# Bad circadian rhythm and sleep schedule, how do I fix it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 5, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-circadian-rhythm-and-sleep-schedule-how-do-i-fix-it/227655 "2004-02-05T13:24:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-circadian-rhythm-and-sleep-schedule-how-do-i-fix-it/227655/1 "2004-02-05T13:24:06Z")
My body really thinks it should be going to bed around 6-7 AM and waking around 4-5 PM. Which would mean I not only have hypersomnia, but also a really f’ed up circadian rhythm. I continually try to get on a more accepted sleep schedule, and for a couple days I can sleep 10 PM - 7 AM (always with strong and disturbing nightmares when I do) then my body rejects it and goes right back to its old ways. For the sake of my classes at law school, I can usually push it and get to bed by 3 AM, sleep half a dozen hours and wake for mid-morning class, then nap a few hours through dinner time to make up the difference. But I’m sure that isn’t “normal” either. Am I _supposed_ to be tired all the time and have these bizarro sleep schedules, or is there something I can do to fix it?? ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2004, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-circadian-rhythm-and-sleep-schedule-how-do-i-fix-it/227655/2 "2004-02-05T13:58:57Z")
Talk to a doctor about this, and don’t accept a brush off or a quick scrip for ambien. Meanwhile, [Sleepnet](http://www.sleepnet.com/) is an excellent site for learning about sleep disorders.