Why is it that when I get 5 hours of sleep for 5 nights in a row,

eyesroll

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:30 AM
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Why is it that when I get 5 hours of sleep for 5 nights in a row,

I can function adequately, but last night I finally got a chance and went to bed before 11 and woke up at 6 and now I have a headache and can barely keep my eyes open?

:hangover:

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billyskank

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:37 AM
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1. Maybe 5 hours is the right amount for you?

:shrug: All I know is, if I crash out for more than ten hours, I feel like total crap when I finally haul my ass out of bed.

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eyesroll

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:42 AM
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2. I can't keep up the 5 hours indefinitely, though...

I drag after awhile. At some point I need to catch up. It didn't work this time...

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billyskank

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:46 AM
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4. Maybe you didn't catch up enough then?

You got seven hours, which is a decent sleep, but that's probably what you should be getting every day. Maybe once you went past five hours your body thought "cool, a chance to catch up," but was rudely awakened once it had only got going?

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MissMillie

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:44 AM
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3. maybe because

your body thought you were going to make up for all the lost sleep, and when you didn't, it felt cheated.

We really do need 8 hours of sleep every night. Lots of people think they can get away w/ much less, but the truth is that VERY few people truly need less than 8 hours. (I got this from a book by someone of the name of Dement... "The Promise of Sleep".)

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HEAVYHEART

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Thu Oct-06-05 08:53 AM
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5. I know what you mean

I'm the same way. I feel great after 4 or 5 hrs of sleep but if I get any more than that, I feel all achy and shit.

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