Posted by mtom on May 10, 2019, at 16:00:18
In reply to Re: Why depression much worse after naps, anyone else? » mtom, posted by beckett2 on May 10, 2019, at 15:32:34
I'd like to avoid napping because it is unpleasant to wake up feeling more depressed, but I get too fatigued. May be the Lupus (fatigue common), the medications (I get side effects & fatigue's been worse since I've been on AD's), the depression and anxiety that I'm dealing with themselves, or a combination.
Usually I don't just fall asleep easily, I often start listening to a podcast when I lie down then doze off, sometimes on and off, sometimes I wake at the end of the podcast, sometimes I sleep beyond it. So naps are from 45 minutes to perhaps 1 1/2 hours. I wake from naps feeling groggy. I don't get sleep paralysis that I remember. I may sometimes dream when napping through day, although I more often dream, sometimes vividly, at night - but that started only after I started taking AD's, and is less intense on my lowered dose.
Yes, I'm often very down for varying amounts of time after waking from a nap, then it gets better sometime later, maybe 1 to 2 hours.When I wake in the morning, anxiety is more of an issue.
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> I'm curious how you describe your naps. When I nap in the afternoon, I am hard to rouse and can sleep for a few hours. Are your naps like that? I can experience sleep paralysis as well. When I wake, I'm very down for some time. Then, a few hours later, I'm much better. I rarely nap now because it's unpleasant.
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> What is your daytime sleep like? Do you dream?
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