looking back, all my life i've suffered from various stages of lethergy - and now in my 40's it's really starting to become a problem and i don't want to live like this anymore.
as a child i was written off as lazy. as a teen and early 20's i wrote it off as burning the candle at both ends (even tho i didn't and was sleeping 10-12 hours a night). in my late 20's i wrote it off as stress caused by going thru a divorce. in the early 30's the adreneline of a new relationship, battling with hubby's ex, renovating, stepkids etc seemed to keep me fairly on the level. in my mid/late 30's i wrote it off as being a new mum.
but now i am beginning to see "it" for what it is. i eat well (except for the odd chocolate breakout and a glass of wine with dinner), i sleep 7-8 hours a night, i keep fit(ish) but wake up every morning feeling exhauted and like a could do with another 8 hours sleep. now i am finding i have to have a midafternoon nap to be able to function in the evening and if i don't get a nap, i am written off by around 4pm.
i've had the blood tests for thyroid, iron and cholestorol. had the liver and kidney functions tested. had the ecg. no results. next step is to go back to the docs and request to have have an overnight sleep test done.
i suspect it might be my sleep patterns. i am a light sleeper and for as long as i've known i dream very vividly to the point of extreme realisim. i have conversation with hubby will i sleep (although he claims he can't understand me). i can conciously control the directions my dreams take and sometimes wake up believing i am in the middle of what is actually happening in the dream (the other night i dreamt we had gone out and had a very boozy - but fun - night and i woke up at 4am with that "sick stomach" feel one has when having drunk to much). i have never sleep walked.
has anyone else gone thru something similar? i am wondering how one actually sleeps during the tests with all those wires hanging off (being a light sleeper). is there anything else it could be? i doubt it would be depression as this has been a lifelong issue.
as a child i was written off as lazy. as a teen and early 20's i wrote it off as burning the candle at both ends (even tho i didn't and was sleeping 10-12 hours a night). in my late 20's i wrote it off as stress caused by going thru a divorce. in the early 30's the adreneline of a new relationship, battling with hubby's ex, renovating, stepkids etc seemed to keep me fairly on the level. in my mid/late 30's i wrote it off as being a new mum.
but now i am beginning to see "it" for what it is. i eat well (except for the odd chocolate breakout and a glass of wine with dinner), i sleep 7-8 hours a night, i keep fit(ish) but wake up every morning feeling exhauted and like a could do with another 8 hours sleep. now i am finding i have to have a midafternoon nap to be able to function in the evening and if i don't get a nap, i am written off by around 4pm.
i've had the blood tests for thyroid, iron and cholestorol. had the liver and kidney functions tested. had the ecg. no results. next step is to go back to the docs and request to have have an overnight sleep test done.
i suspect it might be my sleep patterns. i am a light sleeper and for as long as i've known i dream very vividly to the point of extreme realisim. i have conversation with hubby will i sleep (although he claims he can't understand me). i can conciously control the directions my dreams take and sometimes wake up believing i am in the middle of what is actually happening in the dream (the other night i dreamt we had gone out and had a very boozy - but fun - night and i woke up at 4am with that "sick stomach" feel one has when having drunk to much). i have never sleep walked.
has anyone else gone thru something similar? i am wondering how one actually sleeps during the tests with all those wires hanging off (being a light sleeper). is there anything else it could be? i doubt it would be depression as this has been a lifelong issue.