I sleep...a lot - Sleep Disorders Message Board

digmusic · 10-23-2005, 08:02 AM

I do not feel well rested unless I sleep literally twelve hours a night. I wake up at 3 in the afternoon sometimes. I miss a lot of class for this reason, because even if I go to bed and get 8 hours of sleep, if I have class in the morning I am so tired I just don't care and go back to sleep for hours. Is this NORMAL?

duncanisfine · 10-23-2005, 05:30 PM

Phew I was starting to wonder if I was the only one!! I have the same sort of problem really but no I dont think it's normal. I'm going to the doctors about it on Tuesday hopefully. Maybe you should go too - have your thryiod and other things tested just to make sure there isnt an underlying cause.

TonyaM · 10-23-2005, 06:59 PM

Hey,
Same problem here too, did a sleep study and it took me 5 hours to enter REM! The normal person takes about 90 minutes. I had no signs of restless leg syndrome, but my psychiatrist is starting me out on a medication for that to see if it will help

Its called Requip, have been on it for two weeks, and now I am waking up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep. I go back to the doc on nov. 9, will try something new then.
TonyaM

analog2000 · 10-23-2005, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by digmusic

Is this NORMAL?

No it's not. You need to get to the doc and get checked out. I have sleep apnea and before I was treated, I would routinely sleep 12-14 hours per day. I have no idea how I made it through college, as I rarely woke up in time for class, and if I did go I fell asleep.

I just assumed that it was a matter of willpower, and if I just tried harder, I would be able to stay awake. I tell you this to encourage you to get treatment. I lost a lot of years to being exhausted, and I never realized how bad it was until I finally got the medical care I needed.

Good luck.

digmusic · 10-24-2005, 08:26 AM

Thanks, I did the same thing analog where I tell myself I'm just lazy and need to get into a better routine etc. but I think I will get checked out by a doc! Thanks