sleepless1
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- May 3, 2018
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I have have looked through Ray Peat's books, articles, and interviews and I have not seen him write about this issue.
Problem:
I have delayed sleep phase syndrome and sleep inertia. This has affected me since I was a child. It has devastated my life as I have been unable to hold down a job or finish school. My life is also solitary because I have no one to interact with except online. The worst part is waking up. The sleep inertia. My sleep schedule seems set at 5AM-12PM. Despite what time go to bed at, if I wake up before 12 I will be filled with fatigue for the entire day and inevitably fall asleep for a few hours solidifying my nocturnal sleep schedule.
Diet: Peatarian (shellfish, low PUFA, adequate sugar, etc)
Supplements: cytomel, pregnenolone, DHEA, caffeine in the morning, 1 g of Aspirin, vitamin D, E, K.
This regimen has helped my mood and health, but it has not make a dent in my sleep issues.
I know Ray Peat's views on melatonin, but it does help me to get to bed a few hours earlier. Mirtazepine, melatonin, and blue light blocking glasses can put me to sleep at a decent time. The problem is waking up and the sleep inertia. If I wake up anytime before 12 I am fatigued to the point of eventually passing out. This makes keeping a good sleep schedule impossible. I have tried chronotherapy (moving sleep a head a few hours each night) but this doesn't help because of the sleep inertia when I do get to a good schedule.
I desire to be a morning person. I say that because I am only happy in the morning, especially in the morning sun. But these days are few and far in between and are usually a result of me staying up.
So what can be done? Also, can someone forward me Ray Peat's email so I can contact him directly with this question? I cannot afford to pay him, but I can post his response online so that it will help other people afflicted with this issue.
Problem:
I have delayed sleep phase syndrome and sleep inertia. This has affected me since I was a child. It has devastated my life as I have been unable to hold down a job or finish school. My life is also solitary because I have no one to interact with except online. The worst part is waking up. The sleep inertia. My sleep schedule seems set at 5AM-12PM. Despite what time go to bed at, if I wake up before 12 I will be filled with fatigue for the entire day and inevitably fall asleep for a few hours solidifying my nocturnal sleep schedule.
Diet: Peatarian (shellfish, low PUFA, adequate sugar, etc)
Supplements: cytomel, pregnenolone, DHEA, caffeine in the morning, 1 g of Aspirin, vitamin D, E, K.
This regimen has helped my mood and health, but it has not make a dent in my sleep issues.
I know Ray Peat's views on melatonin, but it does help me to get to bed a few hours earlier. Mirtazepine, melatonin, and blue light blocking glasses can put me to sleep at a decent time. The problem is waking up and the sleep inertia. If I wake up anytime before 12 I am fatigued to the point of eventually passing out. This makes keeping a good sleep schedule impossible. I have tried chronotherapy (moving sleep a head a few hours each night) but this doesn't help because of the sleep inertia when I do get to a good schedule.
I desire to be a morning person. I say that because I am only happy in the morning, especially in the morning sun. But these days are few and far in between and are usually a result of me staying up.
So what can be done? Also, can someone forward me Ray Peat's email so I can contact him directly with this question? I cannot afford to pay him, but I can post his response online so that it will help other people afflicted with this issue.