Can anyone guess what sleep disease is this?

Question

Hi all,

I have been struggling from all day tiredness/fatigue for the last 3 yrs. I sleep well and get up tired and no energy to do excercise or even walking. I push myself to office and feel very tired and exhausted in office, without doing any work in office.
My personality significantly changed from a dynamic one(3 years back) to a meek and humble/tired person.

I am infact overweight, and have High BP (for which i have been prescribed for the last 3 years). I also have a burning and / or tightening feelilng in my chest (during this feeling I am feelling further more tired and want to be in bed all day).

This tiredness is ruining my life. I am getting up feeling tired and exhausted. Everyday i feel better in the evenings (probably around 4 pm to 7 pm) and that is the only time I do a lot of work in the office and rest of the time I am dead in the office.

Went to a neurologist.....he has done an EEG...perfectly normal

He prescribed 6 tablets a day..no effect at all.

Answer 1

First, change neurologists, he should have caught this.
You, my friend, just described me a few years ago.
You just think you are sleeping well.
That is what is tricky about sleep apnea, you do not know that you are waking up every minute or so to take a breath.
That results in serious lack of REM(rapid eye movement) sleep. Your brain needs REM and so does your body. Lack of it builds up a severe sleep debt that is causing your symptoms.
To check it out prior to a sleep study, have someone watch you sleep. If they tell you snore and then stop for several seconds, suddenly ending it with a strong gasp or intake of air, you're in the sleep apnea club.
When the muscles in your airways relax as you fall asleep, they can block your airway. Due to this blockage, you quit breathing in your sleep. Your heart begins to speed up, trying to pump oxygen rich blood to your brain, only it has none because you haven't taken a breath. Finally your brain kicks in and wakes you up enough to take a breath. This you don't remember upon waking. I was clocked(?) at 120 episodes of this per hour, which means every 30 seconds my brain woke me.
Other signs are more frequent urination at night, falling asleep while sitting or driving, or waking with a choking feeling. These all depend on to what degree you have it.

Remember, only a doctor can properly diagnose this but to this layman, it sure sounds all too familiar.

Answer 2

There are a whole lot of things that could be happening. You may feel like you are sleeping well when you actually are not. This would have to be tested by a sleep study. Your blood pressure medication may be causing your tiredness. Your doctor may change your medication. Your obesity my be causing your sleep problem or depression may be causing the tiredness and the obesity. The chest tightness could be either heart disease or some kind of respiratory problem.

All of these things need to be discussed with your doctor.

Answer 3

Did you ever have the doctor look into Sleep Apnea?
It sounds like it is other issues, but i know a lot of tiredness stems from sleep apnea and people never get it diagnosed.

Answer 4

Try a sleep clinic at the nearest large hospital. Sleep apnea can cause a lot of your symptoms.

Answer 5

Go to a university sleep clinic and have a sleep study done. Also might be good to go to a family doctor and get a checkup with blood work done.

Answer 6

He didn't suspect sleep apnea? See a pulmonary specialist.

Answer 7

This can be depression .or chronic fatigue syndrome .may be u have anaemia .there can be so many causes .go and c another doc