How do you wake up in the morning? HELP!

[oversleeper]

I'm 15 and I can't wake up in the morning either. My parents think I'm just extremely lazy.  The alarm clock doesn't wake me up at all even if it's blasting.  I can only wake up when my parents tear off my blankets, grab me by the shoulders and yell to me that I have 10 minutes to get ready for school.  Then on the weekends when my parents don't feel the need to wake me up, I sleep and sleep and sleep until someone finally wakes me up late in the afternoon.
It's such a waste of my weekend! I have no social life because of it! And then I stay up late to make up for the hours of the day I lost.  It's an awful pattern!
I used to think it was because I wasn't going to bed when I should, so I started taking meletonin (sp?). That helped me get to bed on time, but I still couldn't wake up on time. I was getting detentions for being late to school every single day. I hate it sooooo much! I don't do it purposefully.  Next year I'm not going to have my parents there to wake me up every morning.  I just don't know what to do. Once I finally wake up and get out of bed and take a shower I feel wide awake and ready for the day, but it's the waking up that I have trouble with.

I seriously have a problem and no one believes me other than my dad. I can't wake up on my own!!! Help!!!

[Gregg D Jacobs, Ph.D.]

Your sleep rhythm may be delayed so that you are in your deepest sleep in the morning.You may need treatment with a light box to shift your sleep rhythm forward. The best time to do this is over the summer when school is out. You should find a sleep center in your area where they can help you with this. Melatonin will only make it harder to feel alert in the morning since it makes many people feel drowsy in the morning.

Dr. Jacobs

[oversleeper]

oh... it says either at the beginning because this was originally my reply to a different post.