A regular schedule is Heather's best friend

Now that I'm having a hard time adjusting to the time change I find tips for adjusting...arg...it's too late to plan ahead....I'm tired I tell ya tired. It's not that ONE lost hour of sleep....since I'm messed up...I can't go to sleep at all...a regular schedule is Heather's best friend...it's helps me be nice...Would you beleive I'm in bed by 11pm every night, some nights earlier? Well it was like that before, but now that I have something to blame...I can't go to sleep at night...last night I was laying in bed awake at 2am wishing for sleep...beggin the unknown bed gods for sleep...And this morning....I needed assistance prying my ass outa bed...

Well now...this evening I found my excuse documented...and tips for adjusting...too damn bad I found it too late for this year....think I can remember this shit for next year?


Parkridge Offers Sleeping Tips At Time Change posted April 1, 2005

With the April 3rd time change quicklyapproaching, many people are looking forward to longer daylight hours toenjoy the summer sunshine. But daylight saving time also brings something not as pleasant to look forward to - a disruption in sleep patterns for many Americans.As many as 70 million people in the U.S. suffer from sleep disordersand wakefulness, and "springing forward" only compounds the problem. That's why Parkridge East is promoting National Sleep Awareness Week, March 28-April 3, to raise awareness about the benefits of adequate sleep and the serious health and safety consequences of sleep disturbances and disorders, officials said."Losing an hour of sleep because of the change to daylight savingtime affects all of us to a certain degree, and for some, adjusting to thetime change is a serious issue," said Kent Bankhead, director of Parkridge East's Sleep Center. "Last year, a New England Journal of Medicine article by Canadian psychologist Stanley Coren warned that traffic records show a jump in accidents the Monday after people move their clocks ahead. People are so sleep deprived these days that losing even one hour can make us more clumsy and dangerous on the roads."Bankhead says sleep may seem like inactivity, but it's vital for thebody and brain to rest, revitalize and download. Memory, mood reaction time and alertness are diminished with sleep deprivation, and recent research has also found that metabolism and endocrine functions are dramatically affected as well."Temporary sleep problems due to the time change are one thing, butchronic sleep problems require treatment," said Bankhead. "That's where the sleep center comes in. By monitoring our patients' sleep difficulties, we can suggest adjustments to help them resume a healthy sleep pattern. We often have patients who have been searching for a solution to their sleep problems for years. When they come here they say, 'Why didn't someone point this out to me before?'"To ease the transition to daylight saving time, Bankhead suggeststhe following tips:* Plan to get at least eight hours of sleep on Saturday night - or more if you already feel tired.* Go to bed a half hour earlier than your normal weekday bedtime on Saturday night and sleep at least a half hour later on Sunday morning.* If you need more sleep on Sunday, take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. But don't sleep later than 4 p.m. or you could disrupt your nighttime sleep.* Don't consume caffeinated beverages or food after the morning and avoid eating a heavy meal or drinking alcohol too close to bedtime.* Make sure to go to bed early enough on Sunday night to get at least eight hours of sleep.Staffed with physicians and technologists who specialize in sleepmedicine, Parkridge East studies and treated 600 patients last year to helpthem reclaim a good night's sleep, officials said . The Center diagnoses and treats adults, adolescents, and children with sleep disorders including insomnia, snoring, sleep apnea, narcolepsy and others.