I Am Sleeping "Way" Too Much

[Grama-Herc]

An interesting thing has been hapening to me lately that I find somewhat unnerving but odd, very odd.

I was talking to mom last night about how extrordinarly tired and sleepy I have been lately. I am only awake from 6am to 3pm AND 8pm til midnight. This is way to much sleep.

I told mom that I was "acting" like I had nothing wrong with me and just could not do it anymore. Now, I'm thinking, am I getting better or am I acting like I am OK for mom's sake. Either way, I am exhausted.

I can't even sit at my computer, I literally nod off typing. I am exhausted.

 

[Deleted member 541]

Herc,

It could be a host of things that's wrong....Low blood pressure, depression, thyroid, stress......Could be too that you don't do enough when you are awake, and that in itself makes you tired. I know if I just hang around, being a slug, I am wiped out......

I exercise, doing cardio for an hour a day, and I have way more energy than I used to. I feel better emotionally too...

Get checked out by your Dr, and if nothing is found, then my suggestion....Move off your butt, onto your feet and exercise... Walking is a great way to start.......

 

[midi]

That's got to be discouraging. Are you on any meds? Have you changed your diet? What did your doctor say about it?

Here's hoping you figure out the problem!

 

[2quilt]

I am doing the same thing Herc. I am getting used to a new antidepressant, and I am in bed from 8pm to 10am, then take a nap in the afternoon. Somebody needs to get over here and do my laundry. It's piling up.

 

[Leda]

I´m sleeping alot too - and my therapist explains it like this: It´s all that old tiredness from the time my traumas occured that is coming through now that we are working directly with the traumatic incidents. She tells me to get the rest when I need it - and that it will get better. I surely hope so.

 

[Grama-Herc]

/In response to those of you with suggestins------

"She" must have a hidden camera in my room, otherwise how would she know I spend all my time on my butt. God I hate it when "She" is right.

"2quilt"-----if you find someone to do my laundry, please send them my way when they are done with yours.

No new meds, "Midi" so i guess I am just lazy!

 

[Deleted member 541]

Seriously Herc......Get checked out by your doc, and if nothing is wrong then exercise will help......I forgot to include sleep apnea too, in my laundry list of things that it could be.......

 

[dust]

yeah, exercise/exorcise until you drop... just jesting... but just thinking - too much sleep is just as exhausting as not enough if you know what I mean. AND YES EXXXXERCISE is really good for fine tuning the art of sleep.

Hope it shifts soon.

 

[missys_girl]

When my PTSD first started kicking in, I started sleeping 23 hours a day and when I was awake, I was tired as hell for that one hour I was awake, could barely keep my eyes open. I didn't go to the doctor. It was assumed my chronic fatigue was playing up severely. I wasn't eating either obviously because I was sleeping the whole damn time. Of course, unbeknownst to me, I was also pregnant to my attacker, but I don't think that was the cause of the sleep. I believe it was from the PTSD kicking in. The sleeping lasted about 4 months, with severe tension headaches. And months later when I first started getting therapy, after the hour session I would come home completely exhausted and would sleep for hours.

 

[Gloria]

I was assaulted about a year ago and all I wanted to do was sleep after it happened. I was badly injured during the assault and when I was awake I felt the pain and it reminded me of the attack and I just wanted to block it out. I did by sleeping. I slept a lot for two months. The only thing I did was get up to go the bathroom and let my dogs out and feed them and then I was back to sleep. I didn't feel like eating so I lost about 20 pounds which is a lot of weight for someone my size. When I finally tried to start to be active and get up, I was so weak that I could hardly stand. It took me a long time to get where I am not but I stopped taking all drugs during that time and I feel better because of it. My head is clear. I face reality head on.

I am suffering from insomnia now. I don't know which is worse, sleeping all time or not being able to sleep. I get only a few hours sleep each night and I'm so exhausted sometimes that I get a headache and I can't think rationally.

 

[SunnyBrookFarm]

Herc -

I am also tired ALL the time right now - regardless of how much sleep I get. I am getting a complete bloodwork round done in a couple of weeks to rule out medical causes - (full CBC count, Vitamin D level check, hormone levels etc.)

I think it's important to rule out medical first - then if nothing comes up it could be a combination of depression and/or dealing with trauma. (At least that's the route I'm taking).

 

[onebravegirl]

I agree with SunnyBrookFarm and Shecat and Leda. Trauma is draining stuff to deal with. If your body is That tired, something is going on. Good old PTSD, sleep to much, sleep to little. Ahh,the dance.
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