Re:Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
by cmuguythrow on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @10:45AM
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This used to be me. I now realize that the reason for my grogginess was that I was totally dehydrated after my 10+ hr sleeping marathon. I now sleep with a water bottle and try to drink half of it before going to bed. When I do this I find that I will naturally wake up after about 8.5 hrs, drink the remaining half of the bottle, fall back asleep for 30 min, and then wake up feeling great. Wonder if this could work for you too
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Re:Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
by stronglikedan on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @11:30AM
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I, too, keep water by the bedside and drink some before falling asleep. However, the older I get, the less I drink, so I don't wake up every couple hours to pee. The moral of this story: don't get old.
this is true. my bladder wakes me up before most everything else, and it won't let me go back to sleep until it's addressed. I'd love to sleep 8-9 hours a night, but my kidneys have other plans for me.
source: am old.
Try having a look at Saw Palmetto tablets. It’s stopped my dad from having to wake twice in the night to use the bathroom.
I know it's practically sacreligious, but if you drink coffee, you should stop.
Re:Weekend ‘catch-up sleep’ is a lie
by antisthenes on Wednesday March 06, 2019 @12:47PM
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Can this be mitigated by keeping the room a bit more humid, so you don't lose as much liquid through your skin?
Especially in the winter, waking up in a room with sub 30% humidity is brutal.