Weird Sleep Cycling

[[Buddie]]

When I have a very sleepless night I an energetic and not at all tired the following day.  But the nights that I have better sleep, I am tired the following day with actually taking a nap.  Pretty weird.  Anyone else experience this and any thoughts behind it?  Thanks in advance.

[[Buddie]]

On days when I didn't sleep much the night before, I made it through the day fairly well but by evening I was toast and crashed early in the evening.  But the following day (after the good night's sleep) I was sluggish because I think it took a bit of time for the lack of sleep to catch up with me.  This became a pattern for me my first year off benzos.

[[Buddie]]

Yes, I had that a lot until my sleep finally evened out for good.  It was as if I drank 4 pots of coffee and was totally wired through the night and the next day, but on nights I got some sleep or even up to 4 or 5 hours I felt more tired the next day.  I am confident it's all part of the healing and recovery process.

[[Buddie]]

Same.

Sleep is so strange.

[[Buddie]]

Same

[[Buddie]]

Yes, Ive been getting a bit more sleep the last couple of nights, but feel as though I have a permanent hangover.

[[Buddie]]

I think it must be the adrenaline kicking in when we havent slept that keeps us going, and when that wears off we feel more exhausted and may then sleep