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How much do you sleep?

Redsgal21
Redsgal21
I usually wake up after 8 hours then I take my thyroid med and go back to sleep for another 2 or 3 hours. Sometimes I'm just to tired to get up after 8 hours. When I was working I was good to go after 7 hours now it seems like my body needs at least 10 hours.
Precious97
Precious97
Oh about twelve to eighteen hours... I'm hanging out in a depression.
Autumn111269
Autumn111269
no matter how late I stay up, which usually I don't stay up past 8 because of work, my eyes pop open at 500 in the morning. I usually have to get up at 430 for work monday through friday so I guess my body has just adjusted to that time. If I take a nap during the day on the weekend I have trouble falling asleep at night so even when depressed, which I am dealing with right now, I just don't get more than about 8 hours....on a good day 9 .....
dizzynini
dizzynini
On a good night I might sleep 5-6 hours. If I fall asleep early, I sleep for a few hours then wake up and can't get back to sleep. When I'm depressed I sleep all day and all night...I feel exhausted and can't get enough. When elevated I only get around 2-3 hours and sometimes I don't sleep at all. I long for those nights I used to sleep 8 hours straight...those days are gone....
spacekat
spacekat
I'll fall asleep on the couch watching TV from 8-11pm and then sleep from 1-5am - I can't fall asleep for awhile. Sometimes more, sometimes less but I've had to stop napping during the day or I'm up all night.
dancingd
dancingd
I go to bed at about 11 Pm.

My meds kick in, and I fall asleep pretty quickly.
But I wake just about every hour on the hour.

I get the most restful and uninterrupted sleep , between 6 AM and 10 AM
olenka1
olenka1
I normally have 4-5 hours sleep which is normal for me.
Suninbloom
Suninbloom
I go to sleep around 3 a.m. and wake up around 1:30 p.m.... sometimes I sleep later though. Anywhere from 10 -12 hours is about right. It's because of the Risperidone.
spacepony
spacepony
when I don't have a particular purpose, I sleep more. Or a thyroid imbalance. Plus I have a depressed mood more often than not. I sleep about ten hours. And I get my best rest between 6-10 am as well!
dobiedots
dobiedots
I usually sleep around 10 or 11 hours. I don't have a "regular" job so I can sleep late every day!! A dream come true! No more getting up at 7am and commuting for an hour to get to work. Phew!!!!!!!!!!
sadiegirl13
sadiegirl13
If I don't take sleepy meds, 2-4 hours; with sleepy meds I'll sleep for 8-10 hours.
chris138
chris138
My sleep schedule is all messed up from my overnight job. I am awake during the night, into early morning.

Then sleep from 7am till about 11:30am...I am up till 1:30 or so..then sleep again for 4 hours...

I think this strange sleep arrangement is messing with my moods and brain...
GinaWonders
GinaWonders
Right now - not enough...................
lol
theatrediva
theatrediva
I can do 8 hours on a regular work day but it is hard to get up and get going and by 9 in the evening im ready to pass out again. on the weekends im always sooooooo excited to sleep in then I get pissed when my body pops up at like 7 30 am!
Amuseme
Amuseme
When I stick to my schedule, midnight to 9:30 I do good. I'm tempted sometimes to stay up later for a tv show or reading but I don't want to deal with throwing off the rhythm.

There is something about the sleep from 5 on....very deep.
beckyp
beckyp
9-10 hours is what I need, but love to sleep 12 when I can, which isn't often.
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