Do I have a sleep disorder?

Question

ever since school ended for the summer holidays i've been sleeping for about 12 hours a day, plus i usually need naps because i feel very drained, also sometimes i could wake up paralysed where i can see everything around me but i cant move or speak and it is very frightening. so i was just wonder what might be causing this.

Answer 1

Sleeping too much, just like sleeping too little, could be linked to a person's risk of an early death, a new  study indicates.

Scientists found those individuals who increased the number of hours they slept per night from seven to eight hours or more were more than twice as likely to die within 11-17 years as those who kept sleeping for seven. They were more likely to die from non-cardiovascular diseases.

Sleeping too much or not sleeping at all are BOTH signs of depression! Are you taking an antidepressant?

Sleeping too much can   cause depression, low socioeconomic status and  syndrome related fatigue.We don't usually need to think very much about our sleep - it's just a part of life that we take for granted.

However, we need sleep to keep our minds and bodies healthy. If we carry on sleeping badly, or  too much we start to notice the side effects.

Most adults need around 7-8 hours sleep each night. You may find that you often fall asleep during the day at times when you want to stay awake. The commonest reason is not getting enough sleep at night.



However, you may find that you are still falling asleep in the daytime even after a week or two of getting enough sleep at night. Sometimes, a physical illness can be responsible - diabetes, a viral infection, or a thyroid problem.

Tired of always feeling sleepy?

Having trouble staying awake in history class?

Find it impossible to get out of bed for school on Monday mornings?  

Have an unavoidable nap-attack the second you get home from school in the afternoon?  

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are not alone. Many teenagers feel that they are always tired. In medicine, the word  sleep disorder is used for the feeling when you want or need to sleep in places and at times when you should not be asleep (such as history class!).

  

Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning.

I suffer from Sleep Apnea and Restless legs syndrome (RLS).I know what you mean! It will get worse if is not treated a.s.p.

Please, please call your doctor and if you don't feel that he/she is helping, go to another doctor!

Thank God, we are in Canada! There is help for you,just ask!

Good luck

Answer 2

i guess you are experiencing hypersomia.. but i suggest try going to a doctor. =)