Still feel tired after a good night's sleep?

[maxster]

I slept for 8 hours but I still feel a bit tired after waking up this morning.

Maybe some caffeine is in order?

Edit: Thank you for your replies. Strangely now I don't feel tired. No caffeine in me yet but I have a cup of tea ready to go. Maybe I was just groggy from waking up.
I have been getting ~7.5 hours of sleep every night for the last 3-4 nights.

 

[CptCrunch]

or a better bed?

 

[manlymatt83]

This has been happening to my girlfriend (dream2hike) for a while. I keep telling her to go see someone!

 

[her209]

Sleep apnea?

 

[LLCOOLJ]

Originally posted by: mjuszczak
This has been happening to my girlfriend (dream2hike) for a while. I keep telling her to go see someone!

Isn't she suppose to hibernate during the winter?

 

[overst33r]

it helps me to get 8 hours for like 3 days, then i feel well rested. most of the time, one night of good sleep makes me feel more tired than before.

 

[abracadabra1]

You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

 

[Zee]

thyroid not working?

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

I don't think it's worth it to jump all over him; what he's trying to say is that most people don't prioritize 8 hrs of rest in their lives and, because they work 9-5, it's sleep that often gets cut short.

 

[BabaBooey]

Ask your doc and schedule a sleep test,I did mine last summer and I only get 15-30 min of REM sleep per night .....


I found this out originally in 2001 when I crashed my work truck after falling asleep on a freeway clover leaf ramp .....I was diagnosed with sleep apena and diabetes.

 

[Descartes]

I've been like that for years. I can't remember the last time I've ever woken up and felt actually rested. It doesn't help that I sleep 4-6 hours on a good night.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

I don't think it's worth it to jump all over him; what he's trying to say is that most people don't prioritize 8 hrs of rest in their lives and, because they work 9-5, it's sleep that often gets cut short.

And I do think that it's worth jumping all over him. Your body is the most important thing that you have, treat it good.

 

[maxster]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

Surgical resident is one off the top of my head.

 

[Azurik]

Originally posted by: maxster

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

Surgical resident is one off the top of my head.

Finance.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

Public accounting.

 

[bearxor]

Television

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

Unfortunately, it's a reality for many people. I've sometimes worked for months with many 20 hour days, and too many 12+ hour days to count. If you can go home, eat and then go to sleep you might be able to get in 8 hours, but usually there's a lot of personal things to accomplish as well.

Consider people living in cities with horrible traffic as well. I'm in Atlanta, and I spend sometimes as much as 3 hours on the road just to get to/from work, and it's only about 20 miles away. When you're already working 9-10 hours, 3 hours on the road and then responsibilities at home, suddenly sleep isn't exactly a priority.

 

[Jeff7]

What's your caffeine intake look like for the day before? I've seen people in some of my evening classes (after 6pm) with a 20oz bottle of Mountain Dew. That stuff can stay in you for awhile, potentially disrupting normal sleep patterns.

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: abracadabra1
You mentioned last night's sleep schedule, but failed to account for the rest of the week. If you're suffering from chronic fatigue, then getting the proper amount of rest for 1 night will not be sufficient. You need to ensure that your sleep schedule is consistent throughout the week. That said, many of us have jobs that don't allow for that.

Oh really, I'm interested to hear what job doesn't allow you 8 hours of sleep. I'd really be fascinated to learn. I've worked 14 hour shifts and still got 8 hours of sleep.

Glad to hear your job pays you so much that you have a live-in personal assistant, maid, cook, nanny, chauffeur, gardener, handyman, accountant, computer technician, doctor, dentist, barber, and vet. Also glad to hear you don't have any personal relationships outside work whatsoever and have no interest in any form of entertainment that can't be viewed from the back seat of your Maybach on the ride to work.

The rest of us have more to do between work and sleep than riding home and eating a delicious prepared meal.

 

[duragezic]

Tell me about it. I went to bed about 2:30 last night, woke up once or twice before getting up for good at 1:30pm. The night before was about the same. Yet I am always tired when I wake up, like I don't want to get out of bed. Once I am up and moving, even without caffeine (though I'll usually have some not long after waking up), I feel fine.

 

[IGBT]

..nothing like a pot of black coffee every morning. gawd I love waking up in the early morning.

 

[Super56K]

Originally posted by: duragezic
Tell me about it. I went to bed about 2:30 last night, woke up once or twice before getting up for good at 1:30pm. The night before was about the same. Yet I am always tired when I wake up, like I don't want to get out of bed. Once I am up and moving, even without caffeine (though I'll usually have some not long after waking up), I feel fine.

Maybe that's because you rested for 11 hours. I see a thread about tips for treating bed sores in your future.

 

[Ika]

Funny, this is the first thread I see after waking up at 2:30pm. I went to bed around 6am, and I woke up feeling sore as balls...