Sleep deprivation or not

I've been having trouble sleeping for a while. I do shift work and when on nights I never sleep longer then 2 hours at a time. I think over training has made it worse lately now even on day shift my sleep is always interrupted
 
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Nope - 6 hours most nights and I should get more. I go to sleep early and wake up early. I have a CPAP machine so it keeps track of actual sleep time, not just when I put it on. Some weeks it is 4-5 hours a night and considering work, the abuse with weights, and my two favorite sports which are combat related - it isn't enough. I am trying to change but I have been a workaholic for decades.
As I age - I am rethinking the amount I work vs. the sleep I should get.
 
I wish I could get 8 to 10 hours of actual sleep. I got 10 when I was on a solo vaca in Hawaii a month ago and it was bliss.

At home it probably shakes out to 5 to 6 hrs on avg, 7 if I can get to sleep early somehow. I wake up at least once or twice to piss if I'm not paying attention to my liquid intake in the afternoon/evening, and if I drink alcohol I'm wide awake at 3am with a headache so these days I just dont drink for that reason alone

I use a CPAP as well, and it has really changed my life. I may not get as many hours, but I get real quality hours

On GH now too, I get to sleep way faster, I dont even remember laying down and waiting, more vivid dreams, and it usually cuts out one piss break. Groggy in the morning but its worth it and easy enough to push through to get to my workout
 
I've only just started to have good sleep since being on hgh.
Prior to I had to use sleeping pills and lorazopam to calm myself enough to get 2 or 3 hours.
There where times I would be awake for 3 4 days at a time when I was smoking herbs.
My anger was obscene with lack of sleep.
I'm just waking up now at 930 on a Saturday morning.
I went to bed at 1030 last night.
Huge improvement.
Lack of sleep really ruins a person's cognitive well-being
 
I sleep around 6 hours a night, but I usually get a nap in for about 30-60 minutes around 4 pm. (I start work at 6 am and get off around 3).

I used to nap before my workouts when I worked till 6 pm. I'd be reading to my grandson, or him reading to me in his bed, I'd drink my coffee then fall asleep with him for like 30 minutes. Then I'd wake up all hyper and energized, lol

I love sleeping twice a day. I have way more energy.

I have a sleep CPAP machine as well. And it makes a huge difference.

Whats with all us bodybuilders needing CPAP machines, lol.

Just like @Shrek if I drink I'm up at 2-3 am and can't fall back asleep. With a headache.
 
There's more to sleep than hours though, I feel better if I can get 1.5 hours of both deep and rem sleep, my Fitbit tracks it. I'm curious what a little gh would do for my sleep.
 
My deep sleep has improved a lot. Prior to gh I was between 30 and 50 mins of deep sleep according to my fitbit. Now I'm averaging 2hrs. My rem sleep as also increased and I can say I hate this. I haven't dreamed in years! All of a sudden I'm dreaming and the dreams are not welcome dreams..some are rather dark. The ok dreams are short but never finish it seems
 
I’m a really bad sleeper that take sleeping pills and sometimes double the amount . Started taking gaba And damn that stuff knocks me out .. highly recommend to anyone who has sleep isssues
 
Yeah gaba, l- theanine around 7p.m. then melatonin around 9. Out cold by 9:30.
Been a terrible sleeper for years this combo might be overkill idk but it shuts off my brain and I'm up at 4:30 on weekdays 8 on weekends give or take. Doing this for about a year it helps alot.
Oh and giving the wife a pump somewhere in there helps too.
 
Approximately seven hours of disturbed sleep a night plus a two-hour-ish nap in the afternoon. I have such bad post-nasal drip that I have to sleep on my office chair to start each night.
 
Week days probably 6. Weekends 10-12. I love sleeping and I have a talent for it without stopping, I wake up, drink some water, pee and again.

I take melatonin twice per week or when I am too tired. My REM increases substantially and I dream a lot.
 
Amyloid beta levels in sleep-deprived people were 25 to 30 percent higher than in those who had slept the night through. After a sleepless night, amyloid beta levels were on par with the levels seen in people genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's at a young age.Dec 27, 2017
 
Evidence has emerged that different components of sleep, including sleep duration, sleep quality, circadian rhythm, and sleep disorders, can affect cancer risk. That said, studies on this topic are not always consistent or conclusive, which may reflect difficulties in accurately gathering data about sleep over the long-term.

Sleep Duration and Cancer Risk
Studies about the effect of sleep duration on cancer risk have often been conflicting. Differences in results may relate to how sleep data is collected, the types of cancer considered, and how other factors that can influence cancer risk are accounted for.

One large-scale study found that people with short sleep have an increased cancer risk
. Short sleep duration has specifically been associated with a greater risk of colon polyps
that can become cancer. In older adults, some research has tied reduced sleep duration to a higher likelihood of stomach cancer
and found potential correlations with cancers of the thyroid, bladder, head, and neck. These studies, though, are far from definitive. Many types of cancer, including lung cancer
, have not been found to be affected by short sleep in other studies.

Researchers have also looked at long sleep duration, usually defined as sleeping more than nine hours per night, and found potential links to cancer risk. This amount of sleep was found in one study to elevate the risk of colorectal cancer in older adults
, especially those who were overweight or snored frequently. Long sleep duration has been associated with an increase in risk of primary liver cancer
and breast cancer
.
 
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