Nocturnal people.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 23 Jun 2008, 02:07

I've been suffering from 'chronic fatigue syndrome' for a fair few years now, but I've finally realised what is actually going on. My circadian rhythm (bodyclock) is out of synch with most other people. No matter how much I try and sleep nights and live through the day, I am absolutely knackered all day. I have no problem sleeping at night, but it's sleep which doesn't do anything for me.

This is because my bodyclock wants me to sleep in the day and be awake all night. I've just been researching and it turns out it's a known thing, and there are many people like this. It's simply natural that a certain number of people are meant to be awake at night, and there's no known way to change it. I feel relieved now, because I didn't know if I was ill, or always had to go on feeling like shit, but now I know this and I can try and make the most of night times instead of going to bed and having pointless sleep.

I just thought I'd bring this topic to attention, anyone else here aware of this? Know anyone like this?

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 23 Jun 2008, 10:18

I don't know if it's Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, but I have the same problem.

You'll soon find that people like us are more efficient at night as well. Between midnight and 4am: that's when I always do my best work.
I sleep in the morning and wake up at around 1 or 2pm.

Being able to work at home helps a lot, that's for sure.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 23 Jun 2008, 11:50

I'm a nightowl as well, I get up at 7.45am and it doesn't matter if I've had 4hrs or 15hrs sleep, I am always tired whenever I wake up in the early morning & tend to doze off later around midday. I am at my most alert between midnight and 4am as well, in fact I only ever get tired before 8pm.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 23 Jun 2008, 17:07

I'm the same. Always more tired during the day than at night, which is when I suddenly become more alert. I sleep-in mornings whenever I get the chance - even into the afternoons - often take cat naps PM and then be ready to sit up all night watching movies. I could sleep for 12 hrs straight and then wake up as tired as if I'd never slept for a second. My body clock is buggered.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 23 Jun 2008, 17:19

So basically everyone on this forum then!

Bullets n Babes must be the cause, since come to think of it I started feeling like this around the time I joined this forum

It's not good is it, as much as I enjoy night times it's very inconvenient being tired during the day.

Lourdes · Post by **Lourdes** » 23 Jun 2008, 17:50

Hmm I'm afraid I don't quite buy it. I was very much a night person for years was was as you've all described; but having been at school since last September, and thus keeping more sensible hours, things are quite different now and I feel far better for it. Took a while to change though.
Nights just aren't good for you.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Jun 2008, 18:23

I've never been a morning person and always prefer night time but I do know from a social and practical point of view it causes me problems. At w/e's I always wake up in the afternoon.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Jun 2008, 19:31

I always go to sleep very late at night (like 11:30/12am) but often wake up around 8-9

Something like that anyway

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Jun 2008, 00:23

that sounds like a normal,regular sleep pattern Grim

midnight is not particularly a late time to retire. my body clock is also all over the place,a result of working shifts for over 20 years.i do a week of nights every five weeks,sometimes more.i'm currently on my 11th night in a row and will be doing 14 before i'm off.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Jun 2008, 09:18

Couldnt sleep at all last night - uurgh

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Jun 2008, 11:09

grim_tales wrote:I always go to sleep very late at night (like 11:30/12am) but often wake up around 8-9
Something like that anyway

That would be 9Hrs sleep, so not exactly abnormal

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11:30, very late? What time would you consider late? 8pm, maybe.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 24 Jun 2008, 12:39

Very good

12:00-1:00 sounds late to me (sometimes I do fall asleep past midnight).

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Jun 2008, 16:22

I never go to bed before midnight. Whilst I wasn't working I'd go to bed about 3am, maybe later.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Jun 2008, 19:04

Wow 9 hours sleep! christ I am lucky to get 5.

I hate wasting the days sleeping! (except on weekends).

I get up before 6am and go to bed 1am or 2am.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 24 Jun 2008, 19:08

I can easily sleep for 10-11 Hours at the weekend. I find I need it by Friday.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 24 Jun 2008, 19:12

In can easily sleep all day on the weekend if no on wakes me up

4 in the afternoon a few weeks back.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 24 Jun 2008, 23:53

I have chronic fatigue - thus I'm always tired.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 25 Jun 2008, 01:52

I wonder if it's to do with stuff like fluoride being in the drinking water, chemicals in food, GM food, etc. I definitely don't see what I've done to deserve feeling like this 24/7.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 26 Jun 2008, 17:28

Markgway wrote:I have chronic fatigue - thus I'm always tired.

Serious question: Isn't that just lack of sleep and/or a poor sleep pattern? I'm almost always tired too but I am pretty poor at both of the former.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 27 Jun 2008, 03:33

I can sleep for 12 hrs straight - wake up and within a couple hrs feel tired again.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 27 Jun 2008, 11:12

Me too, it's really bloody annoying. All I can put it down to is lack of sleep "pattern".

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 30 Jul 2010, 20:09

i do a run of 7 nights every 5 weeks,just finished them this morning,i'm finding it increasingly difficult to get much sleep in the day after them

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 30 Jul 2010, 20:31

2 years later since my original post and now I'd say it's because my TSH is higher at night (due to my recently diagnosed Hashimoto's).

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