:confused: I sleep too much on the weekends. I function fine on the weekdays, then crash on Saturday and Sunday. I don't get anything done. I don't want to do anything, either. I feel like a great big loser.

Has anybody dealt with this successfully?

So apparently too much sleep makes you more tired...maybe your body is just conditioned to sleeping lots on the weekend. I often crave it during the week and sometimes 'nap' during the day if i have a spare few hours, yesterday I finally got up at 1:30pm and today I got up at 12 and just had to stop myself from going to sleep again now hehe. I wish I could help :( but I can't. You seem to know what you're talking about most of the time, maybe try and get a better amount of sleep during the week (either more or less) so you don't feel as run down over the weekend. A lot of people get ill over the holidays because they keep going and going during work and then finally just crash and burn, maybe it's a similar thing with you. OK I've rambled on enough now, wish I could help more :(

Well, your rambling helps too. Sleep is like some kind of addiction for me - I want more, more, more. I do it the way other people do booze, drugs, smoking, etc. And all that sleep keeps me from getting sick, but it also makes me more depressed. It sux.

Just how much sleep are you getting?

I notice sometimes I get less sleep throughout the week then,on my days off,I crash. Or after a few days of less sleep I may take long naps.
Suffering from depressive episodes I find myself sleeping more. This also helps me to escape depressed feelings. When I am not sleeping then I am ruminating or obsessing.

I often have the same problem. I don't know a solution other than to try to keep as busy as possible during the weekend. It's so enjoyable, though, to spend most of the day sleeping... such an escape. My point is, you are not the only one.

:yawn: Yip, I'm terrible about weekends like that - and it's definitely depression related - when I'm on an AD that works it's fantastic - and the crazy thing is I do love going out - really i'm much more of an outside person

But a big part of my depresssion is enormous inertia - just to get ANYTHING done is a real battle and weekends allow me to stop fighting.

I think I only manage in the week as I have a very responsible demanding job that others can't cope with so I drag myself out because I have to - but it's so nice not to have to - I even find myself wanting to avoid holidays because I'll be forced to get up and DO things.
Really not a very quality life seen that way - lets hope Cymbalta kicks back in !!

(and forcing myself out does sometimes work - set up a date for cycling with someone or meeting someone outside - you will get out and will enjoy it but compensate by allowing yourself an afternoon nap !) (this sage advice from someone who got up at 2pm on both sat and sun !!

jj