Can't sleep at night time.

[worstusernameever]

I can't sleep at night time, I have to wait until the sun starts rising to fall asleep, which is around 6am and its going to affect my schooling when school starts up. My mum won't let me take sleeping tablets as I am only 16. Any suggestions?

[Paderla Anitha, DNB]

Hello and hope you are doing well.

You could be having an entity called delayed phase syndrome, where in the biological clock is reset and occurs late. It is a circadian rhythm disorder. There is a circadian rhythm for all living organisms. It is a 24 hour cycle rhythm and the biological clock within that individual adapts to this rhythm. This can be reset by bright light therapy, sleeping pills and sometimes by sleep debt. In sleep debt, though you happen to sleep late, you condition yourself to get up early; this in turn will help you to sleep early. So, try this, but if your symptoms still persist, I would advise you to discuss your symptoms with your primary care physician who may then refer you to a sleep specialist for further evaluation.

Hope this helped and do keep us posted.

[allmymarbles]

Probably your cortisol rises at night instead of falling. Try taking 5 mg. of melatonin when you want to go to sleep. That should help reset your clock.