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Q: Irregular sleep patterns
asked by: 0Baka0 on January 2nd, 2008
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im a healthy 18 year old, i exercise and eat well. im about 5"5 and pretty alethtic.
my problem is that i carnt seem to get to sleep untill really early hours in the morning (somthimes 6-8am) and i sleep until about 5-6pm. when im at college i tend to fall asleep at about 1-2am and waking up at 9am which makes me increadably tired.

i have also noticed that at weekends and on holidays my sleep pattern tend to slowly slip into the 5am-5pm when i dont have to get up for anything. it seems to me that i stay awake longer than i go to sleep for, so my pattern gradually gets out of sync with everyone elses.

i found the only way i can get back into 'normal' sleeping habits (11pm-10am) is to stay awake for 24 hours so that i fall asleep at a 'normal' time. which usually isnt possible.

is there a name for this kind of pattern or something? it would be a great help.
Thank you muchly Very Happy
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labohemianartist
replied on January 11th, 2008
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Ditto!
me too!! i wrote a post similar to this! ...yay college...lol
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yogahoneybunny
replied on January 11th, 2008
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The condition might be called: circadian misalignment. Not sure if there is a name but it seems clear that you are a "night owl". If you want to get back into a normal routine, there are a few things you can try.

1. Cut out caffeine.
2. Don't work, play video games, look at a television or computer screen for 3 hours before you go to bed. These things stimulate the nevous system, when you actually want to be relaxing it.
3. Exercise daily
4. Investigate the levels of Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine in your system. This hormone may regulate regulates the circadian cycle by chemically causing drowsiness.
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0Baka0
replied on January 14th, 2008
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thanks Very Happy
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