I was tired in the mornings I thought it was my medication causing tiredness but I don't think it is. I am still tired in the afternoon. I do stay up late round about 3am and I wake up around 9am because one dog barks I would have to take the dog out and then let the dog in and sometimes shout at them, they annoy me. I wish my mother didn't have so many dogs I then stay in bed and hopefully sleep until 12-1pm. So it's not my medication causing it.... But I want to know why I feel tired. Even now I feel tired and I feel like sleeping but I try to drink water to prevent my tiredness, I know it's weird. I guess being on the pc is making me tired too. But I have a internet addiction so I spend about a couple of hours on my computer. I am just fed up with feeling tired, I just want to feel alert and able to do chores. When my dad told me to do something I didn't feel like doing it. There's not much to do. Can anybody give me tips on how to stop being tired? How to get a goodnight sleep?

[SoupDragon]

How would it be to get a different routine going, so you get to bed earlier, maybe just an hour earlier to begin with, but with a goal of getting to bed at say 11pm? For a while I did try to get myself a bedtime routine, of bath, relaxing music, sometimes incense sticks, (even had to work up the enthusiasm of making my bed and plumping up my pillow!) - it worked for me when I was really low last year and was feeling tired all the time - was still exhausted, but it was nice getting into bed. Do you think it is staying up late that is making you feel tired, or could it be depression or your meds - have you talked to your doctor?

Originally Posted by SoupDragon

How would it be to get a different routine going, so you get to bed earlier, maybe just an hour earlier to begin with, but with a goal of getting to bed at say 11pm? For a while I did try to get myself a bedtime routine, of bath, relaxing music, sometimes incense sticks, (even had to work up the enthusiasm of making my bed and plumping up my pillow!) - it worked for me when I was really low last year and was feeling tired all the time - was still exhausted, but it was nice getting into bed. Do you think it is staying up late that is making you feel tired, or could it be depression or your meds - have you talked to your doctor?

Thank you for your reply I don't think I have depression but I am bored of my life at the moment because it's the school holidays. I haven't signed up to any course and I don't have a job so I may have to go through the same routine. The same routine is boring I'm not sure if it is the meds. I will try to get into bed an hour earlier. The problem is I am not tired enough to sleep around 11pm. But I will just go into my bed anyway. I have noticed reading a book in bed makes me tired, so I might try that tonight. Reading a book in bed calms me down and makes me sleepy. Sometimes I begin to drift off or think about something else while I'm reading. So I will try that and if my energy is lifted then it have worked. If not I might go to the doctor. I do think it's me staying up late which is why I am tired.

[Silent_tsol]

I once heard that the more hours before midnight that you went to bed, the better quality your sleep would be. The few times I've gotten myself to bed by 10pm (rather than 12am) it's held true.

If you aren't being as active right now, often times your body will just...bleh -sorry for the lack of scientific terminology. What I mean is, you won't feel tired until late, then because you get to bed so late, your body doesn't wake up properly. I used to have this trouble in hs when I went from working 30 hours + full time school to working 30 hours. On the days I had off I just couldn't get myself to bed.

It will take time to get into an earlier bedtime routine, you may have to force yourself up at an early hour so you have enough waking hours to get to bed earlier. Also try to keep your brain/body busy. If you are on the computer, find a site that you can do knowledge tests so your brain gets a workout (even if it sounds really nerdy), reading would work too. Try to take some breaks and throw in 20 jumping jacks or situps or whatever.

Originally Posted by tsol25

I once heard that the more hours before midnight that you went to bed, the better quality your sleep would be. The few times I've gotten myself to bed by 10pm (rather than 12am) it's held true.

If you aren't being as active right now, often times your body will just...bleh -sorry for the lack of scientific terminology. What I mean is, you won't feel tired until late, then because you get to bed so late, your body doesn't wake up properly. I used to have this trouble in hs when I went from working 30 hours + full time school to working 30 hours. On the days I had off I just couldn't get myself to bed.

It will take time to get into an earlier bedtime routine, you may have to force yourself up at an early hour so you have enough waking hours to get to bed earlier. Also try to keep your brain/body busy. If you are on the computer, find a site that you can do knowledge tests so your brain gets a workout (even if it sounds really nerdy), reading would work too. Try to take some breaks and throw in 20 jumping jacks or situps or whatever.

Thank you for replying I went to bed before 12pm last night and I woke up at 6am. I feel good I'll try to exercise more

[yellowted]

try planning to do something the following day, having something to get up to do is a great incentive to go to bed/sleep earlier, maybe visit a nearby town, a museum, the coast or something. not only will it incentisize you to sleep earlier it will occupy your brain - planning it and doing it, this will help relieve your bordom, and because you are out doing something you will feel more tired so going to bed/sleep that evening will be easier!
boredom is great at making you feel tired, it is kind of 'why bother getting up when i have nothing to get up for!' so ensure you have things to get up for and eleviate the boredom to overcome the tiredness