Re: Exercise and sleep

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break a leg ROFLMAO.

Nearly did! All those wires! I arrived at 7:30pm. They wired me up at 8pm. Then just before 10, put more wires on me – this time my legs. I counted roughly 30 total. scalp, face, chest, sides, legs, straps around chest and stomach to measure breathing, heart, abdomen movement (I guess in case I was suffocating or experiencing apnea?)

Well wake up at midnight and have to, well, uh, use the restroom? HA

They said if there was no sign of apnea, they’d keep me Wednesday for nap studies. They never did answer, but I was there until 4:30pm Wednesday. 5 naps through the day. No clocks on any wall in the building. My notebook computer I took died upon starting – blue screened. My cell phone died, no reception or signal anyway. TV was boring. Imagine an ADHD person sitting in a room with only a TV, no clocks, no books, dead cell phone, dead computer and having to nap every so often.

So apparently no apnea – or no real concern if there were signs. So what is the issue? ADHD keeping me from sleeping??

Here’s what does happen to me at times:

I lay in my recliner/chair Sunday afternoon for a little snooze. I don’t really get into full sleep, however, as soon as I lay back and close my eyes, I go into dream-like state. I’m not asleep but I’m dreaming. My eyes are moving and looking around at images (I’m kind of aware at times) Dream and reality merge. Someone talking to me is talking to me in my dream as well. A person in my dream is still there when I wake, and i look around to see if they were in the dream or not.

I’m aware of one of the kittens jumping up on me in reality, but also aware of going to a flooded stream in the backyard in my dream (there is no such flood or stream, and I don’t even live there, but in my dream I do – and it’s a constant theme – flooding, winding uncontrolled streams and creeks and confusion)

It’s like my states merge and I”m in both, but neither.

I’m tired a LOT, can nap almost any time, but can’t lay on a bed to nap, that makes me sick.

I can wake at 7:30am Saturday, then by 8:30 am fatigued and ready to lay down.

HOWEVER, get me out of the house and into the shop within minutes of waking up and I’m fine for hours.

Thanks for the good thoughts – and interested in other ADD/ADHD folks experiences with sleep, lack of, etc.

Anyway, on the OPs question – “my experience” is that exercise is fine shortly before bed. at least for ME and friends I know. HOWEVER, I’ve also found it’s BEST right after getting up. STRETCH first – for several minutes, then exercise. That gets the body prepped and metabolism ready for the rest of the day. I’ve heard a lot of folks say they are more awake and accomplish more with early AM exercise.

My thoughts and experiences anyway……….

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