I love it because I fall asleep easier and wake up more fresh

  • blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io
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    3 months ago

    Depends on the type of tiredness.
    Physical? Yes.
    Mental? The reason will also probably keep me awake.
    Sickness? I’m tired of staying in bed.

  • RBWells@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Oh yes, so nice. I try to wait until I am physically sleepy to go to bed. And if it’s late I send a text to my husband that says: Let me sleep until I wake up.

    Yes it sounds like a stupid question, but it is an indulgence that not everyone gets to do. Many people have to work at a time that doesn’t match their natural daily rhythm. My work schedule is flexible-ish, so sleeping later if I have to is no big deal.

  • Railison@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Ok hear me out. I’ll have a nap and be so glad to fall asleep. But then I get to bed and I’m like nahhhhh I just keep reading or playing this game.

    I gotta get better at sleep hygiene 😅

  • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Everyone laughs like this is obvious, but I really struggle to do this. I’m not sure if it’s an ADHD thing, but I just can’t make myself go to bed at night. Extremely tired? Nah, I’d better wait until I hit a second wind. There’s unimportant stuff I’d rather do.

    • superkret@feddit.org
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      3 months ago

      What do you mean, unimportant? Calculating the exact scaling factor for my desktop environment to match the look on my old Thinkpad was urgent!

    • Beacon@fedia.io
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      3 months ago

      Yeah i WISH i could control when i sleep, but I have lifelong serious problems falling asleep. I’ve tried all the things people talk about - counting sheep, no screen right before bed, melatonin, meditation, exercise early in the day, etc etc. Some of them help somewhat sometimes, but so far there’s no fix. Actually there was one thing that totally fixed it, which was taking zoloft. It completely fixed my lifelong sleeping problems even though it did little to help the depression i had back then. Now that i say it, i think i should start taking it again just because it fixed my sleep so completely.

      • Akasazh@feddit.nl
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        3 months ago

        This is me. I met someone who once had a psychotic attack and told me she has weaned of to a micro-dose that helps calm her internal voice so she can fall asleep.

        I convinced my doctor to try that medicine (after i underwent sleep trials) and it works really well. It’s no sleeping pill, it just shuts up you internal monologue for long enough to get to sleep. It’s great, it got me off my alcohol self medication. It doesn’t make me feel sleepy, though, I need to remember to get to bed. But then it works.

        Anyway the medicine is this one, of course check with your doctor, as I’m just a guy from the internet.

        • Beacon@fedia.io
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          3 months ago

          That seems like a very powerful medication with a lot of effects and side effects that you would only want to use as a last resort. Wiki says it has effects on serotonin and dopamine receptors, which are also receptors effected by zoloft, so if seroquel helps you then you might want to consider switching to zoloft. But honestly what the hell do either of us know, we’re just sharing anecdotes, which is useful but shouldn’t be assumed to be true.

    • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      ADHD hits everyone different but I know I personally crash so fucking hard if I’m tired. We’re talking head hit the pillow then I time travel to the next morning.

    • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 months ago

      I envy those that can just fall asleep whenever they want. It usually takes me an hour or more of laying there to finally bore myself enough to pass out.

  • toomanypancakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    No, I’m really bad at falling asleep at that point. I’m much better at falling asleep when I’m sorta awake and still have things I need to do before I fall asleep.

  • Ogmios@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    I can’t enjoy a good night’s sleep unless I have to force my consciousness into submission with a cocktail of 1937 Glenfiddich, Nyquil, and whatever I managed to steal from the hooker I just kicked out. Waiting until you’re tired is for pussies.

    • tetris11@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      For me it’s a cocktail of bath salts, incense, Enya, a long soak in the tub, and the screams of whatever housepet I happen to be drowning that day.