Why Do I Feel So Crappy If I Oversleep?

[RATTER15]

I am generally an early riser, even on my days off I am usually up before 08.00 if I stay in any later I feel really crappy like I haven't slept at all.

I often have a 15 minute cat nap during the day. Today we took the hounds for a walk and then popped in out local for a swift pint and then had a nap when we got home. I slept really deeply for half an hour. This was around 3.00 pm and I still feel really crappy 7 hours later.

Why is this?

[jno]

the second answer here sounds plausible

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071102181434AA7wd0U

[anneasquith]

its an age thing .. :). or hormones.

[pastafreak]

I've often wondered about this. I'd kill for more than 6 hours sleep...but when I get it I feel rubbish all day. As for naps sometimes I'm refreshed...others I feel off and grumpy for hours.

[RATTER15]

jno, you may be right, that second answer sounds about right!

Anne, No! its an REM thing. see up there ^^^!! anyway, I'm still a youngster!! As for hormones, I still have full control of mine thanks.

[RATTER15]

I never crave for sleep really. If I need to get up at 4,5,6 O'clock, I can, no problem and I'm fully awake immediately and bright and rearing to go.

[pixie373]

I think it probably disrupts your body clock and everything slows down when you're asleep..unless you really need extra sleep. On the very rare occasions i sleep in the day, i usually feel worse after for a while.

[agchristie]

Hi Ratter,Ive lost count of the number of times Ive woken up early and felt like I could have surfaced and then dropped back off again only to feel crappy when I have to get up...

[anneasquith]

I'm glad to hear you're hormones are working. still using the patches ? :)

[pixie373]

Lucky you! I need 25 coffees to feel vaguely awake.

[Ellipsis]

You are probably waking up at the wrong stage in your sleep cycle. See

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

There's some interesting stuff there re: REM and NREM sleep, Circadian rhythms, optimal amount of sleep and naps.

I sleep about 5 hours per night and very much enjoy (but rarely get) a nap in the early afternoon. The nap must be 20 minutes long (no more nor less) or it's no good.

[keyplus90]

Sleeping more than what you body needs is as much tiring as sleeping less than that. Listen to your body and also to your soul.

[ummmm]

I had a nap yesterday afternoon. I got up, ate something and went back to bed. I woke about 5 this morning :-)

[Arksided]

Pixie: I need 25 coffees to feel vaguely awake.

Lol same here. :-)

[RATTER15]

I'm going with the REM thing, however I have never felt like that when waking up in bed, even if I get woken up after a short time, only when napping on the sofa.

When I wake up in the mornings, I instantly get out of bed as soon as my eyes are open and I feel great! I cant lie in bed if I am awake, I make a very bad patient when ill, if I am awake I have gotta be out of bed or I get bloody miserable.

[RATTER15]

I am literally out of the door with the hounds within 2 minutes of opening my eyes, rain or shine. When I come back I wash and make coffee etc.

[ummmm]

I do that too. I get up as soon as I wake.

Sometimes I'm woken up and I can drop off again but if I wake on my own I get up straight away. If I go back to sleep I feel a bit sickly when I wake.

[237SJ]

I heard that a sleep cycle is 1.5 hours so if you nap for less than that, you are interrupting the cycle hence you feel bad.

[237SJ]

I`ve been up since 6am yesterday but I did sleep for 3 hours last night (two sleep cycles) so I don`t feel too bad. I`m off to bed in a minute but the same time - 3 hours only - and then hopefully that`ll keep me going until tonight.