Posted by susan C on August 4, 2001, at 21:03:13
In reply to Wacky moods from sleep pattern changes?, posted by paxvox on August 4, 2001, at 20:39:03
The reading and my own experience has been the more routine I have the better off I am whether it is sleep (the biggest one) regular time for walks (walkies) exercise, eating, nap, etc. This goes for the people around me also. I notice I have a harder time with mood on weekends when my family is around and it isn't as quiet. Spouse also sleeps in. I try to stay to the same time schedule. the shift from daylight savings and back sets me off, my son coming home at 3am and making enough noise to wake me has been the latest puzzle I am trying to solve.
I guess the best thing is to do a test, try it one way, then try it another. Like with medication. I don't know if it would be OCD if it helped with stablizing you?
Have you talked with pdoc about sleep pattern and your frequent waking? One area of interest might be sleep apnea, or snoring, it can wake you up in addition to the person you are with. I snore and use nose strips which help.
> Do any of you have weird days on weekends, or other days you sleep later or stay up later than during the work week? I am very ritualistic about my sleep schedule (ok, OCD perhaps). I like to be in bed by 9:30 as I have to get up at 5:30 M-F. The rub comes on Sat. when I feel like sleeping in, but actually feel "guilty" staying in bed. Perhaps that is not the right emotion, maybe fearful. You see, when I have had panic attacks, with one exception, they have come on times I have had to vary my sleep schedule, or chose to sleep in. Is it possible to have that tight a circadian rhythm? As I never get more than 5 hours of sleep a night during the week (wake at 12, 3, 4, 5 and then get up at 5:30) I feel tired, and WANT to sleep in on Sat. Any thoughts or anyone with similar problems?
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