I'm 27. Back in college, I'd be able to get 3-4 hours of sleep a night and feel perfectly energized in the morning. It's true that I'm a BIT older now, but I feel like these days even if I get 7-8 hours of sleep, I still feel groggy in the morning. It gets better as the day goes on, but getting up and ready in the morning is a HUGE task. Am I dying? Could it be my mattress perhaps? I bought a new mattress approximately a year ago and at first it felt just perfect, but I feel like the mattress is way too freaking soft these days. After one freakin year! Anyway, yeah... usually I don't have any physical pain when I wake up... just the tiredness, BUT i woke up earlier today and my right arm has been kinda numb/tingling for hours. Help please! Thanks.
2006-07-20 17:31:57 · 33 answers · asked by perfectasianguy 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Make sure you are eating a good balanced, nurtritional diet. If you don't know what that would consist of, look up nutrtion online and read up on it.
It woudn't be a bad idea to have a routine physical, if you can afford it. It is good for a person to have one yearly, and you can mention your symptoms. The doctor will just make sure everything is within normal ranges.
There are ways of altering the feel of your mattress if you cant afford a new one. You could put a piece of plywood under the mattress (between mattress and box springs), that will make it a lot firmer. Along with that you might consider a foam topper, the eggshell kind is cheap, or you can get the "space foam" variety, about 2 inches thick, for around $100. It is good support, but flexible enough to cradle your body a bit.
See to it also that you are getting plenty of exercise. A brisk walk in the evening after supper and two hours or so prior to retiring for the night would be excellent.
SOmeone else mentioned depression as a possibility, discuss this with your doctor.
Good luck!!
2006-07-20 17:43:58 · answer #1 · answered by Pichi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Heh no your not dying, althought there are many reasons it could be, but if you feel as though your matterss is too soft than that is a great place to start your serch for resolution. Age does help and so does daily activity and diet and a number of other things. Although the right arm thingy i may get check out if it happens more than once! I Know that my change in lifestlye has effect my sleep. I was wroking a min of 40 hours a week and i dont exactly have a job you can sit at. Anyways after beign out on a knee injury for a month now. My satisfaction with my sleep has declined greatly. I used to be able to sleep 3-5 hours and be good to go( I am 24 and have a 2yrold) but now because i can't move let alone burn the enrgy i used to i feel as though i could sleep for days nonstop and still be tired. So you are not the only person out there with this problem. Hope you get it figured out, Check out a new matteress. Sweetr Dreams :)
2006-07-20 17:42:41 · answer #2 · answered by no one 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever used to stay up more at night and sleep more in the day? I work night shift and have for years, but on my days off when I try to sleep at night, I don't feel nearly as rested with eight hours of sleep as I do when I sleep just 6 during the day..... Probably your body is adjusting to a new schedule and it will pass. It sounds like you slept on your arm funny, and caused a mild neuropraxia(where a nerve gets bruised or pinched), it should go away in a day or two. If it persists, you need to see a doctor, and while there, explain to him about the tiredness. There are a few medical conditions that could cause that, and some are easily treatable.
2006-07-20 17:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by prettyme 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be all of them. For starters you're meant to get as much sleep before 12am as possible, it "counts" for more. Next of all, spend some time each day outside doing some exercise. Even go for a walk. Sunlight releases a chemical in your brain that helps "wake you up", and cheer you up too - that's why Winter is often considered depressing. Could also be nutrition. Have some muesli for breakfast, try to eat 3 meals a day at the right times etc. Perhaps try some vitamins, things like that. Even consider speaking to your doctor - afterall, he is a doctor ;) Cheers Doctor Gandalf
2016-03-27 01:40:54 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a multi-vitamin and eat more fruits. It could be your mattress too. For some people 7-8 hours is too much. Try sleeping 6 hours, see if you feel any better throughout the day. I would try the vitamin and fruit first, though.
2006-07-20 17:33:59 · answer #5 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe now that you are older, you need more sleep. I went from needing 30 min-4 hours for days, even weeks at a time; then I went to needing 13 hours of sleep. i average 4-11 hours of sleep now, depends on my day and what needs to be done. You could have low potassium- try a potassium supplement and see if it helps you out. Eating right and exercise helps as well! Best of luck!
2006-07-20 17:38:16 · answer #6 · answered by Big Daddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you have sleep apnea(?) It is a sleep disorder that causes you to not get enough oxygen due to deep snoring. This condition causes you to come out of deep sleep just enough to start breathing again. The sleeper is generally not aware that they have been wakened. I know a guy who during testing for this problem was "awakened" 47 times in an 6 - 7 hr period. He was being deprived of deep sleep and lack of oxygen to the brain. It got so serious, he started acting like someone who'd had a stroke. This caused numbness in his limbs, he stumbled, fell, couldn't speak plainly, everyone thought he had been drinking heavily. There are different levels and different treatments. Get tested!
2006-07-20 17:44:11 · answer #7 · answered by tyms_up 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be almost anything really, could be the mattress, could be you are stopping breathing, I believe it is called sleep adeama (sp) in your sleep. Could be you are fighting off an infection which causes you to feel tired. Could be a thyroid problem
Could be another sleep disorder, or nothing at all. Go get a physical.
2006-07-20 17:39:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can almost guarantee it's your diet. You probably ate more sugary food in college to give you that energy. Now you probably eat regular good meals. Not only that but the average adult should be getting 8-9 hours of sleep a night and at least a 30 min. nap in the afternoon! I saw it on prime time!!
2006-07-20 17:41:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
even though you get enough sleep, you may have a lot of things on your mind that keep you up at night, it also could be your mattress. or the way you sleep on one side for too long. If it keeps up you might want to call a doctor.
2006-07-20 17:37:35 · answer #10 · answered by kawboys1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋