Tired Constantly - Sleep Disorders Message Board

xStormie · 05-05-2007, 03:55 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.

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?

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

mkgbrook · 05-05-2007, 06:09 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

xStormie · 05-05-2007, 06:16 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, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by xStormie

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.

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?

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, 12:15 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