HELP----- im always tired..?

Question

I'm always tired and I'm not sure why... i get 9-10 hrs sleep most nites and I'm fine for about 2 hrs after i wake up but then i get really tired and start falling asleep and yawning. i was just wondering if there was a natural remedy or something.

thnx in advance

Answer 1

I don't know eat more sugar I guess.

Answer 2

I had a friend like this who had a sleeping disorder. I could be talking to her on the phone and she'd fall asleep even.

Before going down the sleeping disorder rout though there are plenty of other things to look at......

- Do you have a good diet ?

- Are you getting enough exercise or even too much ?

- Could it be a vitamin deficiency ?

- Do you have an Under Active Thyroid ?

- Are you overdoing work or school ?

- Do you have a family history of Diabetes ?

There are many other causes but these are good to look at to start with. You really need to speak to a doctor who will most likely do some blood work to rule out things like the Thyroid and Vitamin Deficiency and illnessess like Diabetes before going down the Sleeping Disorder path.

Also, I don't know how old you are, but it is a medically proven fact that teens need more sleep than any other age group because of the changes in your body. My almost 16 year old is sleeping more than ever in his life at the moment and this is normal within that age group.

Personally I would seek the advice of a Doctor and have some blood tests just to rule out anything that does need treating but certainly have a look at your lifestyle and see if anything needs changing too.

Hope you find the answer :-)  

Answer 3

you may be sleeping too much and not getting enough exercise. go running in the morning before breakfast (or after breakfast if you HAVE to eat in the morning) and see if that changes your energy level after 2 weeks.

Answer 4

You may be narcoleptic.

Symptoms

The main characteristic of narcolepsy is excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), even after adequate night time sleep. A person with narcolepsy is likely to become drowsy or fall asleep, often at inappropriate times and places. Daytime naps may occur without warning and may be physically irresistible. These naps can occur several times a day. They are typically refreshing, but only for a few hours. Drowsiness may persist for prolonged periods of time. In addition, night time sleep may be fragmented with frequent awakenings.

Four other "classic" symptoms of narcolepsy, which may not occur in all patients, are cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucinations, and automatic behavior. Cataplexy is an episodic condition featuring loss of muscle function, ranging from slight weakness (such as limpness at the neck or knees, sagging facial muscles, or inability to speak clearly) to complete body collapse. Episodes may be triggered by sudden emotional reactions such as laughter, anger, surprise, or fear, and may last from a few seconds to several minutes. The person remains conscious throughout the episode. Sleep paralysis is the temporary inability to talk or move when waking (or less often, falling asleep). It may last a few seconds to minutes. This is often frightening but is not dangerous. Hypnagogic hallucinations are vivid, often frightening, dreamlike experiences that occur while dozing, falling asleep and/or while awakening. Automatic behavior means that a person continues to function (talking, putting things away, etc.) during sleep episodes, but awakens with no memory of performing such activities. It is estimated that up to 40 percent of people with narcolepsy experience automatic behavior during sleep episodes. Sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations also occur in people who do not have narcolepsy, but more frequently in people who are suffering from extreme lack of sleep. Cataplexy is generally considered to be unique to narcolepsy and is analogous to sleep paralysis in that the usually protective paralysis mechanism occurring during sleep is inappropriately activated. The opposite of this situation (failure to activate this protective paralysis) occurs in rapid eye movement behavior disorder.

In most cases, the first symptom of narcolepsy to appear is excessive and overwhelming daytime sleepiness. The other symptoms may begin alone or in combination months or years after the onset of the daytime naps. There are wide variations in the development, severity, and order of appearance of cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and hypnagogic hallucinations in individuals. Only about 20 to 25 percent of people with narcolepsy experience all four symptoms. The excessive daytime sleepiness generally persists throughout life, but sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations may not.

Although these are the common symptoms of narcolepsy, many (although less than 40% of people with narcolepsy)[citation needed] also suffer from insomnia for extended periods of time.

The symptoms of narcolepsy, especially the excessive daytime sleepiness and cataplexy, often become severe enough to cause serious problems in a person's social, personal, and professional life.

Normally, when an individual is awake, brain waves show a regular rhythm. When a person first falls asleep, the brain waves become slower and less regular. This sleep state is called non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep. After about an hour and a half of NREM sleep, the brain waves begin to show a more active pattern again. This sleep state, called REM sleep (rapid eye movement sleep), is when most remembered dreaming occurs. Associated with the EEG-observed waves during REM sleep, muscle atonia is present (called REM atonia).

In narcolepsy, the order and length of NREM and REM sleep periods are disturbed, with REM sleep occurring at sleep onset instead of after a period of NREM sleep. Thus, narcolepsy is a disorder in which REM sleep appears at an abnormal time. Also, some of the aspects of REM sleep that normally occur only during sleep — lack of muscular control, sleep paralysis, and vivid dreams — occur at other times in people with narcolepsy. For example, the lack of muscular control can occur during wakefulness in a cataplexy episode; it is said that there is intrusion of REM atonia during wakefulness. Sleep paralysis and vivid dreams can occur while falling asleep or waking up. Simply put, the brain does not pass through the normal stages of dozing and deep sleep but goes directly into (and out of) rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This has several consequences:

Night time sleep does not include as much deep sleep, so the brain tries to "catch up" during the day, hence EDS.

People with narcolepsy may visibly fall asleep at unpredicted moments (such motions as head bobbing are common).

People with narcolepsy fall quickly into what appears to be very deep sleep.

They wake up suddenly and can be disoriented when they do (dizziness is a common occurrence).

They have very vivid dreams, which they often remember in great detail.

People with narcolepsy may dream even when they only fall asleep for a few seconds.

Causes

While the cause of narcolepsy has not yet been determined, scientists have discovered conditions that may increase an individual's risk of having the disorder. Specifically, there appears to be a strong link between narcoleptic individuals and certain genetic conditions. One factor that may predispose an individual to narcolepsy involves an area of Chromosome 6 known as the HLA complex. There appears to be a correlation between narcoleptic individuals and certain variations in HLA genes, although it is not required for the condition to occur.

Certain variations in the HLA complex are thought to increase the risk of an auto-immune response to protein-producing neurons in the brain. The protein produced, called hypocretin or orexin, is responsible for controlling appetite and sleep patterns. Individuals with narcolepsy often have reduced numbers of these protein-producing neurons in their brains.

The neural control of normal sleep states and the relationship to narcolepsy are only partially understood. In humans, narcoleptic sleep is characterized by a tendency to go abruptly from a waking state to REM sleep with little or no intervening non-REM sleep. The changes in the motor and proprioceptive systems during REM sleep have been studied in both human and animal models. During normal REM sleep, spinal and brainstem alpha motor neuron depolarization produces almost complete atonia of skeletal muscles via an inhibitory descending reticulospinal pathway. Acetylcholine may be one of the neurotransmitters involved in this pathway. In narcolepsy, the reflex inhibition of the motor system seen in cataplexy is believed identical to that seen in normal REM sleep.[citation needed]

In 2004 researchers in Australia induced narcolepsy-like symptoms in mice by injecting them with antibodies from narcoleptic humans. The research has been published in the Lancet providing strong evidence suggesting that some cases of narcolepsy might be caused by autoimmune disease.[2]

Narcolepsy is strongly associated with HLA DQB1*0602 genotype.[3] There is also an association with HLA DR2 and HLA DQ1. This may represent linkage disequilibrium.

Despite the experimental evidence in human narcolepsy that there may be an inherited basis for at least some forms of narcolepsy, the mode of inheritance remains unknown.

Some cases are associated with genetic diseases such as Niemann-Pick disease[4] or Prader-Willi syndrome[5].

Epidemiology

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It is estimated that as many as 3 million people worldwide are affected by narcolepsy. In the United States, it is estimated that this condition afflicts as many as 200,000 Americans[citation needed], but fewer than 50,000 are diagnosed. It is as widespread as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis and more prevalent than cystic fibrosis, but it is less well known. Narcolepsy is often mistaken for depression, epilepsy, or the side effects of medications. It can also be mistaken for poor sleeping habits, recreational drug use, or laziness.

Narcolepsy can occur in both men and women at any age, although its symptoms are usually first noticed in teenagers or young adults. There is strong evidence that narcolepsy may run in families; 8 to 12 percent of people with narcolepsy have a close relative with this neurologic disorder.

Narcolepsy has its typical onset in adolescence and young adulthood. There is an average 15-year delay between onset and correct diagnosis which may contribute substantially to the disabling features of the disorder. Cognitive, educational, occupational, and psychosocial problems associated with the excessive daytime sleepiness of narcolepsy have been documented. For these to occur in the crucial teen years when education, development of self-image, and development of occupational choice are taking place is especially damaging. While cognitive impairment does occur, it may only be a reflection of the excessive daytime somnolence.

The prevalence of narcolepsy is about 1 per 2,000 persons[6]. It is a reason for patient visits to sleep disorder centers, and with its onset in adolescence, it is also a major cause of learning difficulty and absenteeism from school. Normal teenagers often already experience excessive daytime sleepiness because of a maturational increase in physiological sleep tendency accentuated by multiple educational and social pressures; this may be disabling with the addition of narcolepsy symptoms in susceptible teenagers. In clinical practice, the differentiation between narcolepsy and other con

Answer 5

Well are you taking your vitamins? That makes all of the difference, really. For energy you need to be taking vitamin B, and CoQ10. Vitamin C is recommended too, it is good for the immune system. A good multivitamin will cover all of these.

Now you need to focus on what you put into your body. If you are eating the wrong foods or if your meals are out of balance then you will be tired all of the time. Even if you are accustomed to eating a lot, just try and balance it out and add energy foods to your diet. Fish gives a lot of energy and nuts are a really good snack. They fill you up and boost your energy levels.

Also I would suggest maybe you try an energy drink to give you an extra boost throughout the day. I do that, and it really helps me stay awake and also eat less! I use healthier ones, because the ones you find at the store usually have way too much caffeine and sugar in them. Caffeine and sugar will give you an initial boost, but then later on in the day you'll totally crash and feel like c**p. Not good especially for someone in your situation. I suggest you try the one I am drinking right now. It is called FRS, I use it before soccer games and it has given me great results and has also boosted my weight loss by 50%. Anyway I found out about the drink here http://www.voernix.com/2008/07/frs.html and got a free trial.

That site also has some really good info on getting more energy out of your day. Its an entire site dedicated to that kind of stuff. I keep it bookmarked now... lol.

Anyway Hope I've helped ya. Good luck dude.