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i'm a 26 year old female, and within the past 3 months, i haven't been able to get by with less than 15 hours sleep. mostly, i sleep around 20-24. when i wake with any less sleep than that, i feel like i haven't slept at all. i had a sleep study done, and i never went into REM sleep and woke 98 times in 6 hours. the found only 1 hypopnea during the test, where my o2 sat dropped to 88%. i had a follow up with the neurologist, and she told me "it wasn't anything that was going to kill me", and i "needed to force myself to stay awake to get back on a nor mal schedule."... only problem is, i can't stay awake. i had to drop out of college because i was sleeping between classes, then i'd get home, and get no homework done in the evening, because all i could do was sleep. the same thing on the weekends. i don't drink. i take some medications that cause drowsiness, but i was on them before, and i never slept like this in my life until a few months ago. please, someone help me. i can't live like this, and i want to be able to have a normal sleep schedule so i can attend school. this is not the only condition/symptom i have, my profile has my myriad of "diagnoses" on it. anyone that can help, thank you.
-Becky
-Becky
Have same problem off and on. ANd no answers from the Medical Community other than, mono hmm -not really, Some long explanation that gos over my head.... Then its concern of depression - told to go exercise 35 minutes at least 4 times a week. Nice, I tried to do that the other day and fell asleep before I could get to the gym. They are still trying to figure it out. Who in the world knows, maybe there is some new kind of virus out that makes this happen. ANd not enough people suffering from it yet, to realy try and figure it out. I don't know whatever it is or why or whatever, just wish there was a solution to it. I am Glad but sad to know I am not the only one out there with the same problem of too much sleeping. Sad - that you have to endure the same problem as I do.
I looked up celiac, and corn allergies too. Doctor told me to not assume things until an allergy test can be done. If its a corn allergy I have no Idea what I am going to do, because what I am used to eating has corn/corn syrup in it.
I looked up celiac, and corn allergies too. Doctor told me to not assume things until an allergy test can be done. If its a corn allergy I have no Idea what I am going to do, because what I am used to eating has corn/corn syrup in it.
Get your hormones checked ASAP. I have the same issue. I just slept 20 hours with a CPAP. I can't hold a job or even leave the house. Doctors are idiots, but I finally found one that tested my hormone levels and determined that they are all out of whack.
I am a 79 year old man who has suffered with hypersomnia all my life. It was not diagnosed and treated until I was 45 years old at which time the docs gave me Adderal with GREAT success! I now live in a country where Adderal is not available. The docs here give me Ritalin which is o.k. ....just not as good as Adderal. Have your docs give either one a three month trial and then evaluate you results. Best of luck! Buck
Girl, I know what you're going through cause I'm in a similar boat. Get a second opinion from a sleep specialist and ask for a split night study with a CO2 monitor. You probably need BIPAP.
Not going into REM is particularly caused by benzodiazepines like Xanex. They should switch you to a lower dose but longer acting form called Klonopin.
Nothing showed up on the test because all of the sleep apnea stuff happens in REM sleep. To induce R.E.M., they can put you on the pap, and hopefully titration will Expose addtl apneas to confirm the diagnosis.
It would be helpful to know how much hydrocodone and how much Xanax you are on daily. However, I can tell you from experience that antacids can augment these drugs.
Not going into REM is particularly caused by benzodiazepines like Xanex. They should switch you to a lower dose but longer acting form called Klonopin.
Nothing showed up on the test because all of the sleep apnea stuff happens in REM sleep. To induce R.E.M., they can put you on the pap, and hopefully titration will Expose addtl apneas to confirm the diagnosis.
It would be helpful to know how much hydrocodone and how much Xanax you are on daily. However, I can tell you from experience that antacids can augment these drugs.
Has anyone considered KLS "Sleeping Beauty Syndrome";?
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that is not a bad idea, but it is more likely that the medication is causing this. If, this proves unhelpful, then we would consider sleeping beauty syndrome
I am a men, 31 years, i have problem for wake up every day in my life...
I sleep 9-10 hours a day, and wake up sad, my alarm buzzes 20-30 minutes until I realize it...
i Tried many things, CPAP, sun ligth alarm, diets, exercices, home therapies, meditation, vizualization etc etc.... nothing solve my problem...
Now i discover, something new, we came for this life to sleep... think about that...
we just need stay awake to eat, drink watter, do exercices...
Now i discover, something new, We came for this life for sleep... think about that...
we just need stay awake to eat, drink water, do exercices...everything that make our subconscious mind alive.... and our brain still working on 100% when we are sleeping...
thats it.... sleep and enjoy !!
if anyone has interest of discussion about this, e-mail me ***@****
best regards !
I sleep 9-10 hours a day, and wake up sad, my alarm buzzes 20-30 minutes until I realize it...
i Tried many things, CPAP, sun ligth alarm, diets, exercices, home therapies, meditation, vizualization etc etc.... nothing solve my problem...
Now i discover, something new, we came for this life to sleep... think about that...
we just need stay awake to eat, drink watter, do exercices...
Now i discover, something new, We came for this life for sleep... think about that...
we just need stay awake to eat, drink water, do exercices...everything that make our subconscious mind alive.... and our brain still working on 100% when we are sleeping...
thats it.... sleep and enjoy !!
if anyone has interest of discussion about this, e-mail me ***@****
best regards !
1st of all, I feel for you. I've been taking medication for pain for almost 20 years and have not had a falling asleep suddenly problem until after I recently had a heart bypass surgery. Since then, I'm taking more medications than I was, tho not for pain. So I'm wondering if maybe they are causing the crazy sleeping problem, or if I'm just over-tired.
My days and nights are getting mixed up cause I fall asleep for about an hour at a time, suddenly. Usually at my desk. I don't usually get to bed until way in the morning hours and I'll sleep about 6 to 8 hours if I can. Though I do rise a few times to go to the bathroom at night, too. I go right back to sleep after I do.
Sometimes, I'll be food shopping and I'll feel myself starting to fall over out of nowhere. Scares me. I grab my cart and shake my head to awaken. Then quickly get out of the store before I fall asleep.
I'll be watching TV with hubby, he'll turn to say something to me, but I've conked out. He'll yell my name to wake me up & I do.
I can't figure out what's doing this to me so often. My skin has also dried up terrible and my hair has half fallen out. I have terribly painful neuropathy for a long time, but it's never affected me this way before. The only new medicines I'm taking are for blood pressure. Could it be from them ? Oh...and I'm also on blood thinners. Them maybe ?
People said I looked great after my surgery, but I don't feel like myself at all. It's creepy for sure.
After my surgery, my thyroid was a little fast. It has since settled down though. It normally was at a slow pace/borderline too slow. I also lost 20 pounds after surgery which is fine with me. It's also settled down. I assume that happened because they were keeping me on several diets while in the hospitals. But I'm eating normally now. Any ideas ???
My days and nights are getting mixed up cause I fall asleep for about an hour at a time, suddenly. Usually at my desk. I don't usually get to bed until way in the morning hours and I'll sleep about 6 to 8 hours if I can. Though I do rise a few times to go to the bathroom at night, too. I go right back to sleep after I do.
Sometimes, I'll be food shopping and I'll feel myself starting to fall over out of nowhere. Scares me. I grab my cart and shake my head to awaken. Then quickly get out of the store before I fall asleep.
I'll be watching TV with hubby, he'll turn to say something to me, but I've conked out. He'll yell my name to wake me up & I do.
I can't figure out what's doing this to me so often. My skin has also dried up terrible and my hair has half fallen out. I have terribly painful neuropathy for a long time, but it's never affected me this way before. The only new medicines I'm taking are for blood pressure. Could it be from them ? Oh...and I'm also on blood thinners. Them maybe ?
People said I looked great after my surgery, but I don't feel like myself at all. It's creepy for sure.
After my surgery, my thyroid was a little fast. It has since settled down though. It normally was at a slow pace/borderline too slow. I also lost 20 pounds after surgery which is fine with me. It's also settled down. I assume that happened because they were keeping me on several diets while in the hospitals. But I'm eating normally now. Any ideas ???
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Narcolepsy would be the obvious guess, but there are other causes. Examples could be iron deficiency anemia, B 12 deficiency, hypothyroidism, diabetes, etc. depending on how much pain medication and the morphine equivalent see you are on it, I would consider possibly the medication.
Now that I think about it, if you are getting 6 to 8 hours, it is more likely a delayed sleep phase issue. A artificial light can be helpful first thing in the morning, then taper back 30 minutes. Another trick to add is that once you find out how long your ideal sleep time is, that is literally the only time you are to be in your room or to sleep.
You can probably find it under sleep hygiene. Trust me, this is my problem too
Now that I think about it, if you are getting 6 to 8 hours, it is more likely a delayed sleep phase issue. A artificial light can be helpful first thing in the morning, then taper back 30 minutes. Another trick to add is that once you find out how long your ideal sleep time is, that is literally the only time you are to be in your room or to sleep.
You can probably find it under sleep hygiene. Trust me, this is my problem too
There's your answer. You made the smallest issue out of your prescribed medication, but it's your potential addiction to Xanax and Hydrocodone that makes you sleepy.
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Not a chance
There's your answer. You made the smallest issue out of your prescribed medication, but it's your potential addiction to Xanax and Hydrocodone that makes you sleepy.
R. Webster,
I would say you are on too many medications is why you are so sleepy. As a matter of fact, I found this message board because I googled "muscle relaxant made me sleep for 24 hours". They don't always make me sleep that long, but quite often they do. I too have fibromyalgia, but I have to take meds sparingly because they make everything worse if taken too much. There's not an answer of what causes fibromyalgia, so for all we know, some of these things we take are making it worse. There is a new study saying they think it's some sort of long term infection, which is why exercise and any exertion makes you feel worse. You wouldn't exercise if you had bronchitis, etc., so that's why you feel so bad exercising with fibro. I saw this on Dr. Oz. It's now called "Systemic Exertion Intolerance". Not everyone knows the new name. They were talking about chronic fatigue syndrome, but it's the same as fibro.
But back to your meds, you shouldn't need Xanax and Depakote if you're on Cymbalta, unless the Depakote is for seizures. But not the Xanax. That makes me sleepy too. You also shouldn't be taking hydrocodone for long term. Try anti inflamatories instead. They won't make you sleepy and target a real problem; inflamation, instead of masking it like pain pills do. Your Skelaxin is the muscle relaxant. Don't take that too much. Most doctors won't tell you you are on too many meds because it's in THEIR best interest, not yours, for you to be on them. They get kick backs from the drug companies (drug dealers).
But as sure as I am the sky looks blue, you are sleepy beause you are on too many meds that have a sleepiness side effect!! Read the info. that comes with those meds. If you need Xanax, then the Cymbalta is the wrong med for you. Try another one, like Zoloft, or better yet, there is group therapy for people with panic disorder. I've gone to them and they really help. I have also bought books and CD's from the author "Lucinda Bassett" called "Attacking Anxiety & Depression". I got them years ago and still refer to them once in awhile. Works better than any medication! As far as pain goes, that's a hard one until they know FOR SURE what fibro is and has a cure or maintainance plan for it. Exercise does make it worse because you already are so sore, but stretching a LOT makes it better. Start out lightly though. Pain meds like hydrocodone just masks pain. Muscle relaxants can help short term, but just take a light dose once in while, not everyday. I cut mine in half. If your dose is really high, then half might still be too much. Get a lower dose. I WISH YOU WELL on finding out what's wrong. I have also been suffering for years with pain and fatigue, but trust me when I say taking that many meds and still having problems is the wrong answer!
I would say you are on too many medications is why you are so sleepy. As a matter of fact, I found this message board because I googled "muscle relaxant made me sleep for 24 hours". They don't always make me sleep that long, but quite often they do. I too have fibromyalgia, but I have to take meds sparingly because they make everything worse if taken too much. There's not an answer of what causes fibromyalgia, so for all we know, some of these things we take are making it worse. There is a new study saying they think it's some sort of long term infection, which is why exercise and any exertion makes you feel worse. You wouldn't exercise if you had bronchitis, etc., so that's why you feel so bad exercising with fibro. I saw this on Dr. Oz. It's now called "Systemic Exertion Intolerance". Not everyone knows the new name. They were talking about chronic fatigue syndrome, but it's the same as fibro.
But back to your meds, you shouldn't need Xanax and Depakote if you're on Cymbalta, unless the Depakote is for seizures. But not the Xanax. That makes me sleepy too. You also shouldn't be taking hydrocodone for long term. Try anti inflamatories instead. They won't make you sleepy and target a real problem; inflamation, instead of masking it like pain pills do. Your Skelaxin is the muscle relaxant. Don't take that too much. Most doctors won't tell you you are on too many meds because it's in THEIR best interest, not yours, for you to be on them. They get kick backs from the drug companies (drug dealers).
But as sure as I am the sky looks blue, you are sleepy beause you are on too many meds that have a sleepiness side effect!! Read the info. that comes with those meds. If you need Xanax, then the Cymbalta is the wrong med for you. Try another one, like Zoloft, or better yet, there is group therapy for people with panic disorder. I've gone to them and they really help. I have also bought books and CD's from the author "Lucinda Bassett" called "Attacking Anxiety & Depression". I got them years ago and still refer to them once in awhile. Works better than any medication! As far as pain goes, that's a hard one until they know FOR SURE what fibro is and has a cure or maintainance plan for it. Exercise does make it worse because you already are so sore, but stretching a LOT makes it better. Start out lightly though. Pain meds like hydrocodone just masks pain. Muscle relaxants can help short term, but just take a light dose once in while, not everyday. I cut mine in half. If your dose is really high, then half might still be too much. Get a lower dose. I WISH YOU WELL on finding out what's wrong. I have also been suffering for years with pain and fatigue, but trust me when I say taking that many meds and still having problems is the wrong answer!
im a16 years old girl im arab and ilive in syria ithink the virus camed her dont be sad isleep 22 hours aday
Hey i am a cabbie. i dont have a set schedule for work and i have had the similar problem,not for months and months but once in a week/ 2 weeks.when i am up i am up for a whole 24 hrs day and when i am sleep,i am asleep for 15-24 hours.
i am 42 yrs old, diabetic for last 5 years.i started worrying that this cud be a symptom to something bigger or worst but the way you explained dealing the problem gives me lot of courage to understand my sleeping/staying up problem.
i will try to dicipline myself right away and kick my problem outta my life.Thank you somuch.
i am 42 yrs old, diabetic for last 5 years.i started worrying that this cud be a symptom to something bigger or worst but the way you explained dealing the problem gives me lot of courage to understand my sleeping/staying up problem.
i will try to dicipline myself right away and kick my problem outta my life.Thank you somuch.
Hey i am a cabbie. i dont have a set schedule for work and i have had the similar problem,not for months and months but once in a week/ 2 weeks.when i am up i am up for a whole 24 hrs day and when i am sleep,i am asleep for 15-24 hours.
i am 42 yrs old, diabetic for last 5 years.i started worrying that this cud be a symptom to something bigger or worst but the way you explained dealing the problem gives me lot of courage to understand my sleeping/staying up problem.
i will try to dicipline myself right away and kick my problem outta my life.Thank you somuch.
i am 42 yrs old, diabetic for last 5 years.i started worrying that this cud be a symptom to something bigger or worst but the way you explained dealing the problem gives me lot of courage to understand my sleeping/staying up problem.
i will try to dicipline myself right away and kick my problem outta my life.Thank you somuch.
God - you are just the same as me. I am at my wits end - I now just cry in my waking hours because of thelife I am missing - I just feel tired all the time. If there is any conflict in my life my first point of call is sleep - if I feel ill I sleep- but most of all I sleep because I feel shattered. i am so miserable - and the doctors just put it down to depression.
I wish you luck and thanks for sharing..
I wish you luck and thanks for sharing..
Omg! This is me! Only now I am kind of getting backwards; now at about 11 pm I start to get jittery and have to concentrate harder to fall asleep due to I have to be up at 6 am to take one kid to school, then the other one to school at 9. It is very irritating to listen to those we love, tolerate, ect, telling us it must be nice. Mine has thankfully never fallen asleep at the wheel, but put me in my home and good night if I just sit down, unfortunately I have only found two things to "keep me awake" but it was in the teenage / young adult stage of life, so I fight sober, sleepy, and lots of wth? I thought I was just watching tv with the kids, now I am waking up... Provigil and that stuff did not work, the serotonin booster did not allow me to eat on it and I have no weight to spare.
Feeling the pain.
Feeling the pain.
Hi! I have had this problem all my life. As a newborn my mom could not keep me awake and I slept 20 hours a day. Then as a toddler it got better, around 12 hours a day, then when I hit puberty up to around 15 hours a day. I have gone on spells where I sleep 3 days straigt. I wake up Tuesday thinking it is Sunday. Nothing can wake me up when I am in a spell. Even when I wake up I am still tired. I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy, but I don't think I have this. I have been on every narc medicine under the sun and nothing has helped, but I also have polycistic ovarian syndrome, and hypothyroidism. My doctor put me on tramadol, 50mg every eight hours or as needed for pain (for ovairan cysts) and I couldn't believe how it gave me energy. I have never had energy like this in my life. It only lasts 4-6 hours so it wears off before I can take another pill, but I actually can get things done now. I haven't told my doctor about this because I am afraid he will take it away. I have no idea why it works but it does.
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We need to talk. I am in the exact same boat. lithium138 yah0 dat kam
Hi! I have had this problem all my life. As a newborn my mom could not keep me awake and I slept 20 hours a day. Then as a toddler it got better, around 12 hours a day, then when I hit puberty up to around 15 hours a day. I have gone on spells where I sleep 3 days straigt. I wake up Tuesday thinking it is Sunday. Nothing can wake me up when I am in a spell. Even when I wake up I am still tired. I have been diagnosed with narcolepsy, but I don't think I have this. I have been on every narc medicine under the sun and nothing has helped, but I also have polycistic ovarian syndrome, and hypothyroidism. My doctor put me on tramadol, 50mg every eight hours or as needed for pain (for ovairan cysts) and I couldn't believe how it gave me energy. I have never had energy like this in my life. It only lasts 4-6 hours so it wears off before I can take another pill, but I actually can get things done now. I haven't told my doctor about this because I am afraid he will take it away. I have no idea why it works but it does.
This may seem counter-intuitive, but have you ever tried taking sleeping meds? It seems those that are sleeping for 12+ hour sessions claim to wake up constantly in sleep studies and others are not getting rem. It may be as simple as not getting deep enough quality sleep sessions. Trying a low dose of melatonin or some other form may be interesting to try.
My over sleeping comes from my depression. When im not depressed I can sleep 5-7 or 8 hours, but once I finally let all my problems overwhelm me, I slowly strart sleeping long hours. I'll sleep all day and stay up at nite. And I feel sad and guilty for not gettin up when I opened my eyes the many times I was laying down. Sometimes dont even feel like showering or combing my hair. The worst part is I havent been treated and ive been depressed off and on since middle school. Sometimes I want to die so I wont have to go thru depression anymore. And anti depressants dont FIX depression, it only numbs u. I just want to be happy and LIVE life....today i slept til 9pm....I HATE THIS!!!!!
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how do you solve your problem
I'm tired all the time and can easily sleep for 12 - 15 hours at a time, but still wake up feeling tired. Although I don't snore, it appears I have intermittent sleep apnea (it shows up on some sleep studies but not others). I also have mild hypothyroidism and a pineal cyst. Any one or all of these issues could be causing my "idiopathic hypersomnolence" (aka "excessive sleepiness"). Then again, it could be chronic fatigue syndrome, as one of my GPs suggested. If so, I don't know when the tiredness will ever go away.....
Just some thoughts--it's nice to know I'm not alone!
Just some thoughts--it's nice to know I'm not alone!
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It won't. Leaks don't get better with time.
Sleep apnea is not treated with medicine. Natural anti-inflammatories, however, may be used.
I have the same problem. I always liked to sleep a lot but now it has developed to be a real problem where I could sleep 24 hours a day.
I will not let it take over my life. I plan to do a lot of exercising and eat really good food. I dont want to take any medicine
I will not let it take over my life. I plan to do a lot of exercising and eat really good food. I dont want to take any medicine
You might have sleep apnea. Many of those who suffer from it don't know it. My daughter had it all her life, but we only discovered it when she was 41!!! You need to go to a sleep clinic where you can be monitored.
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