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Posted by Jimmyboy on July 6, 2008, at 15:55:45
I have noticed that on weekends when I sleep especially hard and for a long time, I wake up foggy headed and have more anxiety..
I have heard alot about getting too little deep "Delta" sleep , but not heard if its possible to get too much deep DElta phase sleep.. causing brain fog/depression/anxiety?
Posted by Questionmark on July 15, 2008, at 21:01:34
In reply to Too much deep sleep - cause depression, brain fog?, posted by Jimmyboy on July 6, 2008, at 15:55:45
I have always been this way too. I have no idea about the amount of Delta-wave sleep and how it relates to this, but i feel pretty certain that a major factor is the act of sleeping in late (past when the more-or-less normal wake-up time is). I've noticed also that (if i'm not already sleep deprived) if/when i wake up earlier, i'll actually feel better and have more energy. And further i've found that if/when i've gone to sleep early and still slept a long time, but didn't sleep in very late, i won't wake up with that super-lethargic feeling like i do when i sleep in really late.
I do not know the underlying reasons for all this, other than that the simple obvious fact that it affects our circadian rhythms in one way or another.> I have noticed that on weekends when I sleep especially hard and for a long time, I wake up foggy headed and have more anxiety..
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> I have heard alot about getting too little deep "Delta" sleep , but not heard if its possible to get too much deep DElta phase sleep.. causing brain fog/depression/anxiety?
Posted by elanor roosevelt on October 3, 2008, at 17:18:17
In reply to Re: Too much deep sleep - cause depression, brain, posted by Questionmark on July 15, 2008, at 21:01:34
i have always thought it best to get right up
but when the depression wins over the anxiety in the morning and i lay about, every moment makes it harder to get up
the last few sleep cycles do no include any delta stage so I think there is no deep rest experienced when you sleep in
here is a basic explanation of the sleep cycles
http://web.mst.edu/~psyworld/sleep_stages.htm
Posted by desolationrower on October 7, 2008, at 10:45:38
In reply to Re: Too much deep sleep - cause depression, brain, posted by elanor roosevelt on October 3, 2008, at 17:18:17
Last part of sleep has REM, which many depressed people have too much of and most effective antidepressants suppress. Also there are some studies showing that people who sleep 7 hours a night are healthier than those who sleep more.
-d/r
Posted by elanor roosevelt on October 31, 2008, at 21:01:30
In reply to Re: Too much deep sleep - cause depression, brain, posted by desolationrower on October 7, 2008, at 10:45:38
in some tribal societies a fire is kept up all night as the expectation is for waking periods during the night (not considered sleep disturbances)
i expect to wake during the night
i also expect to wake early in the morning
i am weaning myself off a number of meds in an attempt to return to early waking
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