every hour . I just can not sleep two hour straight and I never cant stay at bed after 6 am.

The worst thing is that i need to be at office by 8.30 am so not reason to wake up 4 am.

Visirale · #15 08-04-2008, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

Melatonin is cheap, in the herbal section, and will MAKE you have a regular sleep pattern. Try it.

I need to look into that. I've been downing Tylenol PM to keep my schedule semi-regular and wake up for my 9 or 10 am job...

fenderhutz · #16 08-04-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Visirale

I need to look into that. I've been downing Tylenol PM to keep my schedule semi-regular and wake up for my 9 or 10 am job...

http://www.drugstore.com/products/pr...47&catid=62342

Wal-Mart is about the same price.

Takes about 15-20 minutes to work and wears off after about 6-7 hours. It's REAL hard to stay awake if you take a whole one.

cheesemonkey · #17 08-04-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by afinalfantasy

Ugh, having these sleeping habits are pain. Some days I go to bed at 12 and wake up at a normal time, other days I go to bed at 5 am and wake up at 2 in the afternoon, like today. Anyone else have problems like this?

yeah... its called summer

tplyons · #18 08-04-2008, 05:07 PM

Oh, and avoid caffeine after 5:00 pm. That's helped my sleeping immensely.

Atoz · #19 08-04-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by fenderhutz

Melatonin is cheap, in the herbal section, and will MAKE you have a regular sleep pattern. Try it.

I've taken melatonin from time to time, and find that it works quite well in getting my sleep cycle back in sync. However, I seem to have a higher incidence of intense, whacked-out dreams when I take it.

Visirale · #20 08-04-2008, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Atoz

I've taken melatonin from time to time, and find that it works quite well in getting my sleep cycle back in sync. However, I seem to have a higher incidence of intense, whacked-out dreams when I take it.

You say that like it's a bad thing

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