Chicken and egg question

[TwoMoons33]

I have trouble sleeping during the day.  I take medication to go to sleep at night, yet I can barely sleep.  I get fatigued during the day so I sleep up to four hours at times.  Could it be because I sleep during the day that I can barely sleep at night or is it that because I am more relaxed or manic at night I am more fatigued during the day?  It is difficult for me to fall asleep at night.  It might take me an hour to sleep once I get into bed.  

[estrelinha]

try not to sleep during the day, don't drink tea or cofee. Show all you meds to the doctor, for him to evaluate...Insonia is very common, sometimes I take an hour to sleep, but doctor says is stress

[ghent96]

Nothing but water to drink after lunchtime.  At 2pm the natural naptime, get up and go for a walk instead.  Get your blood pumping.  No more day napping.  Check your pulse at bedtime... is it racing?  is it normal?  (80 to 50)

Any pop, sugar, even juice, coffee, tea, Gatorade, etc in the afternoon can stick with you into the night, and make it hard to sleep with your mind and heart racing.  Milk may help some sleep, but it thickes your mucus, and can cause breathing problems at night due to thicker stickier mucus.  Reading or TV at bedtime is BAD and gets your mind all worked up.  (reading depends on the person, some it helps to put to sleep, ha)

Sleeping meds can leave you groggy and foggy all day long, the next day, after you wake up.  Try to avoid them.  Use more natural sleep aids like Valerian Root, massage, soft soothing sounds and music.  If you stay awake and active all day long, your body WILL get the sleep it needs at night. :)