I was exhausted after I got up. Your internal clock is located in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus . not sure but considering I had sleeping issues before the adderal, and worse ones, I dont quite thinking that is the answer. I honestly rather have XR but I can't because of the capsule. Thank you for your submission. But five hours of sleep out of a 24-hour day isn’t enough, especially in the long term. Since high school I have had problems sleeping, I would stay up days at a time, got put on sleeping medications, max dose, etc, helped somewhat but not all the time until 5 years later I was put on ambien. Irritability sets in, too. The disorder begins in childhood. I do not experience much of a "high" or euphoria which is maybe a 10 minute spout every once n a while if I hadn't taken my medicine in a day or two, but that is all. I slept for 20 once in high school after a week long trip. 24 Hours Without Sleep. A 15-20 minute nap can give you a bit of rest and should allow you to wake up before entering deep sleep. Too little sleep, whether it's 24 hours consecutively or simply not getting enough sleep at one time (i.e. Don’t forget to consult your doctor if you decide to change your sleeping patterns, especially if your work requires increased attention. See the unfiltered opinions of strangers. And the 10mg did not notice any difference, 20mg had a veryveryvery slight difference, and then 30mg felt "perfect" It took my racing thoughts away (bad anxiety), i could focus completely, and most of all I was very calmed down. :( but idk a way around swallowing it... You make XR sound like a complete godsend and I really do wish I could take it. Anyways, she couldn't give me the XR because I cannot swallow pills, I have tried for years, including recently, and I throw it up, completely uncontrollable. 24F / 170lbs / 5'5" / 30mg IR adderall x2 a day / non-smoker / non-drinker Since high school I have had problems sleeping, I would stay up days at a time, got put on sleeping medications, max dose, etc, helped somewhat but not all … Switching to the XRs solved mostly all of those issues. I just opened my eyes and was at 100% functionality. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Slept every day, perfect amount....then I started abusing it because I was very depressed at the time and if I stayed awake on it I felt high. Drivers who regularly sleep less than 6 hours per night and teens/young adults are at the greatest risk for drowsy driving-related accidents. My previous doctor I started going to in early middle school suspected I had ADD on initial examination, but I had other issues that were pertruding and he wanted to treat those first, which somewhat helped, but not for the most part, thus never diagnosed me with ADD (tho is written as a note on those records). Binaural beats are specifically meant for sleep learning. with only a few tiredness waves. 24F / 170lbs / 5'5" / 30mg IR adderall x2 a day / non-smoker / non-drinker. I cut myself off after tapering. Never use this subreddit as your first and final source of information regarding your question. Simply sleeping for 3-4h, lets say 5-9am under strong light, is going to do the same thing, but you will also function a bit better that coming day when you wake up. Will go without 1, 2, 3 days without sleep sometimes without problem. Having a medical issue? that is what I was doing before, but it didn't quite work lmao. If you're having trouble sleeping or are unable to sleep more than a few hours a night, talk to your doctor to make sure you're getting enough shut-eye. i havent eaten or drunk anything for 24 hours! I dont feel tired or exhausted at all and feel really good but I am worried on the longterm effects of this. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Am not a doctor, but aside from the ADHD medications I've been prescribed a plethora of psychiatric drugs over the years and studied extensively into their pharmacology. comment what you want to see next! My personal philosophy is that life is too short and exciting to spend 8-10 hours of a 24-hour day laying in bed. Even when you’re operating on a good night’s sleep, your drowsiest time of the day tends to be six to eight hours after waking. By posting, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and understand that all information is taken at your own risk. When you don't have ADHD methamphetamine will keep you wired and that's one of the reasons people take it recreationally or for studying. The research found that a much better approach to living a longer life may depend on 6.5 to 7.5 hours of sleep, in women, at least. This is only one study, but it certainly raises an interesting debate. Sleeping less than this usually leaves sufferers feeling exhausted throughout the day. Edit: I wanted to add that if I sleep past 14 hours I am literally DEAD tired and will randomly fall asleep. How much sleep you need changes throughout your lifetime. As someone who has been prescribed stimulants on/off since my early 20s, and someone who has known how excessively southern doctors overprescribe Adderall, I have encountered people over the years who are literally afraid to go to sleep due to the fact that their stimulant-induced psychosis has gotten so out of control. I do think this would fix my problems and make it last the length I need while also being on a smaller dose. I dont get dizzy spells nearly as often anymore if at all. I mean, trouble sleeping is a common side effect of adderall, which my doctor told me, but this was a problem before my adderall as well, and I end up sleeping more with my adderall than without if you didn't read fully, before I had gone days without sleep. Hope you guys enjoy it! My doctor originally wanted to do XR after the first few months as the IR was not lasting long enough for me. I WOULD like to add the issue I have is even if I manage to get sleep, because this doesnt happen ALL the time, but sometimes I am able to go to sleep but I will sleep for 14+ hours and continue to sleep if I dont force myself to get up. I had a sleep study done and was diagnosed with hypersomnia. When you do actually have ADHD the methamphetamine with make you sleepy. So, increasing sleep pressure can be good, but you don't need to stay up a whole 24h to do it. If you have more time to sleep, waking up after 1 1/2 hours or 3 hours of sleep should typically leave you feeling more rested than if you got 1 or 2 hours of sleep. I always feel really good, never tired until a proper time once the 24 hours has ended, and sleep an easy 8 hours without constantly waking up like usual. This has lead to me getting very dehydrated/not eating much, etc. After this incident, the Guinness Book of World Records removed this record from their books so nobody else would attempt it— probably because going without sleep for this long can be fatal. Adderall effects people differently while some get side effects while others dont so please don't tell me I don't have adhd. omg. This subreddit is for informal second opinions and casual information. Relaxing sleep music (8 hours) with soft piano music and water sounds. The longest anyone has gone without sleep was 264 hours— a 17-year old boy in California stayed awake for a staggering 11 days. Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Salvador Dali, and many other geniuses were said to sleep from one to 4 hours a day according to the system of polyphasic sleep. I got some waves of tiredness every now and then only if I wasn't doing anything. I don't remember any dreams, but I'm pretty sure there was REM sleep. Yes. I would get comedown after 3 1/2 hours. Is sleeping only every 24 hours okay? What happened after 24-hours. Firefighters don't "work" 24 hours straight. The actual quality of the sleep is normal and when able to sleep for 12 hours, people with long sleep syndrome wake up feeling refreshed. The preliminary results were a bit odd, but I enjoyed the free-running sleep cycle: I woke up without the dreaded drowsiness and using the day became so much more effective. In the months that I was prescribed the instants (granted I wasn't as bad as yourself), but I would constantly be jumping between mania and depression. 60mg/day of instant release is more than sufficient for most people even with severe ADHD, let alone someone like yourself, is an absolute recipe for disaster. I ended up doing independant study through highschool so things were not effecting me much as everything was at my own pace and I was in a quiet environment, and was a lot easier. My question is, is it bad that I only sleep every 24 hours? Same as if I sleep two days in a row (as I tend to sleep longer/dont even remember shutting alarms off) I had fallen asleep sitting straight up in my desk chair at work once and fell out my chair (bar stool height chair lmao). 10 hours of deep sleep music that hopefully will help you to fall asleep. Even though Tripp was seemingly fine after the first night, not sleeping for 24-hours is comparable to having a .10 percent blood alcohol concentration, according to a 2010 study. Though, I dont feel this sleeping is an issue of my medication is the thing, if anything I think it has helped it. An infant may need up to 17 hours of sleep each day, while an older adult may get by on just 7 hours of sleep … It consists of six 20-minute naps for two total hours of sleep a day. I am prescribed 30mg x2 a day of the IR. No longer have to take my melatonin either. It is simply much longer than most people need. 30mg IR twice a day? Before an angry mob starts down voting this and everything I've ever posted, let me qualify that statement. I did the 24 Hour Overnight Bathroom challenge! I've tried all the tricks in the books and cant get it down. After sleeping for 13-hours straight, Tripp’s sanity was returned. I was on it maybe a year or so and was amazing. The adderall has at the least made it very consistent for the most part. When possible, try to get seven to eight hours of rest each night, as that should allow your body enough time to get enough rest. Sleep deprivation can occur after just 24 hours of no sleep, and the symptoms become more severe the more time you spend awake. Any of us would be happy to extend the 24-hour day by a couple of hours to get more time to sleep. Press J to jump to the feed. Hey y'all! It can be described as the body demanding excessive sleep hours often ranging between 10-12 hours. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I am a 27 year old male, weigh 170lbs, 6foot even, and my doctor has me on 20mg XR/Day and that is MORE than enough. A less extreme form and the one I’ve chosen for myself is dubbed the Everyman method. Bright Side knows 6 secret sleeping techniques that will give you up to 22 free hours a day. Adderall has fixed every single one of those issues. Then I went to college and it was a disaster, I quit after my first semester and tried going back 3 times until moving, then moved where I am started again, struggled and failed classes, went to doctor and diagnosed. You are absolutely headed in that direction. I had severe focus issues, could never get anything done, constantly quitting because I just could not maintain a job to save my life, no motivation or drive, have constant thoughts a million miles an hour that you cannot imagine. My sleeping issues were a lot worse than it is now. There might be other benefits to sleeping 7 hours of sleep and not sleeping more. Their nightly length of sleep tends to be 10 to 12 hours. I live in a town of about 15,000 where there are maybe 8 fires a year. I ate, watched a couple episodes of something and then it was like I hit a wall and needed more sleep. Canada has banned the instant formulation entirely because it has been studied, and proven, that the side effects outweigh the benefits. So, I tried to stay up quite a bit longer than usual and logged my sleep phases: two lines on a linear 24-hour calendar. Most people will begin to experience the effects of sleep deprivation after just 24 hours. I felt relaxed, I felt good. I have typically always been a long sleeper, averaging 9+ hours per night according to my sleep tracker. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts omg. I take 50mg of Adderall but if I don't drink 2 cups of espresso with my pills I'm asleep in less than 2 hours but a sleep study might give you some answers How to Stop Tossing and Turning at Night. If I am sitting on the couch I will just pass out. I think this is the highest my doctor will prescribe me, which is fine as it works for me and I wouldn't want to go higher. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. sometimes Temazapam is gentle on me, othertimes it knocks me out and puts me into a coma, Mate I think if I slept 24 hours first thing I would need is a nap lol. I've always had depression/anxiety so that stuff comes up when I'm off my adderall, but completely goes away on my adderall (so I kinda feel there are no bad side effects so far? In short, polyphasic sleep is cutting down the night sleep and adding a few 20- or 30-minute sleeping breaks during the day. I did not want to be on adderall nor try to get adderal and even told the doctor I was against it and she wanted me to try it as she thought it would help me, and it has, a lot. 8 hours awake, then 30m of sleep, then 8 awake then 30 alseep), can be damaging. About a year ago I got diagnosed with ADHD and prescribed adderall. Before starting polyphasic sleeping I had my doubts on whether it could work for me. Get that nasty secret off your chest. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns. I know my friend is prescribed 30mgx3 a day, so I didn't think my prescription was too large with that comparison... shrug. I can sleep 24 to 36 hours on a regular basis. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. As a result, we get a few extra days a week. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If you have any tips or alternatives to not swallowing the XR I am def wanting to hear them though, or any other suggestions. We also know that the occasional all-nighter happens, and you may be faced with the dilemma of sleep for an hour or not at all. this subreddit has gone down the drain ): More posts from the confessions community. Their main complaint is that there is not enough time during the day to be awake. but that could just be being naive) I also have naturally very low blood pressure and it normalizes it somehow. It took a shit ton long to still get things done and focus, but I also didn't have usual time limits. It’s true. This soothing sleeping music is produced to make you fall asleep fast. In that case, sleep for 20 and commit to catching up on those zzz’s as soon as possible. Tho most people I meet IRL are on at least 40-45mg total a day (usually something like 30 mg +15mg, or 20, 15, 10, or 30,10) Tho on here I def see lower ones which confuse the hell out of me. Adderall IR is one of the most inconsistent, up-and-down mentally, overpowering ADHD medication that I've tried. Since then I hadn't taken anything, and sleeping is always messed up. "At 24 hours, you’re at 0.1%." For the sake of your health, go see another doctor. While 7 is included in the range, should it be focused on more and used as a target? Your body can "make up" for sleep. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Honestly it sounds to me as though you're beginning to/have been experiencing some intense stimulant-induced psychosis. Oversleeping is called hypersomnia or “long sleeping.” This condition affects about 2 percent of people. but my adderall is needed for my focus and such, so maybe I sleep better, but then the rest of my life simply falls apart all over again? Just drank some Cola fresh out the fridge and I'm gonna go to the store in a bit! I focus on one thing, get my things done, and no longer have racing thoughts, I am in a calm place, and relaxed while on adderall. (this was an issue before the adderall as well) So I either dont get nearly enough sleep, or I get overly insane amounts of sleep. It is estimated that 24 hours of wakefulness makes a driver even more impaired than a blood-alcohol level of .10, meaning that drowsy driving could be even more dangerous than drunk driving. I take Temazapam cause i have a brain fluid leak which causes a bunch of bad symptoms.. anyway when i looked at the calendar on my PC, i saw it was the next day! So not sure how this means I do not in fact have ADHD. This sleep is very normal and of a good quality. That is an ABSURDLY high amount. Several sleep studies have been finding that seven hours is the optimal sleep time, not 8. But over the past 30 days I’ve averaged just 3.5 hours of sleep. The mod team does their best to remove bad information, but we do not catch all of it. The most extreme one is the Uberman method. Even prior to switching to 20mg extended release, I was on 20mg IR/day, divided it into two doses, and THAT was more than enough. Please note that a response does not constitute a doctor-patient relationship. They are on the clock at the station for 24 hours, many of which may be spent sleeping and playing foosball. Are you ready to learn Japanese while sleeping 8 hours? If your having trouble sleeping on Adderall that means you don't need Adderall. Is that the dosage that your doctor has prescribed you? i havent eaten or drunk anything for 24 hours! It's a good half and half. It consists of one “core” sleep lasting between 3–4 hours, and three 20-minute naps throughout the day for a total of four to five hours. READ MORE. The updated paper published suggested that eight hours is probably too much sleep and five hours is not enough. I then slept for 26 hours straight. Coordination deteriorates as well in those intervening hours, said Ojile, a professor at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Means you don't actually have ADHD. That’s less than half of what I normally get! Always visit a doctor in real life if you have any concerns about your health. The range for hours of sleep each night for people aged 18-64 is 7-9 hours. All flaired medical professionals on this subreddit are verified by the mods. It is a life-long pattern of needing a lot of sleep. Since then I am able to cut the longer periods of time without sleep down to only 1 day, and have no tiredness whatsoever during that day. People with hypersomnia might require as many as 10 to 12 hours of sleep … This 24-hour sleep-wake cycle is known as our circadian rhythm. Ask a doctor or medical professional on Reddit! Beautiful piano music 24/7 live stream featuring relaxing music by me, Peder B. Helland. I woke up really hungry but it was the most refreshing sleep I've ever had. There can be hallucinations, soreness, wear-and-tear on vital organs, etc. Press J to jump to the feed. My doctor is aware of such sleeping issues, and they have improved since before. This started about 8 years ago. 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