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Posted 3/11/2014 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
www.cnn.com/2013/11/05/health/upwave-sleep-too-much/
Posted 3/11/2014 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
Needing 9 hours of sleep a night is in the normal range. I need that much to feel my best. Most adults need 7-9 hours.
Posted 3/11/2014 10:50 PM (GMT 0)
If she's still feeling sleepy after sleeping 9-10 hours and her thyroid is under control and her vit D, B12, iron levels are okay, look into hypersomnia: www.livingwithhypersomnia.com/. There's not really an effective treatment for it, but at least it's an answer.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:12 AM (GMT 0)
Two questions: 1. Whats her diet like?
2. Does she exercise daily?

If she eats junk, caffeine, sugar, etc and doesnt get enough exercise, there you go.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
bingo - I bet that's it !
Posted 3/12/2014 2:25 AM (GMT 0)

pb4 said...
How long has she been tired like this? She could be pregnant (always a natural assumption for me) if she's only been experiencing this for a short time now...she should definitely get her blood checked, maybe she's too low on iron.

She is not pregnant... this I do know. Believe me, we're being about as preventative as a couple can be without choosing abstinence.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:27 AM (GMT 0)

kazbern said...
The cholesterol thing is genetic and there's very little you or she can do about it. Diet and exercise could maybe reduce it by 10%. The rest is going to have to be managed by statins. I have a friend whose cholesterol was well above 300 even when eating a very very very lowfat diet and teaching aerobics 8x/week - we talked about this issue constantly.

Some people need a lot of sleep. Have you had an overnight together? Does she perhaps have sleep apnea?

Thanks Kazbern. She doesn't have sleep apnea. My dad has that and I know exactly what it sounds like from when we've gone camping together. She sleeps very lightly, but there is no gasping for air and such that my dad has.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
If shes concerned about it she should go to the doctor and get bloodwork done. Its probably nothing except lifestyle stuff. I hope she doesnt drink or smoke...
Posted 3/12/2014 2:30 AM (GMT 0)
I exercise and don't eat junk food or caffeine and I am tired a lot. I try to sleep 9 or so hours too. My problem, I think, is the quality of sleep I am getting. I sleep restlessly. Does she sleep well? Sleeping pills make me groggy too so even if I take them, i end up tired.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:32 AM (GMT 0)
Science Girl:

She's been tired her entire life to a degree, but tells me that in high school she at least was able to go out more, staying up late. This has been an issue since I've known her.

She just got her thyroid checked a couple weeks ago and it was fine.

Periods are controlled by birth control pill. Very short now on a new kind of pill.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:09 AM (GMT 0)

Sara14 said...
Two questions: 1. Whats her diet like?
2. Does she exercise daily?

If she eats junk, caffeine, sugar, etc and doesnt get enough exercise, there you go.

Her diet is not terrible most of the time. I don't follow her close during the workweek, but I think it's a mix between salads and leftover pasta/soup for lunch pretty often, yogurt and crackers for snacks, small dinners of the same sort of thing, sometimes asparagus or green beans with dinner, grapefruits or apples as snacks and with meals. Milk.

She cut caffeine way out because she said she was needing to use the bathroom too much. She even had a bit of abdomen pain the other day. She says sometimes she bleeds after going to the bathroom, but it's more of tear issue.

She exercises 2-4 times a week doing 25-30 minutes on an elliptical with the arms moving too, and then does free weights.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:10 AM (GMT 0)
She doesn't drink except for maybe once every three months, and doesn't smoke. Her mom, her and I talked tonight about getting her to see some new doctor types in hopes of getting some answers.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
NSSG... her sleep quality is in question as much as anything. She doesn't have sleep apnea, but has to sleep with ear plugs in because she hears me breathing and has a hard time sleeping (I get stuffy noses from allergies regularly). She also has to have blackout curtains or a sleep mask in order to sleep when it's light outside.

I just need a bed.

lol
Posted 3/12/2014 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
She BLEEDS after going to the bathroom?! What? Um I'd be way more xoncerned about that. That is not normal. "tear" tissue from what...? She needs to see a doctor asap.
Posted 3/12/2014 3:22 AM (GMT 0)
Wait...you mean an anal fissure? I read issue as tissue sorry. Just have her go to a darn doctor already. No one here can help!
Posted 3/12/2014 3:24 AM (GMT 0)
She should go vegan. It will solve her cholestorol issues if nothing else. Maybe she just doesnt want to move in. Being scared to drive ten miles in the dark is kinda weird.
Posted 3/12/2014 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
Yikes. Bleeding when she goes to the bathroom? See a doctor. Now.

I asked about periods because I know that thyroid can totally mess with them. I'd still look into iron. A lot of doctors think that women have naturally low iron levels because ... I don't know. But it's not really natural. I'd try some iron supplements, although be careful not to take too much.

My partner sleeps terribly, thanks to a heart condition and anxiety. We've got blackout curtains, fan on all night (we registered for a sleep sound machine--god I hope someone gets it for us!), and he still sleeps very badly.
Posted 3/12/2014 5:29 AM (GMT 0)
I used to be VERY particular about my sleep. Black out curtains. tshirt covering the alarm clock. ear plugs.... the whole shebang.

I have gotten into a "sleep routine" ... you know those ones people talk about, winding down, no tv in the bedroom, no electronics before bed, etc etc.

And now I can manage with a little glow from the alarm clock or if the cats mess up the curtains and some light comes in the room. I used to get absolute anxiety from it.

Besides her anxiety for the driving and upcoming nuptuals... i bet with that much anxiety about actually sleeping too... she could be getting a low quality of sleep.
Is she on anti-depressants or any anti-anxiety?
A low dose xanax could really help with getting to sleep, being calm and comfortable about going to bed, and wake up NOT feeling that icky groggy feeling.

Not getting quality sleep can really mess with ya! And life in general... can really mess with the quality of your sleep!
Posted 3/12/2014 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
"She should go vegan. It will solve her cholestorol issues if nothing else"

www.vegsource.com/sarah-taylor/vegans-with-high-cholesterol.html

ummmm, ok .............

I personally myself, have nothing against vegan types, as long as they are informed vegan types -

if you don't like killing animals, great - I don't either - but pleeeez don't go on about how the world would be much healthier if we would all become uninformed vegans -



edit - sorry for the OT hijacking t man -

Post Edited (soystud) : 3/12/2014 6:29:42 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 3/12/2014 1:42 PM (GMT 0)
I agree that she should see her doctor for a complete workup and that she should have a sleep study. There might be something going on other than apnea that's causing her to not get good sleep. I think it's normal to need 9-10 hours of sleep, but it's not normal to be tired all the time if you're getting that much sleep on a daily basis.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:33 PM (GMT 0)
soystud, why do you follow me around and post in every thread I post in? I'm sick of your crap and am blocking you.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
I am a VERY informed vegan. You sir are a jerk.
Posted 3/12/2014 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
I won't block ya, Soy. :)
Posted 3/12/2014 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
thanks t man :-)
Posted 3/12/2014 3:11 PM (GMT 0)
sir jerk ? hmmm, I think I like that - thanks 14 ;-)


wasn't trying to chase you away 14 -just stating an opinion !

Post Edited (soystud) : 3/12/2014 10:29:17 AM (GMT-6)

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