xStormie
05-05-2007, 06:55 PM
Note: I wasn't sure where to put this, so please forgive me if it's in the wrong spot.
No matter how much sleep I get I'm usually tired all day.:yawn: Last night I fell asleep around 7:30 pm and didn't wake up till around 10 am the next day. I was still tired so I went back to sleep. Around 11 i woke up and I was still feeling sluggish and lazy. I read for a few hours (till 2:30 in the afternoon) and I was still tired. Right now, 4:50 pm, I have taken a shower after I read and i feel a little better but I still don't feel like doing anything. This happens to me quite often lately especially when I have to go to school. It's hard for me to get up in the morning. I'm only 13 years old and I don't think I should have this problem. Is this a problem...is there anyway to fix this?:dizzy:
I'm also not overweight, i'm average and I'm very active when I don't feel like this. Especially now that it's getting warmer out.
Thanks,
xStormie
No matter how much sleep I get I'm usually tired all day.:yawn: Last night I fell asleep around 7:30 pm and didn't wake up till around 10 am the next day. I was still tired so I went back to sleep. Around 11 i woke up and I was still feeling sluggish and lazy. I read for a few hours (till 2:30 in the afternoon) and I was still tired. Right now, 4:50 pm, I have taken a shower after I read and i feel a little better but I still don't feel like doing anything. This happens to me quite often lately especially when I have to go to school. It's hard for me to get up in the morning. I'm only 13 years old and I don't think I should have this problem. Is this a problem...is there anyway to fix this?:dizzy:
I'm also not overweight, i'm average and I'm very active when I don't feel like this. Especially now that it's getting warmer out.
Thanks,
xStormie
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mkgbrook
05-05-2007, 09:09 PM
Sounds like you need to get your parent/parents to take you a sleep specialist. What you are describing is most likely a sleep disorder. I would suspect that you have hyponea or sleep apnea. I lean toward hyponea, because you are not stating that you wake frequently, just are tired all the time.
Hyponea is a sleep disorder where you do not breath deep enough and do not maintain a high enough blood O2 level to achieve proper sleep.
A sleep study would give you the answers that you need. My husband, brother, and son have hyponea and exhibit similar symptoms to you.. my son also has obstructive sleep apnea.. this introduces a few other symptoms into the mix.
Best of luck getting your answers,
Sleep disorders are serious.
Sincerely,
MG
Hyponea is a sleep disorder where you do not breath deep enough and do not maintain a high enough blood O2 level to achieve proper sleep.
A sleep study would give you the answers that you need. My husband, brother, and son have hyponea and exhibit similar symptoms to you.. my son also has obstructive sleep apnea.. this introduces a few other symptoms into the mix.
Best of luck getting your answers,
Sleep disorders are serious.
Sincerely,
MG
xStormie
05-05-2007, 09:16 PM
Thank you so much, mkgbrook. I'll definetly tell my parents about it and try to see a specialist soon. And no, I do not wake frequently in the night. I rarely ever do. And when I do it's only about 5-10 minutes then I'm back to sleep. I will also research those disorders that you listed and I will try to figure out which sounds most like what i'm experiencing. Thanks again for the information.
BorkBork
05-08-2007, 12:32 PM
Note: I wasn't sure where to put this, so please forgive me if it's in the wrong spot.
No matter how much sleep I get I'm usually tired all day.:yawn: Last night I fell asleep around 7:30 pm and didn't wake up till around 10 am the next day. I was still tired so I went back to sleep. Around 11 i woke up and I was still feeling sluggish and lazy. I read for a few hours (till 2:30 in the afternoon) and I was still tired. Right now, 4:50 pm, I have taken a shower after I read and i feel a little better but I still don't feel like doing anything. This happens to me quite often lately especially when I have to go to school. It's hard for me to get up in the morning. I'm only 13 years old and I don't think I should have this problem. Is this a problem...is there anyway to fix this?:dizzy:
I'm also not overweight, i'm average and I'm very active when I don't feel like this. Especially now that it's getting warmer out.
Thanks,
xStormie
Your problem sounds exactly like mine, and for me, it started about age 13 or 14 as well. I'm 28 now and still don't have a solution to it. I have gained a lot of weight since I started having this problem and I eat a lot more. I used to be extremely physically active before this started, but no longer am. I also get headaches, have slowed thinking, and difficulty making decisions. Most of the time I'm just too tired to even talk or think of what I would say if I was going to talk.
I had a sleep study and they told me that I have "Moderate" sleep apnea (about 20 apneic episodes per hour). I used a CPAP unit for about 4 months and did not improve at all, even though data downloaded from the CPAP suggested that it was correcting the apneas. In fact, having to use the CPAP made my sleep more difficult. I've been told that I have this or that ailment so many times that there isn't much else to tell me that I have that would explain my symptoms. None of the treatments I've been offered have given me any relief. Hopefully we can get some relief soon, and hopefully you don't have to suffer as long as I have. ;)
No matter how much sleep I get I'm usually tired all day.:yawn: Last night I fell asleep around 7:30 pm and didn't wake up till around 10 am the next day. I was still tired so I went back to sleep. Around 11 i woke up and I was still feeling sluggish and lazy. I read for a few hours (till 2:30 in the afternoon) and I was still tired. Right now, 4:50 pm, I have taken a shower after I read and i feel a little better but I still don't feel like doing anything. This happens to me quite often lately especially when I have to go to school. It's hard for me to get up in the morning. I'm only 13 years old and I don't think I should have this problem. Is this a problem...is there anyway to fix this?:dizzy:
I'm also not overweight, i'm average and I'm very active when I don't feel like this. Especially now that it's getting warmer out.
Thanks,
xStormie
Your problem sounds exactly like mine, and for me, it started about age 13 or 14 as well. I'm 28 now and still don't have a solution to it. I have gained a lot of weight since I started having this problem and I eat a lot more. I used to be extremely physically active before this started, but no longer am. I also get headaches, have slowed thinking, and difficulty making decisions. Most of the time I'm just too tired to even talk or think of what I would say if I was going to talk.
I had a sleep study and they told me that I have "Moderate" sleep apnea (about 20 apneic episodes per hour). I used a CPAP unit for about 4 months and did not improve at all, even though data downloaded from the CPAP suggested that it was correcting the apneas. In fact, having to use the CPAP made my sleep more difficult. I've been told that I have this or that ailment so many times that there isn't much else to tell me that I have that would explain my symptoms. None of the treatments I've been offered have given me any relief. Hopefully we can get some relief soon, and hopefully you don't have to suffer as long as I have. ;)
mkgbrook
05-08-2007, 03:15 PM
If the CPAP doesn't work out for you.. and some people do not tolerate it, have you looked into seeing an ENT for relief of your sleep apnea surgically. This normally involves a tonsillectomy, adnoidectomy, and UPPP (uvulaectomy and partial soft pallet trim.
Get back on your CPAP and try increasing your pressure. Some people require a higher pressure than the one recommended. I am operating at an 11 when 9 was recommended. At nine I would still havew apnea events, but they didn't break the more than five an hour barrier. If I had any events an hour, I still felt trashed come dawn the next day.
On my CPAP with the elevated pressure I have lost over forty pounds and have more enegry. I also had a tonsillectomy, adnoidectomy, and full endoscopic surgery that helped me as well. Don't give up you have to search for your answers.
Sincerely,
MG
Get back on your CPAP and try increasing your pressure. Some people require a higher pressure than the one recommended. I am operating at an 11 when 9 was recommended. At nine I would still havew apnea events, but they didn't break the more than five an hour barrier. If I had any events an hour, I still felt trashed come dawn the next day.
On my CPAP with the elevated pressure I have lost over forty pounds and have more enegry. I also had a tonsillectomy, adnoidectomy, and full endoscopic surgery that helped me as well. Don't give up you have to search for your answers.
Sincerely,
MG
bethsheba
05-09-2007, 07:12 PM
Hello Stormee,
I would agree with mg about a possible sleeping disorder...I believe I had a sleeping disorder at your age but it went undiagnosed for about 40 years. Am glad you're not going to wait that long to learn more about your sleep patterns/problems.
Just a note, if you want to learn more about shallow breathing, the term is hypopnea (not hyponea).
Bsheba
I would agree with mg about a possible sleeping disorder...I believe I had a sleeping disorder at your age but it went undiagnosed for about 40 years. Am glad you're not going to wait that long to learn more about your sleep patterns/problems.
Just a note, if you want to learn more about shallow breathing, the term is hypopnea (not hyponea).
Bsheba
bethsheba
05-09-2007, 07:26 PM
I had a sleep study and they told me that I have "Moderate" sleep apnea (about 20 apneic episodes per hour). I used a CPAP unit for about 4 months and did not improve at all, even though data downloaded from the CPAP suggested that it was correcting the apneas.
Bork,
I have a similar story in that my downloaded data suggested no apneas when using a cpap. For over two years, I was unable to do activities of daily living because I was exhausted, had poor concentration, poor memory, and no patience. After forgetting to take my blood pressure medication, I realized that I had been able to function with an untreated sleep disorder...but I had lost that ability to function after I started taking blood pressure medication. Two years later I am convinced the bp meds caused periodic limb movements, restless leg, and other sleep problems because I didn't have these problems prior to being on bp meds, nor do I have them now (I"m on a new med).
You may or may not be taking medications but if you are, be advised that they can mess with one's sleep bigtime. Oh, and the docs apparently don't know this :rolleyes:.
Bsehba
Bork,
I have a similar story in that my downloaded data suggested no apneas when using a cpap. For over two years, I was unable to do activities of daily living because I was exhausted, had poor concentration, poor memory, and no patience. After forgetting to take my blood pressure medication, I realized that I had been able to function with an untreated sleep disorder...but I had lost that ability to function after I started taking blood pressure medication. Two years later I am convinced the bp meds caused periodic limb movements, restless leg, and other sleep problems because I didn't have these problems prior to being on bp meds, nor do I have them now (I"m on a new med).
You may or may not be taking medications but if you are, be advised that they can mess with one's sleep bigtime. Oh, and the docs apparently don't know this :rolleyes:.
Bsehba
mkgbrook
05-10-2007, 10:46 AM
Thanks. I have no idea why I want to continually spell hypopnea - hyponea, I think it is because that is how I first read it from the MD's scrawl. Ugh now I need to take the time and go on an edit spree.
Sincerely,
MG
Sincerely,
MG
kathleen345
05-13-2007, 06:26 PM
from mkgbrookOn my CPAP with the elevated pressure I have lost over forty pounds and have more enegry. I also had a tonsillectomy, adnoidectomy, and full endoscopic surgery that helped me as well. Don't give up you have to search for your answers.
MG
Hi...I was just wondering what you meant by full endoscopic surgery. What exactly was done...did you have something done to help reflux or something? Thanks for the info.
Kathleen
MG
Hi...I was just wondering what you meant by full endoscopic surgery. What exactly was done...did you have something done to help reflux or something? Thanks for the info.
Kathleen
mkgbrook
05-14-2007, 12:40 PM
Surgery was for chronic sinus infections. All my sinus passages were widened, windows were punched in every sinus cavity. My inferior and maxillary sinus membranes (turbonides) were reduced to 49% of their original mass and size. My ethnoid sinuses and rear sinuses were punched and cleared of all sinus memembranes.. Now my head is truely, quit empty and I like it that way.
This cover all your bases. Before i had no air flow through my nose.. the sinus passages and membranes blocked it all completely.
Sincerely,
MG
This cover all your bases. Before i had no air flow through my nose.. the sinus passages and membranes blocked it all completely.
Sincerely,
MG
kyethra
05-16-2007, 05:12 PM
I used to be active. Then I just started getting sleepier and sleepier. Since I tend to throw things in my sleep and talking and so forth I always had figured it was some sort of parasomnia. Insurance woulnd't cover a sleep study until recently when I changed insurance. I have narcolepsy. That can make you pretty sleepy. I have a few parasomnias too-- some really wierd ones actually. But I'm doing better now that I'm getting the narcolepsy treated apropriately (with xyrem).