Can depression make you feel tired/sleepy?

Answer 1

Absolutely. Many who are eventually diagnosed with Major Depression report changes in energy level. Some even say that they feel "leaden" or "heavy."

Here is the criteria for Major Depression:
http://depression.about.com/cs/diagnosis/a/mdd.htm

Answer 2

Depression can be tiring. My sister suffers from depression and she can sleep 16 hours a day when her meds aren't working properly.

She tells me she sleeps so much to escape the reality of her feelings and life. She just can't face it so she chooses to sleep.

I'm sure it is also exhausting for her because she feels she must put up a "happy" front when she is depressed so no one will worry about her. All that effort would wear anyone out.

Answer 3

Certainly.

Symptoms:-
According to the DSM-IV-TR criteria for diagnosing a major depressive disorder (cautionary statement) one of the following two elements must be present for a period of at least two weeks:

Depressed mood, or
Anhedonia
It is sufficient to have either of these symptoms in conjunction with five of a list of other symptoms over a two-week period. These include:

Feelings of overwhelming sadness or fear or the seeming inability to feel emotion (emptiness).
A decrease in the amount of interest or pleasure in all, or almost all, activities of the day, nearly every day.
Changing appetite and marked weight gain or loss.
Disturbed sleep patterns, such as insomnia, loss of REM sleep, or excessive sleep (Hypersomnia).
Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly everyday.
Fatigue, mental or physical, also loss of energy.
Feelings of guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, or fear.
Trouble concentrating or making decisions or a generalized slowing and obtunding of cognition, including memory.
Recurrent thoughts of death (not just fear of dying), recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide.
Other symptoms sometimes reported but not usually taken into account in diagnosis include:

A decrease in self-esteem.
Inattention to personal hygiene.
Sensitivity to noise.
Physical aches and pains, and the belief these may be signs of serious illness.
Fear of 'going mad'.
Change in perception of time.
Depression in children is not as obvious as it is in adults. Here are some symptoms that children might display:

Loss of appetite.
Irritability.
Sleep problems, such as recurrent nightmares.
Learning or memory problems where none existed before.
Significant behavioral changes; such as withdrawal, social isolation, and aggression.
An additional indicator could be the excessive use of drugs or alcohol. Depressed adolescents are at particular risk of further destructive behaviours, such as eating disorders and self-harm.

One of the most widely used instruments for measuring depression severity is the Beck Depression Inventory, a 21-question multiple choice survey.

It is hard for people who have not experienced clinical depression, either personally or by regular exposure to people suffering it, to understand its emotional impact and severity, interpreting it instead as being similar to "having the blues" or "feeling down." As the list of symptoms above indicates, clinical depression is a serious, potentially lethal systemic disorder characterized by interlocking physical, affective, and cognitive symptoms that have consequences for function and survival well beyond sad or painful feelings.

Answer 4

You sleep because its a relief from the problems you carry with you, yes! It's one of the first symptoms, it blocks out the world. Get help, meds and/or counselling before you are sleeping 24/7...I know! Good Luck!

Answer 5

Yes because all those thoughts running around your head tire you out.
If on medication that affects your sleep patterns.
Or if your depressed you want to sleep because it beats been awake.

Answer 6

yes it is the way the mind and body shuts down from the stress

Answer 7

yes i feel tried doesnt matter how much sleep i have.

Answer 8

yes it can.i feel that same way all the time.

Answer 9

of course

Answer 10

YES IT CAN.