No. If I sleep at all during the day I will pay for it by struggling to fall asleep at night. I find that I have to be very routine oriented in my life and my sleep schedule falls into that category as well.
That happens to me as well, at least until I actually lay down to go to sleep for the night. Then all of a sudden I have the energy of 2 large coffee's.
I sometimes nap, maybe for an hour or so. I love my naps. I take all of my medications as close to bedtime as possible or I'd never be awake during the day.
In fact, most weeknights I go to bed very early (like 6:30 or 7:00), then wake up between Midnight and 2:00, do my chores or watch tv for a few hours, and then nap for an hour or so just so that I can start my day refreshed from a nap rather than groggy from a full nights sleep.
The longest I'd spent asleep was when I was first put on a particular meds, and I snoozed 36 hours straight. I woke up during the night of the following day and was very disorientated!
r.e. bold -- Catnaps, or naps that last 20 to 30 minutes, are fairly well studied, and researchers have discovered a number of benefits to a short daytime snooze.
I don’t have a regular napping regimen. I know someone who has a set daily time for it. There are occasional days when I do doze off, and assume I had a sleep deficit going.
On the weekends I’ve been known to nap. Usually because I stayed up late the night before OR I plan on staying up late and I am sleeping for stored energy to stay up late.
Nope. If I'm napping, I'm sick. I try regularly on my days off, but I never doze. I will rest with my eyes closed, but I do not fall asleep. It is nice to calm my brain and rest my body though.
DH, however, takes a couple per day, usually 15-30 mins. Usually after lunch, then again after work before dinner. He works at home, so I can easily see when he naps.
I'm insanely envious of his ability to nap and wake refreshed and ready to go again!
Yup - especially since I’ve retired - I’m naturally a night owl so I love to take naps - as long as it’s dark-ish and I’m warm - I’ll fall asleep…I’ve been known to snooze thru MRIs…the noise doesn’t other me at all…
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