Generally speaking, the ability to recover after a sleepless night varies from one individual to another. They depend on many parameters.
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Age, quality of sleep during the previous nights or even personal needs in sleep can vary our recovery capacities after a sleepless night.
Sleep and circadian rhythm
Experts agree that in order to be of the best possible quality, the sleep must respect the rhythm circadian. Indeed, our body produces hormones which are involved in triggering sleep, such as, for example, melatonin, produced mainly at the end of the day and in the evening. This helps us get to sleep when darkness comes. This is why after a sleepless night, it is often very difficult to find a sleep quality in the early morning.
Sleepless night: how to recover?
The ideal is therefore to take a short Siesta (30 minutes) to compensate (a little) for the sleep debt. However, the best recovery will mainly be linked to an early bedtime the following evening. Above all, the mistake not to make is to prolong the nap. The risk is then to interfere with the sleep quality the following night and keep a substantial “debt”.
Source: interview with professor Yves Dauvilliers (CHU Montpellier).
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