I don't get sleepy until like 4 or 5 in the morning?

Question

i rly don't get that much more tired than i am during the day, until 4 or 5 in the morning. Although its a lot harder for me to get up before 12 noon (thats what i sleep till if i dont wake myself up) than if i force myself to go to bed at like 11 or 12 at night. During school, i usually go to bed around 11 or 12 but even when i go to sleep at 9 (tried it a few nights in a row) i fall asleep at least once, usually twice during class. even if i have a cup of coffee in the morning, ill fall asleep 30 min later in math class. whats wrong with me? im 16.

Answer 1

your sleep rotation is off...

just one day dont sleep all day and then go to bed at like 9...

it will help...

or instead do this... when u go to bed at 5 force urself to wake up at 7 and stay up the whole day and dont take any naps... and then ull probably fall asleep early

Answer 2

Nothing's wrong with you, I'm the same way.

Answer 3

You need to exercise more and not eat after 7pm!

Answer 4

Many people, all over the world, have trouble falling asleep; they have problems with waking up in the middle of the night, they wake up to early, they don’t feel well-rested when they wake up in the morning, and the list goes on. You don’t want to be one of those people, do you? Here’s a list of 15 things you can do, to improve the quality of your well earned sleep.

1. Wind it down, bro!

Being physically active before going to bed isn’t a very good idea. It stimulates your brain and your blood pressure, making it harder for you to fall asleep!

2. No bedtime coffee

Limit your use of caffeine (coffee, tobacco, chocolate, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks etc.) during the day, and especially before going to bed.

3. Avoid snacks before going to bed

Eating a snack before sleeping is not recommended. It will raise your blood sugar level, and then when it drops, you might wake up and have trouble falling asleep again.

4. Sleep as dark as possible

Even the smallest light in your bedroom can disrupt your sleep drastically, or said in another way:

“If there is even the tiniest bit of light in the room it can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your pineal gland’s production of melatonin and seratonin” - Dr. Joseph Mercola

5. Peeing before sleeping

It’s a really good practice, to go to the bathroom as the last thing on the day, everyday. Waking up in the middle of the night because you have to pee is unbearable.

6. Don’t turn it on!

If you do have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, then whatever you do, don’t turn on the lights! As soon as you press that switch, you lose a whole nights production of the sleep aid, melatonin.

7. No TV / computer watching

Keep the TV and computer activities as long away from bedtime as possible.

8. Keep your feet warm

The feet often feel cold before the rest of your body, and that’s why it is such a good idea to wear socks to bed.

9. No alcohol

Though it’s a common myth that alcohol can help you fall asleep, the drowsy effect is short lived. You won’t get into the deeper stages of sleep, where most of the healing takes place and you have a high chance of waking up just a few hours later.

10. Turn the clock away

Constantly staring at the alarm clock is not a good idea. It starts a really bad circle, where you just think about how hard it is for you to fall asleep, and when you think in a pattern like that, it often gets true. Simply turning the clock away is very easy, and very effective.

11. Use your bed only for s*x and sleep.

No work, no reading, no TV, no phone calls, etc. Keep your bed only for s*x and sleep.

12. No long naps

If you feel tired through the day, and feel that you need to take a nap, then don’t sleep for more than half an hour, and if you can, take a power walk instead. Walkingfor just 15 minutes can work wonders on a tiring day.

13. Don’t go to bed on an empty stomach

But don’t eat a big meal just before going to sleep, either.

Tip: Have a glass of (hot) milk, not only is it nutritious, milk also contains Tryptophan, which is a natural sleep inducer. A banana has the same attributes.

14. Expose yourself to sunlight soon after awakening

This will help your biological clock find out whether it’s night or day.

15. Make sure your bed is comfortable

A good pillow and a big warm bed can work wonders.

Answer 5

You might need more hours of sleep at night. Obviously going to bed at 4 or 5 isn't healthy. Maybe try an hour of good exercise or so in the afternoon; that usually makes me tired enough by 9. Don't surround yourself with stimulants either, like lots of light or being on the computer.  The best thing you can do is try to regulate your sleeping pattern as often as you can, by going to sleep at the time you want to and having an alarm wake you up at the time you want to be awake.

Answer 6

i don't get tired till like past 3am either.i normally wake up at 11 sumthin.I'm 12.During school it's easier for me 2 go 2 bed tho.i don't fall asleep in class

Answer 7

try to normalize your sleep patterns more, and if you cant go to a doctor and get somthign becasue its not healthy to deprive yourself sleep

Answer 8

Take good diet and have moderate excercise. Avoid fat content foods.

early bed and early wake up is good for health. I f you have habbit of seeing too much Tv avoid, avoid tea, coffee like beverages. Keep your rstools regular and normal. Take plenty of water and fruits.

Answer 9

Same with me. Why do you think I'm still up, it's almost 5 AM. I sleep all day. Until about 1. Then on weekends I sleep until 4, haha. We're just teengers, that's what we do. I'm 14.

Well, just try to go to bed at about 11-12. Thst's when I go to bed on school nights. And force yourself awake for a whole day. It's the only way your body will get used to it.

Answer 10

Oh man.. I know what you're going through.

I've always had trouble falling asleep since I can remember, but I had a very difficult time a few years ago (around the age of 25-26) when I couldn't sleep at all unti it was about time to get up and go to work.

I would go to work and get tired again around noon, having to stand up to stay awake, but then when I got home around 5 or 6PM I couldn't fall asleep no matter what I tried. I would lay in bed from 11PM until 7, toss and turn, but never get a good night's sleep.

This went on for almost 6 months.

I tried sleeping pills, drinking alcohol (which used to put me to sleep right away), walking a few miles after work, eating a very heavy, fatty meal, warm milk, turkey, you name it..

I know it wasn't a result of work or life related stress, but I started to grow very concermed about the negative effect the lack of sleep might have on my health..

So I'll mention three things... First, by setting up a video camera and taping myself for a whole night I found that I, unknowingly, was sleeping for periods ranging from 15 to 90 minutes on and off, just not the whole night through as I was used to.

Second, my days of going out drinking friday and saturday night, sleeping until 2PM, eating whatever I felt like at any time, skipping lunch or breakfast,and other bad habits were taking their toll.

Starting with establishing a routine (and I HATE routines) for when to wake, eat breakfast, lunch, early dinner, excercise, recreate,start to wind down, and then go to bed (even if I didn't fall asleep, just staying in bed at that point was important to establish a maintainable cycle). I found that I was essentially going back to the routine I had in high school when I lived at home.

Third, and you'll think this is funny, but I found it very helpful to read during my "wind down time". Nothing that would make me emotional or upset. Nothing that I had to remember or think about, no work related texts or IRS letters, but light, easy, books (I must have read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 50 times and still love it.). Reading for 15-30 minutes and my eyes would soon cross and I'd be out..  Note that TV has the exact OPPOSITE effect,and even though I used to think that the background noise helped me sleep, it turned out to be keeping me up,

Maybe you should just print this out and read it tonight at 11PM .. :)