Question Posted Saturday November 29 2008, 11:29 pm
i have a sleeping problem and my whole family even thinks i have on too.
im 16
i cant go throughout the day without taking a nap
and like when i mean nap, there about 4 hours
im alwayssss tired during the day, but yet when its like 10 pm im all of a sudden not tired. and then i can stay up till like 3 in the morning.
i can seriously sleep the whole day and still be tired. but if i get like 4 hours of sleep on a school day i function 5834329x better then i do with like 9 hours of sleep.
i really dont know whats wrong with me. helpppp !
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Health & Fitness category? Maybe give some free advice about: Mental health? thelaura answered Monday December 1 2008, 10:07 am: Too much sleep can leave you feeling sluggish and more tired than you started out! So, if you sleep 9 hours for example, cut it down to 7 or 8 and see if that feels better.
It seems to me like you need to get yourself into a proper pattern. It's inevitable to feel tired if one day you get barely any sleep, the next you sleep for ages, take random naps, etc etc, because your body is becoming messed up.
Pick a reasonable time to go to sleep and set your alarm for when you need to get up. If you do this every day, within a few weeks, your body will become used to it and hopefully, you should start to feel a bit better.
If you aren't tired when it's time for you to go to bed, you can help yourself - have a hot relaxing bath about an hour before, make sure you don't drink any drinks with caffeine, don't eat heavy meals at night, turn your computer off at least an hour before you sleep...
I used to be like you before I started a full time job and within days, I was in bed by midnight and up at 6. It helped alot! [ thelaura's advice column | Ask thelaura A Question ]
jean_nicole answered Monday December 1 2008, 12:03 am: I don't know your habbits so I am just saying these things assuming that you dont already do them.
Not drinking caffeine after 4pm,
also no sugar late at night.
And even if you feel wide awake at 10 lay down anyways and try and calm your mind don't get up and watch tv or get on the computer.
If you already do those things or you try them and still have a problem, I'd say go to a doctor.
I'm not a big fan of taking pills but they could be able to give you a low dose sleeping pill, and I would advise to not take an over the counter sleeping pill because they tend to be really strong. [ jean_nicole's advice column | Ask jean_nicole A Question ]
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