Whenever I get like 7-8 hours of sleep, I am sooo tired and I fall asleep in school the next day. But whenever I get 2-3 hours of sleep, I am so awake and hyper the next day. Why? Does this happen to you?
2007-05-03 13:40:24 · 5 answers · asked by i like turtles 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
During a normal night of sleep you go through several cycles. You have what's called REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep and non-REM sleep. Each sleep cycle take between 90-100 minutes or so, give or take. There are also certain hormones associated with sleep. An increase in melatonin and a decrease of Andenosine have been associated with a normal sleep cycle, and serotonin may initiate the sleep cycle.
You dream during periods of REM sleep, hence, it's when you are the closest to being awake. After each REM cycle you go back into what's called "deep sleep".
According to the chart on the site linked below, after about two hours of sleep you are back on the up swing and are starting to wake up again, if you interupt sleep here, then your body may not need as much rousing as it's already starting to "wake up". Your sleep cycle though is heavily dependent on whether you got a good night's sleep the night before.
If you get a really good night of sleep you can sometimes go a night or two of bad sleep without too much problems. Although wrestlessness can also be a sign of a mineral deficiency.
If you are not getting enough magnesium and calcium together, you might not be fully relaxing when you lay down, hence why you wake up more readily early into your sleep pattern but may be more lethargic later, your REM/no REM pattern might be out of balance. By the time you are finally shutting down into deep sleep, is about the time when you are having to wake up. Your body may not be building up enough melatonin early into your sleep, and may be keeping it in your system well after it's been introduced to your system.
Another posibility is that you are not producing enough serotonin, the substance that initiates your sleep. This could be caused by not having enough B vitamins in your system or you are not making enough tryptophan to get converted to serotonin. Magnesium and B vitamins convert together into serotonin.
Here's something to try. On your next weekend, try taking some calcium (plus D so you can absorb it), magnesium, and a B-complex vitamin, and see how well you sleep. It may take a couple nights in a row before the effects catch up or set in. Also, avoid alcohol, as it can inhibit the absorption of some of your B vitamins.
2007-05-03 15:02:46 · answer #1 · answered by CalKnight 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah thats called your "Second Wind" when you dont get enough sleep .. eventually though your body will get run-down if you dont sleep good.
2007-05-03 20:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes..it means your overtired..i git that all the time
2007-05-04 01:23:12 · answer #3 · answered by GirlProblems 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-03 20:48:01 · answer #4 · answered by blank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg girl that is so me!! LOL!!!
2007-05-04 22:06:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋