Tired the day after smoking

I remember hearing somewhere that weed reduces the amount of a persons REM sleep. That's the deep sleep when dreams occur. So, if your reducing your deep sleep it does make sense that you are tired the next day.

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Originally Posted by ozyboy

Hi, just wondering if anyone gets really tired the day after smoking a few bowls...I used to smoke quiet regularly with no probs but cut down after having a collapsed lung, and now after smoking before going to bed or evening i usually feel like crap the day after....

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i smoked up last night, and today i was a useless bag of feces. i fell asleep every class, and ended up not hearing the last dismissal bell and leaving like 20 minutes after school got out.

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Originally Posted by Fengzi

I remember hearing somewhere that weed reduces the amount of a persons REM sleep. That's the deep sleep when dreams occur. So, if your reducing your deep sleep it does make sense that you are tired the next day.

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I disagree with that because i feel that under periods of heavy smoking i get more vivid dreams in that period.

Smoke weed everyday.

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Originally Posted by pixel

i always notice that if i smoke and then go to sleep, i don't feel as rested in the morning as when i go to sleep sober. it's become obvious to me because i can go to bed at 3 AM and feel less tired waking up at 6 AM if i'm sober, but if i went to bed at 10PM adn woke up at 6 AM after being high the night before, i'll feel more tired.

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I definitely agree. Now, if I'm planning on going to bed around 1am, I won't smoke after say 10pm... that way I'll still be functional waking up at 10 the next morning...

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Originally Posted by Blazed and Confused

I disagree with that because i feel that under periods of heavy smoking i get more vivid dreams in that period.

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I don't dream at all when I am smoking, so I believe that REM is decreased when you get high. When I take breaks, after about 2 days of not smoking, I'll start dreaming again :) They are always very real, vivid dreams, definately more than I can ever remember. Your brain is apparrently trying to make up for the loss of REM sleep :thumbsup: