re: Do you sleep late on your days off?

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Sparkplug, you need to do some reading up on sleep deprivation and it's effects upon ghrelin, body weight,etc..it affects far more than just brain functions and reflexes,etc.. You can get away with it for short periods in youth, but it's very damaging longterm(lost sleep can never be made up late by oversleep,etc..according to sleep experts), it's sorta day by day accountable. I heard a General give us in Basic Training a motivational speech as we were only getting about 5 to 6 hrs sleep, telling of he getting by on 2 to 4 hours per night for his tour in Vietnam..maybe he was running on adrenaline or cocoa leaves? F that sh!t! Sleep experts suggest 8hrs sleep(9 for some folks), and ideally a nap or at least a stress-hormone reducing 30 minutes of closed eyes in your mid-waking hours(exactly..who has the time?) You need to see someone over your deprivation. May require modifying your bed, diet, lack of tv in bedroom,etc.. This post was edited on 12/23 at 2:05 am

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I'm 41. I don't do drugs and I've had sleep studies done in the past. I have sleep apnea and insomnia. Ambien is the only sleep aid that works for me but I stopped taking it in 09. I didn't like the fact that in the event of an emergency, I couldn't wake up if I wanted to. NO other sleep aid works, even if I double the dosage. They just make me feel tired. I know what I have is considered a disability but I function ok. I'm really never tired, but I know it's not good for me. I got about 3 hours of sleep last night, and that's pretty good for me.

Edit: I'm not overweight, I've tried different diets, I've tried temperpedic mattresses, regular ones...etc.