Trigger factor
Too little or too much sleep
People say ongoing sleep loss, late nights, waking too early or an irregular routine set off or worsen symptoms — some say POIS started after weeks of poor sleep. Others say sleeping much longer than usual (9–12 hours) or napping leaves them foggy or with a racing heart.
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What people said6
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- “I had been sleeping roughly 4 hours a day for weeks... severe stress + sleep deprivation that started it all. I had one day off came 4 times... I knew something was wrong with my body.”
- “I got POIS after I had sleep deprivation for a month and my brain crashed.”
- “There are sleep fragmentation and deprivation, alcohol or drugs consumption, stress, previous surgery, etc.”
- “I think it was lack of sleep for a 5 day period that triggered it.”
- “or have bad sleep”
- “Sleep deprivation, stress, environmental change, surgery (anesthesia?), antibiotics all could be triggers.”