i need help.. so sleepy everyday

[eufronio]

good day.. i have been experiencing some problem with my daily routine... these past few months after i shifted work patterns..  right now my work schedule is 0745 to 1545, i have been sleepy every afternoon... even if off from work i feel these way.. when i stand up then walk.. i feel light headed and i feel my legs are going to give way... and sometimes i feel like im hot... like having a fever but when i check with a thermometer... im normal... i hope you can help me... im working as a technician so i need my energy when working... sometimes when its midnight i fell so awake... i have all my energy... tnx in advance.. take care..

recently i have been experiencing excessive burping.. don't know if its connected though..

[eufronio]

thank you so much for your help... i already visited our company doctor... i forgot to tell you that i already had my blood sugar check last july.. and it was normal.. so my doctor told me that i was still ok..

my doctor gave me vit. b complex to taken every other day... ryt now i change my sleeping paterns.. sleeping before 11pm.. and right now i am feeling less sleepy..

lastly, on the end of the month i would undergo some screen test to rule out other things... thanks.. God bless and take care..

[Curtis1960]

Hello, Eufronio!

I would simply tell your doctor the exact symptoms that you described here.  I would also ask for a sleep study to rule out apnea.  Hopefully, the doctor will agree.  Lastly, I would make sure that the doctor orders a full blood panel test to rule out other things. Good luck and take care!

[eufronio]

Thank you Dr_Smita_S and Curtis1960 for the help... i will see a doctor immediately for help... thank you so much..

btw, may i know any questions and facts that i should ask and tell the doctor..

regards and take care...

[Dr_Smita_S]

Hi

Excessive sleepiness is also called hypersomnia. Some of the causal factors are: sleep apnea and other sleep-related breathing disorders, Narcolepsy, Idiopathic hypersomnia, Psychiatric disorders, Chronic use of drugs or alcohol, Other medical disorders, insufficient sleep, Sleep-wake cycle disorder circadian rhythm disorders (eg, nightshift work), etc.

You should seek medical help (sleep specialist) in helping you find out if there is any medical cause for excessive sleepiness.

In the mean time, be careful while doing work that could endanger you or others around you.
Take care,
Regards,

[Curtis1960]

Good morning, Eufronio.  

Have you had your blood sugar checked?  Tiredness, weakness, light headedness can be a sign of a blood sugar problem.  It also may be that your circadian rhythym has not adjusted to your new shift and you're not getting proper sleep.  Perhaps a light sleep aid to get you to sleep would help.