For the last 2 weeks I've been sleeping for virutally 10 to 12 hrs a night. At first I thought it was because for a week my job was making me work the 3pm to 1:30am shift and my body had gotten so used to sleeping at 2am. but i thought I shifted it back to sleeping at 10pm wiht sleeping pills. What's going on? I have to force myself to get out of bed. On a typical day, my mom or my alarm clock wakes me up at 7am. I think I'll sleep for another 5 minutes. When I wake up it's 10 or 11 and I still want to sleep. This is the first time I've ever overslept. I went through high school and college and was able to survive on as little as 4 hours of sleep a night.
2007-10-10 08:08:22 · 3 answers · asked by christigmc 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I take a multi vitamin so I know it's not nutrition problems
2007-10-10 08:15:29 · update #1
I'm 22 so I assume my body should be able to handle this very well
2007-10-10 08:20:01 · update #2
go see your doctor, you could have low iron , or mono.
2007-10-10 08:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by Angela C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As we get older, we sometimes need a lot of extra sleep. Sure when we're 20 years old, we're able to burn the candle at both ends, up the sides and down the middle and STILL have energy to burn.
Some people never can adjust to weird working hours. It's hard to work 2nd or 3rd shift. We're so used to being awake when it's daylight and sleeping when dark.
When was the last time you had your blood checked? You may benefit from a B-12 shot or taking an iron supplement. Check with your doctor.
2007-10-10 15:18:38 · answer #2 · answered by Phurface 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about it, you'll be okay. I am sure of this.
2007-10-10 15:24:53 · answer #3 · answered by andyg77 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋