I just slept 17 hours? Should I be concerned?

[Anonymous]

Last night I fell asleep at 6pm and I just now got up at nearly 11am!
However on Monday night I got 5 hours of sleep (went to bed at 5am and got up at 10) and on Tuesday night I barely got three hours of sleep. Still, I feel like sleeping seventeen hours is excessive!

I haven't eaten since 3pm yesterday and all I ate the whole day was a little bit of leftover steak so I'm also shaking like mad. I'm guessing its low blood sugar.

Do you think this is normal for being sleep deprived? by the way I stayed up so late studying lol

[Anonymous]

You build up a sleep defecit that your body wants to make up. I work crazy hours and sometimes go long periods just catching sleep where I can, it's fairly common for me to sleep over 24 hours when I get the chance. I think you're right about the blood sugar, the shaking happens to me too. Get some slow release energy in you, it wouldn't be a good idea to spike the blood sugar with a can of coke! lmao

[Asker]

I just had a banana, and I feel a bit better. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one. My mom was freaking out about it lol

[Opinion Owner]

haha, yeah you ain't alone. Getting regular sleep is definitely healthier if it's possible, don't mess with your sleep pattern unnecessarily.

[Asker]

I'm trying :/

[Opinion Owner]

Sometime's circumstance dictates your lifestyle, as long as you do what you can to stay healthy- you're doing good!

[Opinion Owner]

*sometimes. autocorrect my ass!

[BertMacklinFBI]

damn i don't think that's healthy. oh wait but you went from 6 to 11? that's not that bad. i thought you went to sleep at like 11 pm lol.

[Asker]

that woulda been worse! Lol

[lumos]

It's normal to sleep for that long if you are sleep deprived, your body is just making up for lost sleep time. Nothing to be concerned about. However, if you slept 17 hours every night, it wouldn't be normal. Sleeping too much is just as bad as sleeping too little.

[Asker]

Mkay, thanks :)

[CommieDearest]

Sometimes you just really need to catch up on rest. IF you're having a hard time the next couple of days waking up, maybe start taking some zicam because you might be getting sick. But with it just happening once after a hectic week... meh.

[bubble_tea]

As long as you don't sleep 17 hours day after day, your body probably just caught up with your sleep deprivation.

[Asker]

You're probably right. Thanks

[evenlift]

Yes, it's normal to sleep that long if you have been so sleep-deprived before.

But, ideally, you should get a regular sleep schedule.

[Asker]

I'm trying! I hope I can get to sleep tonight at a decent hour.

[abzence]

It's not really good. You can't gain 5 lost hours of sleep by sleeping 5 extra hours the next day. At one point you just get more and more tired the more you sleep. But unless you sleep this long on a regular basis then it's not really a big deal.

[Strider90]

Are you depressed?

[Asker]

not any more than usual.

Did you read the question?