When you wake up in the morning do you feel refreshed/rested?

[Uppsala9496]

All depends on if my kid sneaks into my bed at 05:00 or not. I get up at 05:30 and that half hour earlier just messes me up.

 

[Tweak155]

I have such a regular sleep schedule, I haven't had to use an alarm clock in years (for work). Vacation sometimes I have to set one when it is outside my sleep pattern, although I usually wake up before it goes off.

 

[slag]

Went to bed around 10:00 last night and watched an episode or two of the office until around 11. Starting falling asleep so I put my cpap mask on and turned off the TV. Woke up refreshed at 5:20 without an alarm clock. Took a shower, got dressed, brushed my teeth, and drove into the office 90 minutes early so I could get a jump on work and leave a bit earlier.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I have found a regular schedule helps immensely by day 3. You start getting tired on schedule, and your body gets used to sleeping at a certain time, and learns to use it.

A regular schedule and a regular diet are my keys. Throw a big wrench in there and I'm out of sync and it takes another two to four days to get back in sync.

For me, things like too much sleep, too little sleep, napping, excessive alcohol before bed, eating before bed, and caffeine too late in the day can all throw me off. They affect not only my ability (and desire) to go to sleep, but also the quality of that sleep. I don't believe in absolutes, though: "Moderation in all things" is the way.

 

[HN]

Try turning it up to the max? The point of these things is to wake you up gently with the light. The audible alarm is just a backup.

i'm going to have experiment for a few days. turned it up to 20 (max light) and i went from sleep to a little too fast when i rolled over to turn off the light this morning.

 

[inachu]

Alarm is set for 6:00am, I haven't heard it in 15 years. Get up usually between 4:30 - 5:30. I go to bed at ten. I wake up totally refreshed and hit the ground running.

Me too!
I have not used an alarm clock in over 17 years myself.

But I hate it when I wake up usual time on weekend off.

 

[rh71]

I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day.
- Frank Sinatra

It's not for lack of trying. When I drink I'm red and get headaches. How about as bad as I can feel all day?

I'm actually glad there's no chance of me uncontrollably doing something stupid.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I'm actually glad there's no chance of me uncontrollably doing something stupid.

Oh? Are you locked up in a maximum security prison?

 

[rh71]

Oh? Are you locked up in a maximum security prison?

did you miss the word uncontrollably?

 

[Chaotic42]

It's really sleep cycle dependent for me. If I wake up 20 minutes before the alarm I'm better off just getting up and feel pretty good. If I'm in a dead slumber and the alarm goes of for 30 seconds before I realize it, then it's going to be a rough morning.

It's better to be constant routine and just get your body synchronized on a daily basis.

Yep.

OP, how's your blood sugar? Do you eat before bed? How about breakfast?

 

[OverVolt]

Let me share my sleep stack for the most restful sleep you can get

800mg phenibut
100mg doxylanmine succinate
10 mg melatonin
Valarian root

Take this and good night sweet prince

Thats bad.

 

[Red Squirrel]

When I drink I find I actually feel better the next morning. Of course I know my limits and don't drink to the point of puking or being full on drunk. If I get to the point where I feel good and feel a little bit unbalanced, I fall asleep right away and when I wake up I feel like a million bucks.

I don't drink for the purpose of being able to fall asleep faster though, not really a habit I want to get into.

Melatonin sorta helps for that but it really depends how much energy I have. Melatonin might not do much if I have the energy to run a marathon.

 

[William Gaatjes]

Yes. But i sleep at least 7 hours a day during weekdays. And in the weekend without appointments or a busy agenda, i can sleep 11 hours in a row without a problem. However, i should note that i have medicine that help me sleep/ relax. That is until i start regularly exercising again. Then i can do without.

 

[BurnItDwn]

When I am on vacation, or when its the weekend, I always wake up refreshed and rested, usually some time around noon to 1pm.

When I am awake at 8am, I am miserable until I get a gallon of coffee in me.

It has been this way my whole life.

 

[lozina]

I dont know whats up with me lately...

I started having trouble falling asleep in my bed, yet I can fall asleep like a log in minutes on the couch.

And when I do fall asleep on the bed I wake up at an ungodly hour (say 4am) and am so awake and alert there is no hope of falling back asleep. So usually I then go to the couch and fall back asleep so easily.

wtf?

the bed isnt uncomfortable, i never feel any pain or anything like that sleeping. it's like it has this aura of charged energy which prevents me from resting properly.

 

[Craig234]

Go see a sleep doctor. Millions of people have sleep apnea and don't know it. It's pretty important.

 

[pete6032]

Go see a sleep doctor. Millions of people have sleep apnea and don't know it. It's pretty important.

Been to a doctor myself and do not have it.

 

[Zodiark1593]

My adventure last night:
Went to bed at 10:00,
Woke up at 12:00, went back to sleep,
Woke up at 1:45, went back to sleep,
woke up at 3:15, went back to sleep,
Woke up at 4:30, went back to sleep,
woke up at 6:00, goddammit, I'm late, and feel like utter poo!

 

[BurnItDwn]

My adventure last night:
Went to bed at 10:00,
Woke up at 12:00, went back to sleep,
Woke up at 1:45, went back to sleep,
woke up at 3:15, went back to sleep,
Woke up at 4:30, went back to sleep,
woke up at 6:00, goddammit, I'm late, and feel like utter poo!

That sucks, sounds like insomnia. for me its usually

Go to bed at 1am.
Still awake 2am.
Still awake 3am.
SLEEP FINALLY COMES 3:30am.
Alarm Clock rings 8:00, I WANT TO SLEEEP MORE

 

[Mixolydian]

lol no.

Had to wake up at 11:15pm every night this week.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That sucks, sounds like insomnia. for me its usually

Go to bed at 1am.
Still awake 2am.
Still awake 3am.
SLEEP FINALLY COMES 3:30am.
Alarm Clock rings 8:00, I WANT TO SLEEEP MORE

lol yep that's how it works for me. Once I do fall asleep I'm out like a rock. Even if something does happen to wake me up, like the fire alarm, I can just fall back asleep. Almost did that once actually... too tired to move from bed, slept through the fire alarm, woke back up, this time I realized, oh crap maybe it's the CO detector or an actual fire starting, so I got up (with lot of effort) and looked around the house for anything odd and took the battery out and went back to bed. Probably not the safest thing to do but when I'm half asleep logic does not really exist.

 

[soccerballtux]

A regular schedule and a regular diet are my keys. Throw a big wrench in there and I'm out of sync and it takes another two to four days to get back in sync.

For me, things like too much sleep, too little sleep, napping, excessive alcohol before bed, eating before bed, and caffeine too late in the day can all throw me off. They affect not only my ability (and desire) to go to sleep, but also the quality of that sleep. I don't believe in absolutes, though: "Moderation in all things" is the way.

yeah same. it's become a law for myself

 

[Erenhardt]

I use Sleep Time by Azumio to set my alarm. It creates a window of time (that you define) and then it monitors your sleep schedule by being placed under your pillow. If it detects REM it will delay alarm, if it detects you waking up early it will alarm to keep you from slipping back into REM.

It works amazingly considering it is just a phone app under the pillow. It will graph your sleep scheduled and analyze it so that you can get a good feel for your efficiency.

What kind of witchery is this!?
I would always feel groggy when I wake up. No matter if its 6am during a week or 10-12am on weekends. I'm always trashed to the point I would brush my hair and and comb my teeth. Living dead.
So I decided to give it a try.
Went to sleep at 11pm - around where I would normally go, maybe a bit earlier. The clock was set at 8am (Saturday). The alarm went off at 7:43. Woke me up instantly.

What is funny is I always had the loudest most annoying alarm signal there is and would often not hear it (I sleep with the phone right next the my pillow). The alarm of this app is very quiet and the first thing I had when I tried it yesterday was - that beep ain't do sh1t.

Holy cow I was mistaken. I open my eyes instantly, with the full awareness of my surroundings. Crystal clear (almost) mind and a lot of energy to hit the day. No snoozing, just woke up like a bird.

I don't remember when I felt this way last time.

Thanks for sharing. Sleep Time by Azumio really works. I can't wait to see how it does the job on Monday.

 

[TridenT]

No, pretty much always groggy in the morning if I have to get out of bed and/or don't wake up on my own accord. Even then, the only way I feel "awake"/not-annoyed/not-tired when I get out of bed is if I sleep for 16 hours and wake up to a sunny morning. I'll take a shower, drink some diet soda and have some breakfast... that first drink in the morning is usually a real feel good one. I feel pretty peppy after that first drink in the morning (I can't seem to replicate it during any other part of the day if I've already had some) but I feel tired for most of the rest of the day. The high lasts lasts until the glass is empty... which isn't long. I usually have to refill that glass within five minutes of filling it.

Especially near when I go to bed. I might be tired and have a headache but I won't fall asleep.

Totally sucks. Most of my days I feel really-really drained and like total shit from start to end. The only time I feel decent is right after that first sip... Man, that's like the only time in my life where I feel decent.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Depends on what happened the previous day, how much sleep I got, and what I'll need to do that day. Overall I'd say I feel pretty good waking up, and usually feel my shittiest just getting home from school/work.