I've done a lot of experimentation to find my optimal length of sleep. Unfortunately for me, optimal is 9-10 hours, which isn't always (or even often) possible during Monday-Friday. So I do catch up on the weekends. It's usually not excessive. I normally get up at 6:30 and I find ideal is to sleep until 9 or 9:30 on the weekends. But if I don't do that the exhaustion just builds.
I have a similar problem in that I have trouble going to sleep, and I have high sleep needs. I generally lie in bed for 1 hour before going to sleep, and yes, I've experimented with a later bedtime. Sleep meds help a bit, but then I'm zonked in the morning. I blame perimenopause. It's so frustrating.
My great grandfather, who lived a healthy active life into his 90s, said one of the secrets to his longevity was going to bed and getting up around the same time every day.
I've done a lot of experimentation to find my optimal length of sleep. Unfortunately for me, optimal is 9-10 hours, which isn't always (or even often) possible during Monday-Friday. So I do catch up on the weekends. It's usually not excessive. I normally get up at 6:30 and I find ideal is to sleep until 9 or 9:30 on the weekends. But if I don't do that the exhaustion just builds.
I have a similar problem in that I have trouble going to sleep, and I have high sleep needs. I generally lie in bed for 1 hour before going to sleep, and yes, I've experimented with a later bedtime. Sleep meds help a bit, but then I'm zonked in the morning. I blame perimenopause. It's so frustrating.
My great grandfather, who lived a healthy active life into his 90s, said one of the secrets to his longevity was going to bed and getting up around the same time every day.
I agree. Saturday morning is a great time for me to do lots of things as long as I get up on time.
I’ve also found that I sleep better when I keep my sleep schedule mostly the same every day and not change it up in weekends.