Are you getting enough sleep lately?

Are you getting enough sleep to wake up rested

  • Nearly all the time - rarely wake up tired

    Votes: 24 9.0%
  • Most of the time - occasionally wake up tired

    Votes: 63 23.5%
  • Sometimes - fairly common to wake up tired

    Votes: 98 36.6%
  • Hardly ever - need naps to feel rested

    Votes: 32 11.9%
  • Hardly ever - naps don't help much

    Votes: 47 17.5%
  • Only with sleep aids

    Votes: 12 4.5%

  • Total voters
    268

zumbro clones

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As I've been reading about plenty of people being stressed out and not sleeping well, I thought I'd check with the CF crowd to see how others are handling their rest.
 

CycloneErik

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As I've been reading about plenty of people being stressed out and not sleeping well, I thought I'd check with the CF crowd to see how others are handling their rest.

I just wrapped up an awful sleep schedule with multiple days each week of 2-3 hours of sleep accompanied by a quick afternoon nap. Glad for that to end. I don't think I was going to sustain that much longer.
 

SCNCY

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Currently, I am not. Part of the problem is getting to sleep, which is due to having an overactive thyroid causing more hormones than I need; one of the side effects is a faster/harder beating heart. I am taking medications to tame it and get it back to normal.
 

CycloneRulzzz

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Always tired. I have to you a cpap but even that doesn't seem to be making much a difference in my quality of sleep.

As I type this I'm at work and I'm completely exhausted and have a few more hours to go when normally I'm done by this time.
 
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CascadeClone

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I need 7 hours and I am good. However, I am a light sleeper and the dog gets up to go out in the middle of the night almost every night (and sometimes twice). So I have to plan on 8 or 9 to get the equivalent. And I don't do it as often as I should...
 

MeanDean

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Most nights are good. Sometimes I wake up between 3 and 5 AM and just lie awake wondering why I'm not sleeping. Usually fall asleep again around 6 then wake up at regular time about an hour later.

I get a nap almost every afternoon. I probably only sleep 20-30 minutes but that seems to help a lot. I get drowsy in the afternoon. I remember work and struggling to keep from falling asleep at my station.
 

cowgirl836

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Honestly my biggest health goal for the yr. Covid destroyed my subpar sleep habits
And 2nd kid made sure I never re established them. Getting an average of 5- 6 when I could probably use 9. Decent research showing men should get 7-8 and women 9-10. In fact, after a sickness in March I went to bed at 9pm one night, got like 9-10 hours of sleep and woke up feeling refreshed. Like oh you don't always just wake up feeling tired! But to get that sleep means I get 0 personal time to do what I want.....so revenge bedtime procrastination it is. Plus youngest wakes at least 1x yet.
 
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