How many hours do you sleep at night?

Philippines
September 23, 2007 12:03pm CST
I used to sleep 8 hours a day but I can be contented having 6 hours of sleep at night before going to work. But this week I noticed that I can't sleep early at night and that leaves me only 4 hours of sleep a day. So far my body is still on the go and still active though may blood pressure is getting lower and lower. Share your thoughts.
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@limcyjain (3516)
• India
23 Sep 07
It all depends on my schedule of work. Mostly i work late in the night and need to get up early in the morning for getting my children ready for school so my sleep time is quite limited mostly from 5 to 6 hours. But on days when i feel too exhausted i cut down on my night work and give my body rest to get rejuvinated for the next day.
@tigertang (1749)
• Singapore
23 Sep 07
like you, the answer is - it all depends. It's now late -or early in the morning and I'm busy on the computer - a sign that there is very little rest for the wicked ;)
@k1tten (2318)
• United States
23 Sep 07
Well, six to 10 sometimes. College student life just messes up your sleep scycles.
• Canada
24 Sep 07
On average about 8-10 hours, sometimes more on weekends. Depends on how late I stay.
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
24 Sep 07
I can only manage about 3 hours of broken sleep every night..Its aweful...You need sleep thats why your BP is dropping....I constantly feel drained..
@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
24 Sep 07
I can do well on 6 hours, though I can get by on 4 hours, but not all of the time. Have you considered taking melatonin. It is a natural sleep aid and it works. Also you may wan to consider scheduling an hour or so for a nap during the day. I find that about 20-30 minutes of a nap makes a world of difference in my energy level.
@lexus54 (3572)
• Singapore
24 Sep 07
I normally sleep an average of five to six hours a night, sometimes even four hours. Although this is less than the recommended (of eight hours I think), I am used to it already. I never like to sleep too early before midnight. My wife is a teacher, and she has to get up at 6am to have breakfast and go to work. Normally, I will accompany her, so whatever the time I get to bed the night before, I still have to wake up at 6am. The only exceptions are the weekends.
• United States
24 Sep 07
I sleep about 6. I have a baby who is 6 weeks old, so I do not get as much as I used to. The 6 is gotten in two parts.
@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
24 Sep 07
I really need a lot of sleep. I need between 7-8h of sleep minimum and when I'M off can easily sleep 10h. I always been a good sleeper. I also like to sometimes take naps in the afternoon. Right now I'M pregnant and I know that the first months with the baby will be very hard because I will have less sleep. But I will sleep when the baby take a nap :P
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
24 Sep 07
Last week, I have bouts of insomnia, I find it hard to sleep at night thus leaving me only 4 to 5 hours of sleep, My husband controlled my cofee intake because he said it might be trigerring it..Now I still don't sleep better but at least I get 6 hours now.
@hestee (250)
• Nigeria
24 Sep 07
8 hours is the recommended number per day but most people make do with less. For me between 4 to 5 on weekdays and a long lie in during the weekends.
@ssf12ster (488)
• India
24 Sep 07
i sleep for 8 hours per night. it gives me a lot of rest for my churned up body.even if the thieves came to my house i would nt know much suha snorer i am. but sharply 6:00 am iam outta muh bedyes bp will be very low but i imm run for the badmiton courts to play and charge me up !
• Malaysia
24 Sep 07
hi, dhedows118, i always sleep at one a.m.. then me will wake up at eight a.m. then will go college study. then me just seven hour only in a day.. i not enough to sleep..
• Philippines
24 Sep 07
your not alone i been suffering it for all of my life. sometimes getting better sometimes it worst.i even try alot of sleeping pills.and ask adviced to some yoga teacher, and psychiatriest. it works at first but still comming back, in your case its knew so you have to be aware of it.it might not help lot but. i guess your problem now is only the body clock, try to get your body clock. or exact time when you get into bed.and follow that every night, i try that before its work but not too long becouse of my job realy killing, but when im free for 2 days i try to take sleeping pills and sleep it over to recover. good luck buddy.
• Philippines
24 Sep 07
I sleep a few hours (4-5 hrs) each night for a few nights and then after that I sleep like 10-12 hrs for the next few nights to catch up on lost hours previously. That's my pattern of sleeping :)
@tzmmmm (39)
• China
24 Sep 07
I always sleep 6 hours and it's enough to me.When I can't sleep,I will close my eyes and think that's a break for eyes too,and I will tell myselt do not think anything else.Otherwise,I suggest you that drinking a cup of milk before sleep may help.
@rimsha (806)
• Pakistan
24 Sep 07
I sleep 8 to 10 hrs daily.
• Australia
24 Sep 07
A huge 6 hours! Even on weekends... So i know the feeling of how tired one can get on minimal sleep.
@nyumix (1658)
• Belgium
24 Sep 07
In my case, I normally have to get sleep at least six hours in the night.If I sleep less than six hours I will feel bad in the next day. But sometime, it happen to me for some reasons that I could not get my minimum sleeping time,for example if my children sick, I mostly stay awake until I'm sure that they can sleep well in the night. So what I need to do if I sleep less than six hours is drinking more coffee in the day, so I will not feel sleepy during the day.
@xinming (48)
• China
24 Sep 07
i think you do not need to worry about that.these maybe just the habit for sometimes,if you feel active,not need to worry too much about that,and this may change to the former habit again. frankly speaking, 4 hours is really a short time for a person to sleep,but if you think it does not affect you too much, so just do not always mention it ,your body may adjust itself again D0 hope all things with you are OK! best regards !
• United States
24 Sep 07
This little puppy loves to sleep! On my days off, I can sleep up to 12 hours a night. I need to get at least 6 hours of good sleep, or I will be messed up the next day, and very cranky. My body doesn't really suffer from sleep, but that's because I'm only 26. My brain, however, is highly active, and therefore suffers terribly when I don't get enough sleep. Lately, I haven't been getting enough sleep because I have a really hectic schedule, filled with a bunch of useless stuff that I can't get out of at the moment, so I'm tired!! My bed looks so cozy and I want to hop in... Don't you sometimes wish we didn't have to sleep? Think about all the stuff that could be accomplished if you had a full 24 hours to do it? Unfortunately, we don't live in such a perfect world, so we must get our sleep. Lack of sleep is bad for the immune system and brain function, so everyone, make sure you get your sleep!
• China
24 Sep 07
I used to sleep 10 hour a day .I think more sleeping is good for health.