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Tired in the late afternoon, do i have a bad sleeping patern?

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Ben1488
Ben1488

I am always really tired and feel i have no engery especially during the late afternoon and dont fully feel awake until around midnight. I was wondering if my sleeping pattern is the reason for this. I am on and off the computer pretty much all day and i dont usually stop until i go to bed between 2 - 3am then i usually force myself to wake up between 10:45 and 11am. I seem to be getting enough hours sleep but i feel worse in a morning then i did before i went to bed. Do you think this could be due to my sleeping pattern?

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  • john74304
    john74304 Ben1488

    Posted

    Hi Ben 

    i am in roughly the same boat as you ....except I get up at about 9 ...some nights recently I go up to bed at 10 but still playing on my iPad at 1 in the morning...find it very hard to put it down..

  • lily65668
    lily65668 Ben1488

    Posted

    Hi Ben, I rather think you've answered your own question!wink
  • marion29181
    marion29181 Ben1488

    Posted

    Hi Ben, I think there is pretty strong evidence that using a computer close to bedtime does have an effect on our sleep pattern. It stimulates the brain, making it hard to switch off. Try just reading a book for a few nights to see if that helps, not on a kindle either, as the screen light alters our pituitary response. If you can gradually bring forward the time you go to sleep, you will feel much better during the daytime. Marion
  • Misssy2
    Misssy2 Ben1488

    Posted

    Ive read alot about sleep because I have insomnia...or HAD insomnia....melatonin is a "dracular" hormone secreted by a gland in our brains.....it starts releasing melatonin when it gets dark....around 9pm.....and gives off less and less as the hours go by...so it could be the reason...your not sleeping as well.....getting the REM when the melatonin is the strongest releasing earliest in the evening.
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2

      Posted

      So I forgot to say...I go to bed at 12-1.....but now I take 10mg of Melatonin about 45 minutes before I want to sleep I have been sleeping like a baby....at least 5 hours at a time and wake up refreshed....I NEVER believed an OTC medication would help me sleep..since the prescription meds weren't helping me....try it....it may give you the melatonin you need and I promise you wake up refreshed.
    • marion29181
      marion29181 Misssy2

      Posted

      Hi Misssy, can you tell me wher you buy Melatonin, and if it has a brand name? My brother has severe sleeping problems, which is why I am on this forum. I'm hoping to find something that will help him. Best wishes Marion
    • Misssy2
      Misssy2 marion29181

      Posted

      Well if you are in the UK.....it is a prescription medication.

      I can't believe that because I can send a child into the vitamin isle in the US to buy my Melatonin! 

      My Dr. also said it is the safest alternative vs. prescription sleeping pills or the OTC sleep aids (the ones they sell in the isle like Benadryl).   If your are in the US or anywhere else it is found in the vitamin isle.

    • marion29181
      marion29181 Misssy2

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply Misssy, I'm in the UK, so I guess he'll only get it on prescription then. A shame, because I'm sure it would help him. Marion
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 Ben1488

    Posted

    You sleep cycle is all off. try turning off every electronic device by ten every evening. Read a book or anything but no computers or any tech products. The light on the screen confuses your brain too. Give it a solid week before your body can adjust to nothing after ten. I have no clue on your vitamin levels, but vitamin D levels are most likely low. Deep sleep is needed to feel refreshed, doesnt go by actual amount of hours. Someone can sleep deeply and peacefuly for six hours and feel great and another can be in bed ten but toss and turn or have issues that awaken them and they do not get the rem part enough to get refreshed. Your age isnt mentioned if you are in a university and you are doing homework maybe start a bit earlier and at best stop at eleven. You can always read books, better then starring into a tech device and no bright light confusing your brain. The book will probably bore you a lot quicker too. 😀
  • Mazza44
    Mazza44 Ben1488

    Posted

    Hi Ben, as this is a forum for Atrial Fibrillation I'm not sure you have this as you've not stated. If you have then the condition itself can make you tired, I get extremely tired late afternoon but as I work full time I have to ride with it.

    Anyone remaining on a computer an hour or so before bedtime will remain alert so perhaps you should think about coming off earlier.

    • Mazza44
      Mazza44

      Posted

      OOps I've just realised this is a sleep forum!Sorry Ben! anyway my advice for coming off computers earlier still stands smile
  • zeke41552
    zeke41552 Ben1488

    Posted

    Hi Ben, are you still having this problem? i have a similar problem to yours where i feel super exhausted when i wake up in the morning. Hope to hear back from you soon!

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