I get six hrs of sleep at night and I'm waking up tired. What could this be?

[Kingsfan05]

I get six hrs of sleep at night and I'm waking up tired. What could this be?

[Ace117]

wrong timing of sleeping. sleep at around 11pm.

your bed could be too soft or mattress is thick and foamy.
try sleeping on thin mattress on floor. i feel amazing.

you might not be tired enough, like physically. do some activity before you go to bed.

might not be getting enough oxygen while asleep. open the window for some fresh air.

drink water before sleeping.

[nickstaa]

Do you eat a lot of sugary food? If you eat foods with a lot of sugar you often wake up tired. So I've been told lol

[Kingsfan05]

No, no sugar

[Kris85]

Get your cortisol levels checked. I suffer from adrenal fatigue and my cortisol levels were very low. I am supposed to be on meds for them but I haven't taken them for awhile.

[Kingsfan05]

Thank you will do

[knotme]

Either you aren't getting enough sleep or you are tossing and turning and not really resting. Do you have sleep apnea?

[Kingsfan05]

Not sure.. I went to the doctor and they don't know

[knotme]

They would have to perform a sleep study on you to find out. If you have that you are going to be tired, because you are not breathing sometimes while sleeping

[Kingsfan05]

And when I get home from work I'm so groggy I take a 2 hr nap and have no energy for the rest of the night

[knotme]

You night want to get the test done and you already know about nutrition. That can have an impact as well

[ixi10]

Are you getting enough exercise and fresh air? Eating right?

[Kingsfan05]

No, no and probably not

[Sexydncr]

Aside from what the other gag members suggested you could have hypothyroidism.

[Kingsfan05]

No.. My thyroid gets checked all the time. It's working good

[Sexydncr]

Okay. Well six hours isn't a whole lot either during the school year id constantly fall asleep at 5-6 hours a night. Try sleeping more.

[Kingsfan05]

Its hard to get 8 hrs when I have to be up at 5am which would mean I'd have to go to bed at 9pm

[Sexydncr]

Yeah I understand. Try cherry juice which is supposed to help you sleep better and fall asleep faster. It helped me

[Kingsfan05]

Thanks I'll try that

[Sexydncr]

No problem. There are also capsules instead of the juice which tastes very strong.

[Kingsfan05]

I'll try that first. thanks

[Phoenix98]

Technically you need 8 hours to get a full nights rest.

[Kingsfan05]

's hard to get 8 hrs when I have to be up at 5am which would mean I'd have to go to bed at 9pm

[Phoenix98]

Well then I would just consult a doctor then.

[rthomas43]

Could be many things.
-poor nutrition
-not getting enough sleep
-not getting GOOD sleep

[douride2]

I have the same problem six hours just isn't enough sleep

[pooper89]

Try getting 7. See if that helps

[NoblesseOblige]

6 hours isn't enough.

[neoagent1]

Maybe you need 8

[Kingsfan05]

I was thinking that too but that would mean I'd have to go to bed at 9 p. m.

[neoagent1]

Yeah I'd go to bed tha early if I had to get up super early every day. I've done i before.