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Looks like you have DSPS . There's a good wikipedia page on it ; go read that , read the whole thing . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrom
by lbk 16y ago
Looks like you have DSPS .
There's a good wikipedia page on it ; go read that , read the whole thing .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_sleep_phase_syndrome
I got my diagnosis 3 years ago , after a melatonin-test . I had to do 24 saliva samples at 24 consecutive hours , they tell you from the graph whether your melatonin production is off .
The 'fix' is to take melatonin , as a pill , same time every night .
For some that's close to a cure , for others it isn't (it drags my sleep phase about 50% towards a normal phase , if i take it further than that the fatigue kicks in again ) .
Once you get diagnosed a doctor would start you off at 5mg , you can lower the dose later on .
So go get diagnosed , unless you think you can diagnose yourself .
- lbk 16y agoI need to stress this some more . Most of the advice in this thread is about sleep hygiene . That's important but it wont rid you of DSPS if you have it . Then there's some comments about playing with 'zeitgebers' , by fasting , or light-therapy , or dark-therapy (F.lux, you can even wear blue-blocking sunglasses) . These will help you influence your sleep phase . But the thing is : all of this doesn't do enough for the more serious cases . Those just need melatonin . And yes if you tend to go into a 27-hour cycle in the summer , you're considered a serious case .
- follower 16y agoI wish your reply was higher. Chances are if OP is asking the question the standard reply of "sleep hygiene" isn't a useful answer. OP, have a consultation with a sleep specialist. And, take lbk's advice of reading the DSPS page and also potentially: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-24-hour_sleep-wake_syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-24-hour_sleep-wake_syndrome It could change the way you view both yourself and your life. And, to everyone else, consider that, sometimes it isn't just a matter of "more willpower" or just doing whatever worked for you.