julie6672
11-21-2006, 09:24 PM
Don't think I can go on like this for much longer. I've been like this for nearly 20 years. I can't get to sleep until around 3 or 4 in the morning then usually I have to force myself to wake up around nine or 10 in the morning with the help of my 3 alarm clocks!!! If I didnt have the alarm clocks I would probably sleep until the afternoon. I am so tired for most of the time but seem to get my second wind in the evening. I'm always falling into naps during the day and I have lost count the number of jobs I have lost because I can't stay awake when I'm at work. My family don't understand, they think I am just lazy but I can't seem to shake myself out of this. I have developed depression because of my lack of sleep for all these years and I really don't think I want to carry on much longer. I wish sometimes that I could just close my eyes and sleep forever.
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huffnpuff
11-25-2006, 04:56 PM
But have you seen a doctor about this? There is a condition where the person cannot stay awake and of course, it isn't their fault. It's called narcolepsy. I had a friend (who passed it on to a daughter) with it, and she would fall asleep in the middle of a word, until she got medication for it. Please check in with your doctor - you could have this problem.
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11-26-2006, 05:30 AM
Julie,
First, you need to be sure that you are following good sleep hygiene practices. If you want to go to sleep earlier at night, you probably need to force yourself to get up earlier. Then, you need to stay as active as possible during the day so that you don't fall asleep. If you want to fall asleep at night, naps are a definite no-no.
Other good sleep hygiene practices include getting exercise and exposure to sunlight early in the day. Get off the caffiene after about 1 in the afternoon. No alcohol. Use your bed for sleep and sex only (although I personally have to read in bed before I can fall asleep). Watching TV while in bed is out. Lower the lights about an hour before you want to fall asleep and don't read or watch anything exciting. A warm shower taken an hour or two before retiring is good OR a cool shower right before bedtime (it has to do with your body temp).
If those don't work, definitely talk to your doctor. Especially mention your extreme sleepiness during the daytime. He should refer you to a sleep clinic.
First, you need to be sure that you are following good sleep hygiene practices. If you want to go to sleep earlier at night, you probably need to force yourself to get up earlier. Then, you need to stay as active as possible during the day so that you don't fall asleep. If you want to fall asleep at night, naps are a definite no-no.
Other good sleep hygiene practices include getting exercise and exposure to sunlight early in the day. Get off the caffiene after about 1 in the afternoon. No alcohol. Use your bed for sleep and sex only (although I personally have to read in bed before I can fall asleep). Watching TV while in bed is out. Lower the lights about an hour before you want to fall asleep and don't read or watch anything exciting. A warm shower taken an hour or two before retiring is good OR a cool shower right before bedtime (it has to do with your body temp).
If those don't work, definitely talk to your doctor. Especially mention your extreme sleepiness during the daytime. He should refer you to a sleep clinic.
Countrygirl1
11-26-2006, 10:41 AM
Julie, The sleep hygiene techniques mentioned above will take some time. I know, from personal experience, that it is hard to force yourself to wake up. However, it can be done. Yet, it will not happen quickly.
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mkgbrook
11-27-2006, 12:46 PM
I concur. You need to go to a sleep doctor to get evaluated and tested. There are many conditions that can be added by good sleep hygiene as well as supplemental medication and or equipment such as a CPAP. I used to not sleep more than 5 hours a night with interruptions every hour on the hour. I would be afraid to drive to the store for fear of nodding off, ran about in a fog all day every day, and couldn't sit still for more than an hour without falling asleep. There is a cure out there somewhere, you just have to work towards it and take measure to find it.
Sincerely,
MG
Sincerely,
MG
littleln11
12-02-2006, 02:36 AM
There is actually a condition where the sleep cylce is delayed. These people actually cannot go to bed at say 10pm, it feels to them the way it would feel for a normal person to go to bed at say 5pm. I would definately see a sleep doctor.