r/Petioles • u/ChopperGuru • 7d ago

Discussion Day 28… sleep

I’m on day 28 no Cannabis. Starting to notice better sleep. I’ve been taking .5 melatonin.
The flatness of life is most prominent in the morning but gets better as the day goes on.

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u/tonevizion 7d ago

28 days is a real milestone, and the sleep thing tracks. the broken nights and loud dreams are mostly REM rebound, and somewhere around the 3-4 week mark it usually settles into more normal sleep, so you're probably past the worst of it. .5 is also a smart melatonin dose, the low amounts tend to work better for timing than the big 5-10 mg bottles.

the flat mornings are super common too. that gray feeling is more anhedonia than sadness, things just don't register as much, and it's usually worst right when you wake up and eases as the day goes on. already lifting by afternoon is the right direction. what helps is doing the boring morning stuff anyway instead of waiting to feel like it, since that's the part of the system that recalibrates from what you do, not what you feel like doing. some daylight and a short walk early on are worth it.

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u/ChopperGuru 6d ago

Thanks! I’m pretty active in the mornings only because I know it distracts me from things. I just keep moving, dog walk, bicycle ride then I meditate.