Sleeping issues?

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  1. KeybladeSpirit [ENvTuber] [pngTuber]

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    Lately I've been having trouble staying awake right after finishing my homework, which is normally around 5:30 to 6:00. I don't understand why, it just sort of happens. My sleeping schedule is normal for my age most of the time, and I have no problems staying awake during school or other times of day either.

    It's not like it's affecting much now, but it just makes me feel as though I'm missing the time of day that I would dedicate to things I want to do. I also fear that if this continues then my sleep schedule at night will get screwed up and I'll start to have problems staying awake when it counts. Is there any way that I can get out of this?
     
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    About how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
    I sometimes get very sleepy about that time too, but I usually get about 6 or so hours of sleep a night during the week. I don't have this problem on the weekends, because I sleep in and get 9 hours a night.

    Perhaps you should make an effort to go to bed a little bit earlier? (I should take my own advice XD)
     
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    As Fearless said, it could be from a lack of sleep during the night.

    Also, if you regularly take in a lot of caffeine during the day, from coffee, energy drinks, sugary food, etc., it could be the caffeine crash you're feeling. I used to get really sleepy at around lunchtime, because I would have a sugary breakfast. Once I switched to eating healthier things for breakfast, I felt fine during the day. Could be worth a shot, taking your caffeine intake into consideration.
     
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    @Fearless: I usually get around 5.5 to 6 hours of sleep each night, but it varies and occasionally (like last night) I'll get less than 4 hours. I will look into getting to bed earlier, but it probably won't help much considering how I can't even start getting to sleep until 10:00, regardless of how much earlier I get to bed.

    Well I don't do any sort of caffeine, and my sugar intake before dinner is relatively low except on weekends when I don't have this problem.

    Thanks for the help from both of you guys though.
     
  5. MadDoctorMaddie I'm a doctor, not a custom title!

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    You're definitely getting too little sleep then, I think for adults the recommended amount of sleep is 7-8 hours per night.
    Do you sleep longer in the week-ends? It could explain why you don't have the problem in then, especially if you get up a lot later than on school days.

    When do you usually go to sleep? When do you have to get up? Do you exercise at all? I can go to sleep a lot earlier (10:30ish) on those days I've had my dance/theater lessons, or when I've gone for a jog (heck, even walking around slowly for half an hour-hour helps at times), than on those days when I just sit around watching tv (I sometimes go to sleep as late as 2 am).
    If you aren't getting any exercise, I suggest going for a short walk before you do your homework, or if you don't want to/aren't allowed to do recreational activities before your homework is done, immediately after that, then have either dinner, or a small snack. It should keep you awake for a while, but tires you enough that you go to sleep earlier

    How long is your nap in the evenings? If it's only about an hour, hour and a half, it shouldn't really affect your sleeping schedule, it actually might be good for you. However, if it's more than that (especially if it's over three hours) it probably is going to affect it, pushing back the time you can get sleep at night.

    I usually get extremely tired at around 7-8 pm, but when I should go to sleep, I start feeling energized again. Granted, I have quite a bit of caffeine during the day (morning cup of coffee, coffee/tea at lunch, if I'm really tired a cup after school...), so there's my reason... Are your school days long? Regardless of my caffeine intake, I'm always exhausted after those days I've had 8-10 hours of school, to the point that I sometimes fall asleep in the bus (which was fine when my school trip was over an hour long, but now that it's only 15-20 minutes... >.<).

    So, the TL;DR version: Get more sleep, exercise, if you wanna get rid of the naps and go to sleep earlier, if the nap doesn't affect your sleeping schedule and is under an hour and a half, keep having it for the time being.