Ever since this winter, I've been sleeping about 12 hours at night.
If I go to bed at 11pm, I don't get up until 11am.

I don't know if I'm just not getting "good" sleep or if its the MS.

Hi Karilann.

I am right w you. I go to bed at 10 PM and read for an hour and then put on some classical music - then I sleep for 10 hours- sometimes 12. I am not depressed.

No matter when I go to sleep - traveling, etc, I still sleep 10-12 hours.

ANN

On average I sleep 7 hours.

karilann, are you napping during the day or are you able to stay awake until bedtime?

In the morning I wake up, but feel like going back to sleep and I repeat this until it's like 10:30, then I have to make myself get up. I hate that. I literally have to think to myself "ok, gotta just roll over and get up now" I do it and after a few minutes I feel like going.

Just a few months ago I didn't do this....I would wake and I was up, dressed and riding the bike.

I think I'd be in trouble if I had an early job.

Even then I still feel tired all day. I can get along, but I can sleep just about anytime if I had the chance.

sleep??? What is this "sleep" you talk of?


Seriously, I sleep about three hours at a time at night, and wake up a couple of times. Not always to go to the bathroom, but just because I'm uncomfortable. It takes awhile to fall asleep sometimes too. Unless I'm sitting in my really uncomfortable computer chair (that used to be comfortable till it started wearing out). If I'm sitting in my computer chair, I can fall asleep without much effort. Wish I could sleep that easily in an actual bed.

Well, I'm in bed for 10 hrs, but not always sleeping. I get up
at least once to potty and then I'm awake for a while watching
TV. Like Erin, I sleep in 3 -4hr intervals.

I probably get about 8 full hrs of sleep, whatever, most nights
it works for me. Also take about a 2 - 3hr nap in afternoon.

My sleep really depends on the day. I would love to sleep 10 hours but it doesn't happen very often. Usually I get 6-7 hours but it's interruped with bathroom breaks, (sometimes I'll self cath if I'm up every hour or two, that gets me a good 3 to 5 hours straight.)

If I get a hour nap after work I'm up later and the next day I'm tired because of a shorter night. That turns into a big cycle so I try not to do the nap unless I just can't stay awake. When we camp, 10 plus hours is a norm. I have teenaged boys and they always sleep late so my husband and I do too. We have a travel trailer and always run our air so we don't hear much. I love camping. Lots of sleep, good food, family time, and close bathroom and bed so an adult beverage isn't too much of a problem.

I sleep usually for about 8 to 9 hours. I may lay down during the afternoon to rest but I can't fall asleep. In fact, I can not fall asleep natuarally at all. I have been taking ambien for about 6 years now, and I guess I am addicted.

I normally get between 8-10 hours although before I started taking Melatonin I would easily sleep 12 hours on my days off and still feel tired when I finally got out of bed.

I never had a problem going to sleep but I'm up numerous times to go to the bathroom, break up a cat fight, let the dog out etc. so even though I could go right back to sleep my quality of sleep was very poor.

Although I still have the interruptions I think the Melatonin is increasing the good sleep phase. Now on my days off I rarely need more than 9 hours sleep, when I nap it is shorter and more refreshing and when I do wake up even during the night I'm don't feel horribly exhausted like I used to.

Not officially dx'd with anything -- however --

I find I sleep a lot, but I'm very often fatigued. I know full well that it's not good sleep. I do find that if I take something (like an Advil PM or something) I sleep through the night without waking up, without itching and I'm not fatigued (at least for a while). But I can't do that if I can't promise myself at least 10 hours or so.

I sorta hopalong being a bit snoozy all the time. Sucks, but I've grown accustomed.