Question...is this a symptom | ADHD Information

Just curious....
So I wake up and have a hell of a time getting started in the morning, but I go...
I hate daytime, it's horrid and cluttery and messy and seems so abrasive to my mind
By 2 in the afternoon I feel like a hungover wreck and just want to sleep, which I usually avoid anyways.
But then by 10-11 pm and when it starts getting dark out and people calm down everywhere, I actually feel like I can enjoy being conscious, sometimes I actually feel euphoric, always more energetic than usual. But all the 'positive' feelings seem so...activating or something...I still don't focus on the things I should be, like homework, i am still all over the place, I just actually feel good.
Then by bed time my gears are going full strength, i might feel physically tired, but it takes me at least an hour to 2 hours to get to sleep, every once in awhile I end up lying there awake half the night without a wink of sleep.  And the cycle is perpetuated because I have to get up tired the next morning. No matter what the situation is, no matter if I once in awhile get on a remotely proper schedule, I always  feel the same by 10, 11 pm and have to work really hard to chill.  But it's very difficult to give up the one time of day that you can enjoy being human.

So I was wondering if this is common in ADD or some form of bipolar like stuff, or  just really bad self-control...I'd be very interested to hear if anyone else has a sort of 'schedule' like this.
Sounds exactly like my husband. I would bet money he is ADD but never formally diagnosed. I'm ADD and a little like this. Maybe it's because so little is expected of you at night when everyone else is asleep, you can relax without guilt!Poor thyroid level will mess up sleep also. pricklypoppy, I can relate to what your saying.

I have recently discovered that it is likely I have ADHD after seeking help when I realised my life is eroding slowly bit by bit for reasons I couldn't put my finger on.

Anyway after quitting my job etc and finally just doing what comes natural instead of what I'm told is normal I have found myself to be most productive at night as opposed to day. I have structured my days around what works for me. How and why this is has been the focus of a lot of thought through this period of me sorting out my life.

ADHD has been described as a "fog" or like trying to listen to the radio with all the stations going and I tend to agree with this as a description of my mindset.

Subconsciously our brains take in our environment and process it, not too sure on the details but I'm pretty sure it's part of our survival insticts. On a daily basis those with ADHD are trying to tune into the "Daily Routine FM" radio station but have all the other stations going aswell so it makes listening in harder than it should. It's our brains/minds that are working harder to decipher whats going on and make sense of  it so we can function in a manner that is deemed "normal".

At night it's dark, usually quite and people are sleeping so there are factors in your daily environment that are no longer there i.e. noise, visual stimulation etc. Relative to day time, your brain isn't working as hard to process everything and make sense of it (which is it's job), so your brain can slow down a few gears and concentrate a bit better. I'd say this extra work the brain is doing is stressing it, stress in the body releases chemicals that make you feel crap. So, reduce this stress and you feel a bit better. What I'm trying to say is, in the day time things are around you that aren't there at night hence creating less stress in the body and making existing, atleast for me, a little more enjoyable.

I will compare it to a race horse that is crap cause it gets distracted by the other horses, the owner usually puts blinkers on it so it can't see the other horses and it can concentrate on what it has to do. Eliminate distractions and gets it's jobs done.

In the daytime distractions exist that don't at night so, for me atleast, nights are more enjoyable and I have become more productive and happier nocturnaly.

I'm still waiting to get on meds so from what I've been researching once I do this owl existance will cease, not that there's anything wrong with it if you can pull it off. Unfortunately the majority of society is 9am-5pm so it makes things a bit tough.


IF you figure out how to deal with the sleep issue, let me know!!!  I for one, would like to go to bed and sleep for at least 6 hours.Yes, I have always felt lethargic throughout the entire day.  I have never known what it is like to wake up feeling rested no matter how long I sleep.  I used to feel a surge of energy in the early evening, that would last into the night, and I  would then have problems sleeping.  When I was in college, this is when I did most of my studying, as for some reason, my brain was clearer at that time.  In recent years,  I have just always felt tired 24 hours per day.  I would have no problems sleeping at any time.  I never associated this with ADD until a few months ago.  I started taking medication about 3 months ago, and it has helped a great deal.  I still have trouble of mornings, but about 30 minutes after taking my meds, I feel much better.  I still get tired during the day, but it is usually because I have forgotten to eat or have not been drinking water as I should.  Once I have corrected the situation, I usually feel fine.

It could just be your body clock is nocturnal. There are night owls and morning people. Maybe you should see a sleep specialist - there may be things you can do to get your body to like the day and sleep the night. If not, then find a night job.

 

 

I USED TO WORK NIGHT SHIFTS,I LOVED IT AND I DID SLEEP EXTREMELY WELL WHEN I CAME HOME IN THE MORNING.

My pdoc recently prescribed trazadone (it is a short acting antidepressant that makes ya sleep great and wake up in a good mood).  It isn't a sleeping pill, isn't habit forming and doesn't leave me groggy in the morning. 

I resisted taking any more medication, but I was wrong.  Sleep is great, waking up rested is great...