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Hard to sleep
I'm M/16, and I hate how I barely get sleep on weekdays. I'll go to bed at around 12am, wake up at 3am, stay up until like 12am again. Its annoying because in school I'm sleepy and at night I toss and turn constantly until the sun comes up. Even after exercise! I thought it would help. After jogging 6 miles, I still had trouble sleeping! I Can easily sleep right after school but I stopped. I don't drink coffee, energy drinks, & I rarely have soda. BUT on the weekends, I'll go to bed between 2am & 5am, ans get a nice 8-10 hour sleep. I'm afraid I might have to "reset" one day by eating very little, pulling an all nighter and go to bed at 10pm. ???Any advice? I never had this problem before. It developed a few months ago. I miss sleeping like a baby, I miss dreams. Maybe its because I have nothing to look foreword to the next day. Its very annoying. A good night's sleep can make me a better person during the day.
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You may have insomnia. It's a disorder that causes people to find it very hard to get to sleep at night. I had it, too. Here are some ways to get over it.
Good, you're limiting soda and coffee, but did you know sugar and chocolate have caffeine in them too? I would try this: Get a four-hour sleep one night and keep yourself busy during the day. By night you should be exhausted and sleep easier. Use google to find more info. :)
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If you have not spoken to your doctor about this problem you should. None of us here are doctors so we cannot and should not be giving medical advise.
Problems sleeping can be signs of more serious problems. It can also get you in trouble at school if you happen to fall asleep in class. Just what the problem is could be anything from teenage puberty problems, meaning a slight hormone imbalance to maybe something like eating to heavy before trying to go to sleep. Your doctor will ask you a bunch of questions to narrow down the why. The doctor might also run some test.
One thing you do not have to be a doctor to know for sure, "sleep lost can never be regained." If you do not get enough rest you can do yourself serious harm.
You need to tell mom or dad what is going on. Then make an appointment with the family doctor to see if the problems is medical, chemical (hormonal) or some other problem like outside stimulation. What is most important is to find out the why of the problem before you so yourself serious harm.
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I have the same problem as well, my advice for you is to one go to sleep around a decent time, instead of 12 in the morning try to go to sleep around nine thirty or ten. If you use electronics before you go up to bed your just stimulating your brain and its going to take much longer to sleep. Try reading or writing (believe me I hate reading im a teenager, but it works) or find sounds or smells that sooth maybe invest in a sound machine:)come up with a routine every night, that helps as well. If all else fails try to go and see your doctor, there are certain medicines that they can give to you for sleeping.
- good luck askmarie23
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