Study: Waking up like being drunk

mimo2005 · 01-17-2006, 03:50 AM

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- If it takes a while to clear the cobwebs after waking up, that's understandable -- "sleep inertia" leaves some people so groggy they might as well be drunk, researchers said on Tuesday.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/11...eut/index.html

ps : that's totally me , i have no clue what i m doing in the first 10/15 minutes , i always tell my wife , don't rush me :)

**K-B** · 01-17-2006, 06:06 AM

I heard that on the radio last week, they say for certain people it can be worse than being drunk!

Don't wake up and drive!

bry623 · 01-17-2006, 06:52 AM

I used to drive back and forth between Dayton and Columbus several times a week. Once, I remember myself getting sleepy on I-675 just south of I-70. When I did the customary head jerk to wake up, I was at the US-35 exit. That is when I starting drinking coffee.

v-six · 01-17-2006, 07:10 AM

I'm usually pretty good about this... I've got about 5 seconds where I've got no clue whats going on, then I'm wide awake. Strangely enough, if I was drunk the night before, I wake up straight from sleep with a clear head.

**DumberDrummer** · 01-17-2006, 09:03 AM

I never have that problem, unless I didn't get enough sleep, which is most of the time.

Good thing no one is around when I drive to school in the morning

**Grove** · 01-17-2006, 08:05 PM

I don't think I have that but I do not like being rushed in the morning

ebackhus · 01-18-2006, 12:17 PM

Sometimes I wake up without a hint of of grogginess, other days I can't seem to move at all. I guess it also matters what it is that wakes you up. I use the alarm on my cell phone that starts blaring music at set times. Other people have gradual alarms that increase in volume/light to wake a person gently. Maybe I'm crazy but I prefer the immediate form. I also set the phone on the other side of the room so I'm forced to get up and silence it.

**Spatcher** · 01-18-2006, 07:06 PM

Yeah I'm the same way as ebackhus. Somedays I can wake up perfectly, and other days it's like leave me alone!! Then when I was younger, I guess it's cause I slept in a wrong position or something, but I couldn't move when I woke up; I'd have to strain myself to be able to move. But that never did happen often, and hasn't happened in a long time.

But I've never been drunk so......

And what time do you all get up? I get up around 5:20 just for the heck of it, and school starts at 7:20; I like to be there for 6:50.......

**DumberDrummer** · 01-18-2006, 10:06 PM

5:30, 5:35, and 5:40.

(I have to hit the snooze a couple times each morning before I'm ready to get up.

)

**Grove** · 01-18-2006, 11:51 PM

School starts at 8:30 here.

I wake up at 6:00 am and catch a bus at 7:13 am and catch another at 7:50 and I get at school around 8:10

Every morning and then back

**toxict3arz** · 01-19-2006, 12:27 AM

phew so im not the only one

i usually wake up and first thing i do is go on the computer

do my daily routine

go take a shower

go bak on my computer and do my routine again because i dont remember what i did when was on my computer

sometimes i would usually wake up and do a bunch of stuff i need to do

then later on in the day .. i would have no clue whether it was in my dream or if i was really awake when i did what i think i did :P

01-17-2006, 03:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Study: Waking up like being drunk CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- If it takes a while to clear the cobwebs after waking up, that's understandable -- "sleep inertia" leaves some people so groggy they might as well be drunk, researchers said on Tuesday. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/01/11...eut/index.html ps : that's totally me , i have no clue what i m doing in the first 10/15 minutes , i always tell my wife , don't rush me :) __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

01-17-2006, 06:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
K-B Moderator, Linux Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,878 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	I heard that on the radio last week, they say for certain people it can be worse than being drunk! Don't wake up and drive! __________________

01-17-2006, 06:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	I used to drive back and forth between Dayton and Columbus several times a week. Once, I remember myself getting sleepy on I-675 just south of I-70. When I did the customary head jerk to wake up, I was at the US-35 exit. That is when I starting drinking coffee. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

01-17-2006, 07:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gardiner, NY Posts: 2,076 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	I'm usually pretty good about this... I've got about 5 seconds where I've got no clue whats going on, then I'm wide awake. Strangely enough, if I was drunk the night before, I wake up straight from sleep with a clear head. __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy

01-17-2006, 09:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	I never have that problem, unless I didn't get enough sleep, which is most of the time. Good thing no one is around when I drive to school in the morning __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

01-17-2006, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,383 OS: Windows Vista SP2 32bit	I don't think I have that but I do not like being rushed in the morning __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,271 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Sometimes I wake up without a hint of of grogginess, other days I can't seem to move at all. I guess it also matters what it is that wakes you up. I use the alarm on my cell phone that starts blaring music at set times. Other people have gradual alarms that increase in volume/light to wake a person gently. Maybe I'm crazy but I prefer the immediate form. I also set the phone on the other side of the room so I'm forced to get up and silence it. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

01-18-2006, 07:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Yeah I'm the same way as ebackhus. Somedays I can wake up perfectly, and other days it's like leave me alone!! Then when I was younger, I guess it's cause I slept in a wrong position or something, but I couldn't move when I woke up; I'd have to strain myself to be able to move. But that never did happen often, and hasn't happened in a long time. But I've never been drunk so...... And what time do you all get up? I get up around 5:20 just for the heck of it, and school starts at 7:20; I like to be there for 6:50....... __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy Last edited by Spatcher; 01-18-2006 at 07:08 PM.

01-18-2006, 10:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	5:30, 5:35, and 5:40. (I have to hit the snooze a couple times each morning before I'm ready to get up. ) __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

01-18-2006, 11:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Grove Professor/Moderator, TSF Design School Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 2,383 OS: Windows Vista SP2 32bit	School starts at 8:30 here. I wake up at 6:00 am and catch a bus at 7:13 am and catch another at 7:50 and I get at school around 8:10 Every morning and then back __________________ ========================================== Get Help: TSF Security Forum \| HijackThis \| MB's 5 Step Process Get Clean: AdAware SE \| Spybot S&D \| CWShredder \| Ewido \| CleanUp! Get Protected: SpywareBlaster \| SpywareGuard \| Windows Updates \| IE-SpyAd If TSF has helped you, please consider making a donation to help keep the board running.

01-19-2006, 12:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
toxict3arz TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,283 OS: windows XP Pro	phew so im not the only one i usually wake up and first thing i do is go on the computer do my daily routine go take a shower go bak on my computer and do my routine again because i dont remember what i did when was on my computer sometimes i would usually wake up and do a bunch of stuff i need to do then later on in the day .. i would have no clue whether it was in my dream or if i was really awake when i did what i think i did :P